download iExpressions at Today we combine two very powerful iExpressions: We use the ‚Throw 2D‘ to bounce a layer off the ground and against some walls and the ‚Elastic Shape‘ to deform it accordingly. Since everything is based on expressions, you can simply set a different...

download iExpressions at After Effects comes with a built-in shape layer repeater but what I show you here is something very different. In contrast to the built-in shape repeater, since iExpression creates a new shape by concatenating many copies of the original shape to a single new shape. You can...

download iExpressions at Learn how to easily align layers in After Effects in a column. The best thing about this easy and powerful technique: If you change the content or size of any of the layers, the layout updates instantly. This is possible with the help of some clever expression, but...

download iExpressions at In this tutorial you learn how to create symmetric shapes with a super useful expression. The Mirror iExpression can mirror any shape for you and you can even get an instant preview of the mirrored shape while you are modifying it. Creating symmetric shapes in After Effects...

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download iExpressions at In this tutorial you learn how to link many color properties to a slider such that they can all be changed at once. You just need to specify for each color property which color it should have for the minimum and the maximum value of the slider. When the slider is moved, the...

download iExpressions at Learn how to use the ‚Connect 2 Layers‘ iExpression to connect the anchor points of two layers with a line. This is very useful for animating charts and diagrams, for example. Since it is all based on shape layers, you can style the connecting line however you...

download iExpressions at Linking Colors in After Effects can be done very easily with the pick-whip and expressions. But what if you do not need exactly the same color, but a brighter or darker variant of it? With iExpressions you can create links that take the color of the linked property and then...

download iExpressions at In this tutorial we show how useful the ‚Connect Multiple Layers‘ iExpression is for character rigging in After Effects. We use it to create the tentacles of a bee. The tentacles are controlled using some null layers and the expression creates a path that...

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In this tutorial, we use the Arrow Head iExpression to attach an arrow head to a path. If you change the path, the arrow head updates automatically and its appearance can be changed easily.

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In this tutorial we use the Sine Wave expression to create a cool effect with just shape layers and expressions. We use our extension iExpressions, which makes it very easy to create sine wave expressions and even bent and animate those waves along any path.

download iExpressions at In this tutorial you learn a very powerful rigging technique. We use the Walk cCycle iExpression which makes your characters walk instantly. Just most a single position control for your character and the expression animates hands, feed and the body to let your character...

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In this tutorial we use the Pie Slice iExpression to create shape layers with the shape of a pie slice. This is very useful for creating charts and info graphics, for example. You can animate the radius and angles easily by linking the expression parameters to sliders.

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download iExpressions at In this tutorial you learn how to connect a layer to a path such that it can travel along the path or stay connected to a specific point on the path even if the path is animated. The expression we use can also set the rotation of the layer such that it follows the direction...

download iExpressions at Learn how to turn any expression in After Effects into an iExpressions. This adds an intuitive to use interface to the expression such that you can modify it without touching the code. We also show how to store the expression in your user library such that you can reuse it...

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In this tutorial we use the wiggle expression, the elastic path expression and the trail expression to create an organic cartoon text animation in no time.

download iExpressions at Rigging a Carnivorous Plant is probably not the thing you need to do all the time, but of course you can use the same approach to built any other character rigs. One special thing about the IK expression that we are using is, that it supports ‚arms‘ with 3...