When we’re happy with the kerning gaps, we’ll adjust the height of the arms and make it look like the arms are actually connected. To adjust the gap between Shruggie’s arm and hand, we’ll use the kerning tool (V/A) either manually in the menu or with another keyboard shortcut: Kerning For that we’re looking into some kerning and height options. To further explore some smaller tweaks let’s look into making our Shruggie a little more connected. To position the layer properly, we’re scaling it up to fill the canvas by selecting the layer by pressing S, then Scale and then finally moving the scale until it fits.
Select Layer, then S + Scale (by sliding right for example). The Character Menuĭouble click Name Source and then get the font type in your Character menu. We’ve chosen a font that makes Shruggie look decent and made him stretch across the canvas to prepare him for his facelift: double-click on the Source Name to select all characters. The Shruggie inside your canvas might not look exactly the way you’ve found him on Google, or on Emojipedia for that matter, that’s because of differences in font types. The Text ToolĬopy ⌘ + T in with ⌘ + V: Using the text layer. Since kaomoji are simple text-based emoticons we’re going to copy-paste a a Shruggie “ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯” from the first source we can find being Jeremy Burge’s Emojipedia via Google.Īfter having found it on Emojipedia we’re pasting it as a text layer into After Effects. We’re choosing a square since that is what you have to deal with within iMessage and Apple’s sticker implementation. This is going to be the basic canvas we’re going to work with during the animation. We’re starting with setting up a new composition ( ⌘ + N) within After Effects with the following settings: Without further ado, let’s jump right in. Bonus Reading: Life On The App Store For iMessage.You’ll also read about how well the app containing more than 30 animated stickers worked and what some of the specific issues are you might be having on the App Store for iMessage: What you are going to read in this article is a step-by-step guide of setting up a canvas in After Effects and then going through with the animation. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) can be animated to give it life-like features: The Shruggie animation we’re going to make. Ever since the release of this app, I wanted to write up a tutorial about how a simple text character like shruggie (i.e. When the App Store for iMessage in late 2016 went live, I released Kaomotion, a sticker app with animated kaomoji inside. Learn about the basics of animation in After Effects by animating one of the most famous type characters and the state of the iMessage App Store in 2018 when it comes to stickers.
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