Animation Post Production Like a PRO (After Effects Beginner Tutorial)

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In this video I will teach you how to create Post-Production for your 2D Animations like a professional. We’ll use Adobe After Effects and explore the process of color correction, color grading, compositing and animating. You can apply this to both an Anime or a Western animation look.
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00:00 Why Do They Look Better?
00:31 The Goal of Post Production
01:05 Importing Your Animation
04:20 After Effects Timeline
06:14 Push Your Values
07:02 Effects & Adjustment Layers
09:01 Integration Pass
10:07 Color Script & Mood Boards
10:57 Masks & Mattes
14:59 Backgrounds
16:05 Animation Keyframes
17:58 Null Objects
18:58 Ease In and Out
20:22 Puppet Pin Tool
21:34 Animating Masks
22:24 Animating Effects
24:16 Camera Movements
26:03 Parallax, Pans and Trucks
27:48 Automatic Rim Lights
29:40 Highlights
30:57 Lighting Change
33:04 10 Secret Hacks
33:22 Bloom Effect
34:08 Fake Animated Lighting
34:52 Blur Vignette
35:34 Time Remapping
36:55 Bulge Effect
37:34 LUTs
38:17 Anime Line Art
39:19 Chromatic Aberration
40:42 Mask Sequence
41:39 Complex Scene Breakdown
43:00 Exporting
44:22 Outro
Remember: "Every line you draw, you are one line closer to your dream!"
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@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

7 Secrets to Color/Cel Shade your animations like a PRO: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y6-Hhq2S0sq6oGg.html If you'd like access to all After Effects files for this video, plus other exclusive videos, consider checking out my Patreon and its perks: www.patreon.com/ManuMercurial Thanks for being here!

@appleua4807 Жыл бұрын

Your videos have been really useful. Can't wait to learn more

@amrindersingh7524 Жыл бұрын

can you share project files

@appleua4807 Жыл бұрын

@@amrindersingh7524 he shares them on his patreon

@Masterofcreations 11 ай бұрын

Do you need a highend computer & graphics card in order to use it? I only have a AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega Graphics 3.50 GHz

@Croxy115 9 ай бұрын

@@appleua4807😮😮

@bungerman7560 Жыл бұрын

As a young aspiring animator, you are a damn lifesaver. The fact that i dont even have to PAY for something like this makes me feel grateful. Thank you!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Best of luck in your art journey! You got this!!

@PR-xe7lt 10 ай бұрын

lets appreciate the ppl without adblockers

@Blorckits 10 ай бұрын

@@PR-xe7lt the losers

@guessig 5 ай бұрын

@@Blorckitswhy cannot give him money

@ShaniaT. Ай бұрын

as a 13 year old aspiring animator.. I agree! This changes so much for me. (Feel free to check out my animations on my channel. I'm not currently looking for subs or anything, but i'd like more people to see it

@Toxicality Жыл бұрын

I’m not kidding when I say you taught me literally everything I could not find a good tutorial for before the halfway point. Not just for animation, but in general, this was exactly what I was looking for and I’m so hyped this video is finally out! Thanks you so much.

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

This comment means so much, thank you! As you can tell a ton of work went into this one haha! But I'm so very glad it has helped you. Can't wait to see what you'll create with it Toxicality!

@Toxicality Жыл бұрын

@@ManuMercurial I hope you have a lovely day/night!

@manjudevi9542 Жыл бұрын

Adobe animate is good for animation and photoshop is good for background right?? Please reply anyone

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

@@manjudevi9542 Yes! Or you can do both backgrounds and animation on Clip Studio Paint. Adobe Animate is more geared towards Cutout animation with a 'flash' style to it. While CSP is for Frame-by-frame animation like the one in this video. But you can use Animate for that too if you want, its just a bit limited in terms of drawing tools

@farheenzara123 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@KitchBitch567 Жыл бұрын

Dude... this is literally the EXACT video I needed right now. I just finished the coloring and shading for an animation and got aftereffects with my school with no idea on how to use it.

@AR_Animates Жыл бұрын

hey same lol, i actually just finished a really short animation to test out after effects and now i have this to help me for my next stuff ^^

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

That makes me so happy to hear! Can't wait to see what you create with this! (my DMs are open in my socials) Glad this was helpful!!

