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In this tutorial will be using the EZ Tools
script, which is free to download. So let's
start.
Import the files you need into After Effects.
You can download the project files and the
template separately, this way you will be
able to create this logo reveal animation,
even if you don't want to download my template.
You can find both links in the description.
Create a new composition and name it: simple
logo reveal. I'm using a FULL HD 1080 pixels
preset, with 30 frames per second, and 6 seconds
long.
Create another new composition, and name it:
circles. Use the same settings as before.
Inside the circles comp create a new shape
layer.
Click on add, and select ellipse from the
list.
Click again add, and this time select stroke.
Open the ellipse path 1 options, alt-click
on the size stopwatch, and write this expression.
You can find all the expressions I am using
in this video in the description.
Click away to save it.
Open the stroke 1 options.
Alt-click on the stroke width stopwatch, and
write the second expression.
Click away to save it.
Those 2 expressions will help us automate
the animation of our circles. They will automatically
change the size and the stroke width depending
on the index number of each shape layer.
Search for radial wipe, and apply it to your
shape layer.
Change the wipe to both.
Now, as you have seen in my examples, there
are 2 versions of this animation. If you want
all the circles to animate from the top side,
change the start angle to 180 degrees. Else,
if you want each circle to start from the
opposite side, alt-click this stopwatch, and
writhe this expression: index multiplied by
180.
Create a keyframe on transition completion,
and change its value to 100%.
Move 5 frames, and change the value back to
0.
Reveal the keyframes, select them, and easy
ease them.
Now, select your shape layer, and duplicate
it, until you get 9 copies of it.
Select the top 8 of them, move 5 frames, and
change their start time.
Unselect the last one, move 5 frames, and
change their start time again.
Repeat this action until you offset all of
them.
Our circle animation is ready.
Go back to your simple logo reveal composition,
and create a new black solid. Name it background.
Apply the radial ramp effect to it.
Change this value to 540.
This one to 3000.
The ramp scatter to 250.
Change this color to this shade of gray.
Switch ramp shape to radial ramp.
And click swap colors.
Move to 2 seconds, and create a keyframe on
the start color.
Move 1 second forward, and change the color
to white.
Reveal the keyframes and easy ease them.
Then open the graph editor, and change the
curve like this.
Bring the circles composition into your logo
reveal comp.
Apply the fill effect to it, and change the
fill color to a light shade of gray.
Apply the radial wipe effect to your circles
layer.
Change the start angle to 180 degrees.
Move to 1 second and 15 frames, and create
a keyframe on transition completion.
Move 20 frames forward, and change the value
to 100%.
Reveal the keyframes and easy ease them.
Then open the graph editor, and change the
curve like this.
Search for drop shadow and apply it.
Change the direction angle to 310 degrees.
The distance to 10.
And the softness to 25.
bring the logo into your simple logo reveal
composition, and pre-compose it. Name the
new composition: logo.
Move to 1 second and 15 frames, open the scale
property, and create a keyframe.
Move 1 second forward, and change the scale
values to 120%.
Select both keyframes, and easy ease them.
Then open the graph editor, and change the
curve like this.
Duplicate your logo layer.
Move to 1 second and 15 frames, select the
bottom logo layer and split it.
Select again the bottom logo layer and delete
it.
Change this layer name to: logo shadow.
Search for CC radial fast blur, and apply
it to your shadow layer.
Move the center anchor point around here.
Create a keyframe on amount, and change its
value to 0.
Then move to 5 seconds and 15 frames, and
change the value to 50.
Bring a new copy of your circles comp, on
top of your layers.
Change the logo layer track matte to alpha
matte.
Select this 4 layers and offset them 15 frames.
Create a new black solid, and name it: fader.
Move to your first frame, open its opacity
options, and create a keyframe.
Move 15 frames forward, and change the value
to 0%.
Move to 5 seconds and 15 frames and create
a hold keyframe.
Then move to the end of your composition,
and change the opacity to 100%.
Bring the audio file into your logo reveal
composition, and you are done.
Let's check the final result.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial on how to
create a simple logo reveal animation in After
Effects.
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