This will hide the rest of the scanned image.ħ. Duplicate the layer, remove the mask, and align the next drawing with the previous one. Draw a mask around the hand-drawn word that you would like to show. Trim the layer to about 4 frames (more or less depending on the speed you want the animation). Using the pen tool on that layer. Import the PSD file into After Effects.ĥ. Draw the words as many times as you like - three worked well for us.ģ. Scan the drawings, and create channel masks to make the type whatever color you like. Follow the Paper to Premiere tutorial if you aren’t sure how to do this.Ĥ. Keep in mind other elements that could animate, like lines bursting out or swashes extending. Change up a swash here and there, add a capital letter, whatever feels right. Draw the words again, using tracing paper to make slight variations. It has lots of online hand-lettering classes taught by well-known designers.)Ģ. Draw the words you would like to animate. (If you aren’t confident with your drawing skills, check out Skillshare. A pencil or whatever drawing utensil you so desireġ.Here’s a simple way to animate hand-drawn lettering - like what you see in 7 Things I Learned in 7 Years of Reading, Writing, and Living - without actually animating it.

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