@mitsukiyouko Жыл бұрын

@@ManuMercurial dude me tooo!!! thanks so much for making this video!! i am using da vinci resolve and just started learning how to composite and really needed this cus i usually animate the lighting and stuff within my krita or csp file. can't wait to try it out! :D

@BlueLeef Жыл бұрын

@@mitsukiyoukofunny, was thinking the same! CSP has some nice options like the 2d camera, but learning post production workflow outside of it is really helpful!

@LaughingDarwin Жыл бұрын

Actually a saint for artists, your videos are leagues better than the top art tutorial channels. You are a blessing for artists who want to improve, thank you truly

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

This is such a huge compliment, thank you Potato Cheems. Truly appreciate you taking the time to watch this and writing this 🙇

@DraconicInsomniac9815 11 ай бұрын

I agree

@anversailles Жыл бұрын

I can only imagine how hard it was to make this, because not only did you have to make a fantastic animation, you also had to record yourself making it and navigating the menus in an easy to follow manner while speaking your thoughts out loud. Your knowledge and expertise is fantastic, but I also want to give huge credit for your teaching ability here. Thank you so much Manu!! ❤

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

This truly means a lot Anvy! Thank you for noticing this. I love teaching and makes me really happy to hear it is coming across. I appreciate you taking the time to watch it!

@emonkhan1443 8 ай бұрын

My monke brain don't understand a thing here, I don't even want to be an animator why am i watching this😂.

@Goofy_ahhnimater2412 Күн бұрын

Well you should be

@thibault1636 2 күн бұрын

Motion Designer here, I have very low experience in traditional animation, just a few basic information. However, I can't explain how good is your inteoduction to After Effects. You left no blind spot for people discovering this menacing software for the first time, soooo good bravo sir!

@titusfortunus2916 Ай бұрын

Teaching me things my college doesn't teach me on how to animate. This needs to be mandatory knowledge for artists :)

@Vyansya Жыл бұрын

You saved every beginner animator. After Effect can do so much but i dont know how to use it, so thank you from the bottom of my heart. Im subbing.

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard Vysansya! Happy to hear it was useful!

@KiteJester 3 күн бұрын

I'm at my last month of college (Animation student) and this tutorial is priceless, I'm so grateful for having something so clear and complete like these videos

@SAMIIIB 10 ай бұрын

this has changed my life, I've been trying to get back into animation since I started when I was 12, but all the needed software was always so overwhelming, and I am good at both now but never knew how to use them to my advantage, you've really opened my eyes and taught me so much! thank you!

@Poboi_Draws Жыл бұрын

I’m not even joking when I say this is an literal godsend for aspiring animators and after effects. Thank you so much!

@tennenvk3011 11 ай бұрын

Up till now I had been animating shadows and highlights in my production, so knowing that some pipelines do so in after effects is an eye opener, that's my favorite one so far! I loved how step-by-step the video is, slowly bringing in new techniques that you use to add subtle but strong changes to a work that is seamlessly just local colors plus a beautiful bg. This will be my go-to for the basics, so thanks a bunch!

@amberestie6605 8 ай бұрын

These are actually tips and tricks that would make just a normal art picture absolutely amazing too. These are the tricks I've never heard of but makes so much sense seeing them applied here. Thank you so much for making this video I have a lot of studying to do

@purpledragon2424 4 ай бұрын

I have been looking for After Effects tutorials for 2D animators for so long! Seriously, thank you so much for providing this content for free. This is literally everything I've wanted to learn about compositing but have never known how to find. Thank you!!!

@yehezkielferdin2036 Жыл бұрын

To give this tutorial totally free, you're an angel. Thank you sooo much!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch it!

@WB-zr7pq Жыл бұрын

I think my favorite part of the production funnel is still post-production, or as I call it the hidden hand of success. I appreciate people sharing their workflows to success more and more these days.

@1Chitus Жыл бұрын

It's always a blessing seeing your videos! You have no idea how much I needed this video!

@kingryuuka7018 10 ай бұрын

I’ve always loved animations and after effects My love for them both has pushed me to do so much I can’t wait to do more with it now that I’ve learned all of this lol Super helpful!

