AE: writing effect using fonts
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- jackfoley
I'm learning after effects and was wondering how you create a writing effect with fonts. I've seen tutorials on doing this effect with hand written text but I want to know how to do it using fonts. An example can be seen on http://shilodesign.com - under archived work - H.I.M. Love Said No.
- tuig0
thats using a stroke or 3d stroke as an alpha mask
make 2 layers.
one with the text and the other with a stroke moving over the text.use this layer to alpha mask the layer beneath. thats one way
- jackfoley0
Do you know of any step by step tutorials on it? That is over my head. Thanks for the help!
- tuig0
- jackfoley0
Yeah I checked that out and didnt find anything, other than animating a hand written signiture. Any chance you can make a quick AE file with the effect using arial and email it to me?
- jackfoley0
Clerk,
Thanks for the link, but the 2nd tutorial on that page isn't there, it says the tutorial is coming soon?!?!?
- jackfoley0
Clerk,
Thanks for the link, but the 2nd tutorial on that page isn't there, it says the tutorial is coming soon?!?!?
- meter0
use the pen tool to draw a path for the stroke to follow, then apply effect->render->stroke and at the bottom in the effect controls window select "reveal original image." if you have more than one path check "all masks" at the top. HTH.
- jackfoley0
I want it to reveal a font that I've typed, not a pen path. So wouldn't this be incorrect Meter? Can somone provide a file that I could look at?