Expressions. Something from another planet.You see other people using Expressions but you don’t know a thing about them and you’re too scared to start?

Expressions are an integral AE part that gives more opportunities than you’ll ever get with an interface. Expressions will make your projects more flexible and will save you hours of work.

I don’t know programming at allYou did try to learn it but still no luck?

Well, you won’t need programming skills with Expressions. You’ll learn the basics in your first lessons.

I can hardly find where to use themYou know how they work yet have no idea how to apply them?

You need good practice based on complex illustrations where you’ll get the best out of Expressions.

I love the routineThere’s nothing wrong with routine but you have no idea how much time you actually waste!

You’ll learn tons of helpful functions and they’ll change the way you work forever.

Math for kidsSo you see maths functions and operations in Expressions and it keeps pushing you away?

Good news! AE has all the tools to change the way you see them. And we’ll give you some great examples to free you from any fear of using them. You’ll get your thirst for knowledge back!

Who will benefit from this course?

Motion designers

This course will be perfect for both beginners and advanced motion designers. Also, it is great for motion designers who want to organize and optimize their projects for work and sales with stocks and explainers.

Animators

Aspiring and professional animators who just got into motion and have no programming experience.

Programmers

Programmers who want to try their hand in graphics and animations

What will I learn in the Expression Trip course?

Introduction

You’ll get to know where to start. We’ll tell you some details about the whole educational process and show you the soft you’ll need plus some extra stuff you may find helpful.

1. Expressions Basics

Parenting, Wiggle, time, value, noise. You’ll learn the expression basics here. You’ll get to know how they work and what they are. We’ll talk about parentings, arrays, time, value, noise, loop wiggle and will make it easy and accessible to learn about them in your very first lesson.

2. Sliders. Random. Posterize Time.

Learn how to make your own sliders and polish your skills completing everyday tasks. We’ll scatter stars all over the night sky in just two clicks and we’ll learn how to control them at the same time.

3. Loops. Index. Value At Time, property Group

You will learn loop variations and get to practice with them. We’ll go deeper into expressions. You’ll learn how to parent layers and create generative clouds.

4. If/else. Math.

In this lesson, we’ll see how if/else work and we’ll use them to add some variativity to our elements. You’ll learn more about Math functions and add more flexibility while using fewer keyframes.

5. Linear. Shape builder. Whale.

Learn how to use the most powerful expressions that can free you from the keyframe slavery. Create a dynamic graphic constructor. We’ll create a loop while using no keyframes at all!

6. Expression Controls. Color schemes. Pseudo effects.

Learn how to easily change color schemes in your projects and create your own pseudo effects. Save a lot of time on your projects using them

7. Parallax, advanced bend

We will begin working with advanced techniques. We’ll start with a flexible parallax and will breathe life In our city.

8. Working with Path

Path animation, Crab dance. Learn how to work with path and how to use it.

9. Fire Generator

We’ll create a flexible stylized fire generator.

10. Walking Godzilla. City constructor.

Learn how to animate Godzilla and make it walk just by moving its position. Create a destroyed city using one slider.

11. ExtendScript, Part 1

The basis that will help you understand what the scripts are, how they differ from the expressions and which advantages they provide. You will create a simple script that will help you in the animation.

12. ExtendScript, Part 2

In this lesson, you will make a script that will automatically add Bend It to all selected layers and add a controller with which you can smoothly change parameters of all effects simultaneously.