@Brodingles Жыл бұрын

Not an AE user (tempted after this but MONEY) but I'm absolutely in LOVE with this tutorial! While the buttons aren't the same, one could definitely cook up ways to take this info and apply it elsewhere, and I am in the kitchen. Your channel is always so informative and just makes me want to do so much more with my work! Thank you!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Love it! I'm too hoping that's the case, since I want to give other post production software a try and replicate this! Are you using Davinci Resolve by any chance? Let me know how it goes! Thanks for watching!

@manlikemodie3206 5 ай бұрын

Pirate it

@prettyspectrum6371 Жыл бұрын

This channel only comes with killer videos, I swear. I already loved your previous video that was something I had trouble with and now you go straight to the heart with pos-production. My guy your channel is winning my heart in every upload

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Ay PrettySpectrum, so glad you found it helpful! Thank you so very much for sticking around!

@thevutvut. 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this. I've been scared to look into tutorials in after effects cause it seems like a very complex software to use. i'm glad you showed us ACTUAL beginner or entry level expertise with a few pro tips and not go on a rant on every little detail and make me forget 90% of it. This is a goated After effects tutorial

@anthonycadette Жыл бұрын

Dude this Video looks like it took you A long time to make, so in dept and easy to follow unlike other tutorials I've come across on youtube so far you my friend you deserved an award for such a master piece, it was long and in dept it hold on to my attention usually i'll find myself bepping on these long ass videos but for yours it keep me up and that my friend is impressive great work man keep it coming, Subscribing to you was the best choice i have ever made you Rock man.

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

This comment means a lot Anthony! Thank you for sticking with me for so long Keep animating my dude!! Glad you liked it!

@MrVette Жыл бұрын

This is a great tutorial! You cover so many different aspects but in a really understandable way that could get anybody started in After Effects.

@KiksEdits Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, you gathered all the techniques that everyone knows in the industry but is so hard to guess if you're learning by yourself. This may be the best tutorial I've ever seen about this field of use of After Effects !

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kiks! Gathering all these resources on one was precisely my goal so it makes me really happy to see you say that Glad it was helpful!

@neonstudios2005 Жыл бұрын

This is SUCH a good tutorial. I’m saving it for later in watch later because I’m going to uni for animation this year and this will absolutely help when I have the right tools

@iCookMe Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic!!! Iv'e been looking for an in depth video like this for ages. Thanks so much for sharing, and the beautiful way that you break everything down!!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch it! Happy you enjoyed it!

@kzn8643 Жыл бұрын

You literally taught me everything, i will use it on my projects from now on. Thank you so much!!!

@bpsounddesign 15 күн бұрын

Such useful information, just what I was looking for! Subbed ✌🏻

@TEAMKNSofficial Жыл бұрын

love all of it

@yuzuex4119 5 ай бұрын

Ive been looking for this to learn, thankyou so much.

@suop1234 10 ай бұрын

you and dong chang have some of the most useful animation stuff out there

@valerialopera9432 11 ай бұрын

i cannot emphasize enough how useful this video is!!!! thank you so much for uploading this, you're godsent

@abdelazizmuhammed5340 3 ай бұрын

I immediately hit that subscribe button man your tutorial is so AMAZING please don't stop posting

@xprinceorcax 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your time and effort you put into these videos to help the art community!! This was so helpful and will help us create awesome animations with great effects!!

@reneeross176 Жыл бұрын

What I’ve been waiting forrrr

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@AlexA-gp7jx 23 күн бұрын

Bravo on creating such an in-depth, comprehensive tutorial. Every animation creator should have this video bookmarked/saved!

@viraj3236 10 ай бұрын

Man you are awsome, i learned so much from this.. Subscribed and liked❤

@alinerdelav Жыл бұрын

I knew many but your illustrations for the examples are so so mesmerizing that I didn't care to see them again

@elzzebells 7 ай бұрын

This video is a LIFELINE and i am so excited to test everything out when i get to compositing!

@princenishikigoi7439 Жыл бұрын

Whatever you do out here are always gold man. Keep up the amazing work! 🙏💜

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to check my videos Prince Nishikigoi! 🙇 I appreciate your kind words!

@arthurization 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for making and sharing this tutorial. Your teaching is so clear and efficient. I am grateful to you for sharing your technical knowledge and can't wait to check out more of your work.

