The Beauty of AE Shapes: Top 10 Features Countdown

Rob Mize

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Rob Mize offers his Top 10 Countdown of the features that make AE shapes such a versatile compositing tool. Rob highlights the functionality of these features and demonstrates just how practical shapes can be in your production efforts.

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Re: The Beauty of AE Shapes: Top 10 Features Countdown
by Rob Mize

Hi, Rich...
Thanks for your comment.
In fact, the next tutorial I have planned is on the construction and animation of Candice. I'll try to get that posted soon.
Regards,

Rob Mize

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Re: The Beauty of AE Shapes: Top 10 Features Countdown
by Richard White

Rob,

Great tutorial as usual. How about one on how you did Candace B. Reele? Mainly on the mouth and eye movements. I have been working on Aharon Rabinowitz's lip syncing tutorial and can't seem to get the mouth movements fluid as you have. I'm fairly new to AE.

Rich White

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