Signature & Custom Brush Tip
Posted on 20. Apr, 2007 by Jerzy Drozda Jr in After Effects
Avoid common problems when creating a signature effect by customizing your brush tip, and learn how to create the effect itself.
Click here to watch the video tutorial
If you ever tried to animate a signature than you probably know, that when it’s more complex shape than just a simple line, you can run into some troubles. This tutorial will show you, how you can avoid them by customizing the brush tip. The whole idea is to use Paint effect instead of Stroke.
And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, just see the tutorial and learn how to create a signature effect. Enjoy.
Download: Tutorial project file (After Effects CS2)
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Frederik
01. Oct, 2007
I’m new to AE, so thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge..! One question, if you have time to answer… Would it be possible to create an exact mask by selecting the shape of the signature, using Photoshop, and then import that mask..?
Thanks again :)
Maltaannon
01. Oct, 2007
Sure. If you’re going to do it in Photoshop the good thing would also be to paint the mask as a gradient and then do Gradient Wipe in After Effects.
Tobias
22. Oct, 2007
Nice thing about this one is not the purpose it self but the basic technique which is explained here :)
Pigeon
23. Dec, 2007
I think the it would be easier to just keyframe the brushsize while using the strokeeffect. If you set keyframes where det brushtip needs to get smaller and then another keyframe where it needs to get bigger again. Then just set them to roving keyframes to keep the same speed.
But nice tutorial! I just started with after effects about 2 months ago and thanks to you, creative cow and videocopilot Ive been getting into it quickly! It was pretty easy though since I already know both PS and Premiere. But still, your tutorials are great!
Bob
29. Feb, 2008
Well i did the same as Pigeon said, but this is also a good way to do it.
Maltaannon
29. Feb, 2008
It’s just that I hate keyframes :) Besides, is the angle of the brush is constant i think that’s the way it should look. But hay… any of the ways that gets the job done is good.
nitin
12. Apr, 2008
which is better MOTION 3 or AE..i think motion 3 has unique and versatile PAINT effects..
poko
17. Apr, 2008
Motion 3 can be good in the future. Now use After Effects.
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26. May, 2008
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andres_ros
22. Jul, 2008
Very nice! Though, using the resulting Paint effect as a mask I see as overkill – it looks just wonderfull as is. I would just use the orignal signature as a reference, that’s it.
Thanks!
Gerry
27. Aug, 2008
I would love to see a tutorial with a brush stroke effect creating a signature – It’s not that I don’t want to experiment by myself – It’s just I’m a 41 year old with young children and a total beginner to after effects
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Tim
13. Oct, 2008
This is a great tutorial but I’m having a few difficulties with it. When I set keyframes to adjust the diameter, roundness or angle for the brush, it changes the animation for the entire brush path. I don’t understand why it doesn’t just change between keyframes. When I keyframe the brush size to be smaller in that area, the entire path becomes smaller. Am I doing something wrong? It’s very frustrating because I frequently have areas that cross over like in your tutorial.
Also, if I want to make changes to the bezier points on the brush path, do I need to change the mask and then paste it back into the brush path everytime? This is a very slow process…ooch!
Thanks for all the great tutorials! I’m somewhat of a newbie to AE and I have learned a lot here!
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thank you ,very nice
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19. Mar, 2011
This tutorial is great…I’m trying to animate a calligraphy letter similar to the one in this tutorial. However, it seems that the Paint option you’ve selected for this tutorial is no longer available in CS5. Any ideas?
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