@ground7287 2 ай бұрын

Im shocked how useful and insightful this video is. Thank you!!!

@lRedBaronl 5 ай бұрын

Youre really teaching the important stuff. thanks

@DenkiinArt 5 ай бұрын

God damn this tutorial is SO GOOD! Thanks Manu!

@user-du7bs7zx6g 9 ай бұрын

Such a helpful tutorial! Thank you so much for creating this!!!

@Borb23 9 ай бұрын

great stuff man, glad i've found your channel

@hannaharound8224 Ай бұрын

wonderful tutorial, thank you so so much! I love it

@gntvart 3 ай бұрын

thank you!!! learned so much more

@nozomubaka7246 Жыл бұрын

Man this is insane thank you sm

@christianr.5868 Жыл бұрын

I get so hyped when I see one of your videos dude. You’re a great teacher!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank you Christian this really means a lot! Appreciate you being here!

@AlanQuagmire Ай бұрын

From someone who is just starting and has no resources to do a good animation, this is the huggest salvation, thanks a lot man, hopefully one day I can support you, thank you a houndred times 🙏🙏

@arouu Жыл бұрын

This is actually so helpful I’m trying to transition from alight motion on my iPad to after effects and actually some of these tips translate pretty well to alight motion!!!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Ooo happy to hear! Best of luck with your projects Arouu

@ujjwalmurmu4818 Жыл бұрын

Amazing Tutorial 🤩 You explained everything I need to know to get started 🤩 Thank you for making this tutorial 😊

@Dartwind 4 ай бұрын

This is so helpful! Thanks so much :)

@mmascandalrus3547 Жыл бұрын

That's like finding a treasure! Thank you and Good Luck in all your stuff!

@e1221 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this!! I’m starting my thesis film soon and this is exactly the kind of help I needed, I love this step by step. After Effects has always been kind of frustrating to me as I was going in blind and the workflow for AE being different from other Adobe programs felt pretty unintuitive, hopefully this will let me work with less stress when I need to pick it back up. Also I have to say your work looks great, I’ll have to check out the rest of your channel after this!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

I feel you! This is exactly why I decided to make this video. After Effects kinda feels all over the place, but if you go in order, thinking about what you want to achieve, then its actually quite streamlined! Best of luck with your thesis!!

@MEnne12719 5 күн бұрын

incredible video, thanks for making it.

@HercjayStudios Жыл бұрын

This tutorial is insane! Thanks a lot

@madwolfdrawing Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you back manu! A lot to learn from these art videos art 🎨😁

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lobo! I appreciate you checking my videos out!!

@Torganzer 9 ай бұрын

just wanna say you've been a massive help thanks to this video! whenever i go to composite something i always come back to this in case i forget to kudos :D

@mathieuhains Жыл бұрын

Wow, this is incredible! I learned a lot about color theory and how to 'plus' a scene a various ways!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Post Production is such a fun process! Glad it was helpful!!

@stealthtankco Жыл бұрын

This is brilliant sir, truly brilliant! I must say that all your videos are really well put together; not only that, they have been extremely helpful to me. Thank you.

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

This makes me super happy to hear, thanks for the encouraging words!!

@pestiss2458 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE this video. You barely have any proper videos on how to composit 2D animation. Thanks for showing you workflow!

@aringood830 2 ай бұрын

This was soo helpful, thank you!

@SAideRsaY Жыл бұрын

You don't know how grateful I am that I found your channel!

@typicalsmile2747 5 ай бұрын

Ahhh you just elevated me to another level, thank you!

@dope5412 3 ай бұрын

This clip always shows up as my recommendation but I don't pay much attention to it and just watch the tuts I need right away, luckily I decided to watch this clip today. More then awesome. Thank you very much.

@papialex5947 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial, really helpful ❤❤❤

@orihara16 Жыл бұрын

lets goooo estaba esperando esto gracias!!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Espero haya valido la pena la espera jaja gracias por la paciencia!

@fortatelier 22 күн бұрын

Great tutorial!

@nerimed9617 Жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful and insightful video! Packs a ton of concepts, tips, tricks and techniques and it's presented beautifully. Great content, keep it up!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank you Demiren, really appreciate your kind words!

@Tammy_Inks Жыл бұрын

This is a Dense Juicy Tutorial! I am so grateful!

