Revealing handwritten text is one of these unpleasant tasks every motion designer has to deal with at least once. In this tutorial I present possibly the quickest and most efficient way of producing this effect.
Since the reveal effect itself is quite simple to produce and would result in a very short tutorial, I added some bulk to the video by presenting a smart way of guiding a null along the reveal, using it to drive different effects, such as a lens flare or particles.
Running time: 35min
Difficulty: Medium
Required tools: After Effects, Illustrator, Trapcode 3D Stroke and Particular.
Optional tools: Video Copilot Optical Flares
Preview video:
Tutorial:
Download the files associated with this tutorial below:
- Project File
http://downloads.qubahq.com/tutorials/QubaHQ_TextReveal.zip - Tutorial (113MB MP4)
http://video.qubahq.com/tutorials/QubaHQ_Tutorial_TextReveal.mp4
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I’m Commander Shepard and this is my favorite tutorial on the Citadel.
Hey Quba!
Very nice tut! Keep up the good work!
Woa, very nice tut Quba, I like it very much, Thanks a lot!!
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Without the magic things jumping as the text shows, this wouldn’t be as good, so well done on that!
sir i have sended u mail pls chk tat and reply me sir and thanks for ur tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecJYX1-3E4o
chk this sir
Hey eminemchirs,
Nicely done. Since you are using much brighter background than the tutorial, you may want to consider making the flare a bit smaller/weaker. Other than that – great.
thanks for replying sir i ll change those setting and i ll send u mail pls reply to my mail and i know ur a very busy person pls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPN9SQkYfM4
sir i have done some changes according to ur suggestion chk it and tell me sir
Yup I think you are done :)
If you are checking these comments often, you will also be the first to know that I am at the very moment working on the new tutorial :)
thanks for helping me sir and i m waiting to u see ur upcoming tutorial if possible try to make some fantasy title animation thank you once again and if i mail u sir pls reply to my mail v have already chatted in gtalk pls sir
sir can u suggest me the perfect sound fx that fit to this text reveal effect
sir i have send u mail pls chk that as soon as possible sir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSCzm3Yw3rc
sir i have made this as my final output i want ur comment on this just tell me if i want to add anyother thing and tell me abt the music also pls sir waiting for ur reply
Well done eminemchirs! Looking really good. You got the tempo right, the SFX work just fine, sync is there.
You’re done!
thanks for replying sir thank you again i ll continue my work and i ll post it here
sir i just need one idea from u sir i think u can help me the thing is i m now creating one promo video what type of bg color and text color and font can i use i just want ur suggestion sir
sir i have sended u the link and the mail a week before u didnt chk it and no reply from u pls chk it and reply sir waiting for ur reply
sir i dont know y ur not replying to my msg pls chk my video and reply sir i m waiting for ur reply
sir i dont know y ur not replying to my msg or mail pls chk my final video and tell reply sir if i have done anything wrong pls forgive me waiting for ur reply sir
There are 16.000 people visiting this site every month. Post your videos in the comments, ask other visitors for the critique. I really cannot check every single revision you do – simply don’t have time and energy for that. I provide the tutorials and some troubleshooting. Where you go with that knowledge is really up to you.
yes sir i can understand ur suitation and i know how valuable is ur time is but as for me i like to hear the comments from u rather than u.thats it i wont compel here i ll just post the video if u have time and if ur interested to tell me some critics u can tell me sir.and as u said earlier i have started doing twinkle twinkle little star rhyme in 3d
Thank you!! That is just what i needed! And you’re great teacher!
This is a very good post! Keep them comming!
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Thanks a lot! Very usefull tutorial for me!
Thnx for the tutorial!!
is really amazing… :)
Hey Quba! Very nice tutorial, I like your method very much. Although could you specify how to properly paste masks from Illustrator to After Effects? When I paste them in AE comp I get just the masks without revealing.
Wow amazing! Besides learning how to do this and creating a beautiful text reveal animation I learned so many new controls of After Effects. Thanks alot.
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