@AdrianZak-kc6xn 2 ай бұрын

awesome tutorial! Thank you very much! Today I discovered your channel and I think I will stay longer :)

@onem0repixel Жыл бұрын

You're really good to explaining all these stuff

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, thanks for taking the time to watch it!

@SpicyJaw 3 ай бұрын

Well down. You did an excellent job explaining it. 👍

@huntedskelly Жыл бұрын

This is THE video I've been looking for! How to actually use after effects for post production on my animations! I've learned many features of after effects but couldn't find a good video on how to use that knowledge to make my animations better. Thank you for this!!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being here Skelly! Best of luck with your upcoming projects!!

@OrianaVSP Жыл бұрын

dude you have no idea how much all your videos are helping me in my animation thesis!!! thanks a lot bro, you have an amazing way to explain and produce things 💕💕

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot of the huge compliment! Wish you the best of luck with your thesis!! I know how hard it can be sometimes seeing the amount of work it is, but I promise baby steps will eventually take you to the finish line. YOU GOT THIS!

@Heilos2014 Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic bit of teaching and I can't thank you enough for making this video for anyone to watch. I will absolutely be studying this working on my own projects. :3

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Wish you the best of luck with your projects!

@GoharioFTW Жыл бұрын

This is a kick ass tutorial. Im not even here for animation, and I already know the bare essentials for color theory and after effects and editing overall, but got dam the first half of this video was so pleasing to watch and learn

@Epicyberdog 9 ай бұрын

This is such a fantastic tutorial, thank you so much for sharing this

@ghostie7790 Жыл бұрын

Just became a patron! Your content is so helpful and you deserve all the financial support!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard Melissa, truly appreciate it!

@emmanueldiaz6795 3 ай бұрын

Woooooooooooow - this is sooooo good! Very nice! Thanks for this tutorial! This is like a full course on post production for animation! Thanks!

@uzzielfontan2338 4 ай бұрын

Life saver video!

@LostJomper Жыл бұрын

This tutorial is amazing! Not even for Beginners, i got a bunch of lil tips now, thanks man! :D

@Kairegi Жыл бұрын

I have been for this video for ages man

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Haha I hope the wait was worth it! 🙇 Thank you for sticking around!!

@elliemeli17 Жыл бұрын

Wow words cannot describe how GOOD this tutorial is! I might not use AE at the moment but this tempted me for SURE to inform myself more about Animation and how it works, tysm!!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Wish you the best of luck on your journey Ellie! The fundamentals here can be applied to any project's post production regardless of the software

@LukeTheDukeYT Жыл бұрын

Love this…AMAZING

@bearthemighty Жыл бұрын

hell ya, another drop by my favorite art youtuber

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

And another comment by my favorite artist, thank you buddy!

@shugotenshi2182 Жыл бұрын

I've been trying to find a video like this for so long.. Thank you for the free GOLD, Manu! 🥰

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Shugo Tenshi. Glad it was helpful!!

@CARisBRR Жыл бұрын

hi, i'm currently working on Post for an animation and this tutorial is helping me so much, thanks a lot Manu!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Hi Car! Your art is lovely! Can't wait to see what you'll create using this. Let's keep working hard!!

@jerrytoon1695 11 ай бұрын

Bro you tutorial is amazing ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@Losjo4093 Жыл бұрын

This made my character get to the next level thank you

@elizabat1309 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been looking this video for months. Thank you!!!

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your patience haha I hope it was worth it. Thanks for checking it out!!

@honestguy318 Жыл бұрын

This is pure GOLD .

@Arithen 7 ай бұрын

This tutorial is legendary

@SimplySora_ Жыл бұрын

So cool!!

@PufftasticJames4 Жыл бұрын

Wow! That's very helpful! I'm a student at a magnet school in a military town, and I'm taking animation there, and this is a cool way to composite animations without being too flat. I honestly love the anime style of compositing, and I also apply some old school animation terms like DX (Double exposure) which gives a translucent appearance, and Backlighting which is useful for glows and other things.

@ManuMercurial Жыл бұрын

Go for it!! That sounds so so cool! I wish I could've included more things like that, but the video was already pretty long as it is. But can't wait to see what you'll create using those techniques!