After Effects Motion Graphics | Motion Hero (Udemy.com)
This course by focusing on animation covers every technique of Motion Graphics in After Effects.
Created by: Motion Guru
Last updated October 2025
What you will learn
- Basic of After Effects
- Most Important Things in Animation
- What Factors Make an Animation Good or Bad
- Timing, Spacing, Anticipation, Follow through and Overlapping
- 12 Principles of Animations in Motion Graphics
- The Special Method of Animating texts
- Lettering Animation
- Types of Logo Animations, Methods and Rules of Making Them
- Loop Animation
- Morph Animation
- Character Rigging With Duik Bassel (Free Script)
- Character Animation
- Head Rig and Facial Animation
How it compares
Against the other 118 rated Udemy courses in Adobe After Effects on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 45% of them
- Reviews1,114#11 of 119 by number of reviews
- Length13.4 hourslonger than 92% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2025more recently than 83% of them
Course Description
Have you ever asked yourself why some seemingly simple videos have such astonishing animations, while some other ones are a pain to watch?
That’s because many beginner animators aren’t familiar with the principles of animation or animation theory in general, they don’t know what aspects they should focus on to improve their work, why those are important, and how they should implement such things in their animations.
In this course, we will dive into the depths of After effects. you will learn everything from the most basic animation techniques to the most advanced ones practically, so you can achieve astounding results.
What’s more, our journey will not end until I see you becoming a pro motion designer. So, this course is suitable for both beginners and veterans.
Let’s see What are you gonna learn during this course?
Since our goal is to create motion graphics and the best software for that is after effects, firstly, you’ll get familiar with 'after-effects' and required tools for animation and further on, you'll learn how key frames and graphs work.
And for a better understanding of timing, spacing, and easing which are the most important principles of animation, we'll do a couple of jumping ball exercises that are the most essential practices for getting to know these principles.
Our next step would be the 12 main principles of animation which will be used to spice up the animations and you'll learn how to use them in your works properly.
Moving on, you'll learn how to work with Text layers and how you can create amazing text animations.
Afterward, learning Lettering animations and their respective principles are in our journey and we're going to create a mind-blowing lettering animation.
In the next chapter, we'll spend some time on Loop animations and the principles of creating one, and how to use them to create a beautiful work of such.
Then you'll learn about Morph animation. you'll learn how to create an exquisite morph animation, alongside following a proper set of rules.
In the next chapter, you'll learn the types of Logo animations, methods and rules of making them, and also how to give them sense.
In the next chapter, you'll get familiar with one of the most challenging topics of animations yet the simplest one which is Character rigging. In this chapter, you'll learn about the Duik Bassel script and the required tools for rigging characters, from the most basic topic that is preparing the character to rigging a character.
After you've learned to rig, we will work on Animating the character and how to use references properly so we can get better results.
After that, we'll work on Rigging the head and different parts of the face then we'll start animating the head and create different emotions for the face.
This course is focused on doing projects, which means you'll learn whatever you need to know through action, and at the same time, you create beautiful animations and motion graphics that can be very effective in showing your portfolio powerfully.
This course is the product of years of my experience in motion graphics and It's here for you so you can become a veteran in motion graphics as quickly as possible and so you won't make the same mistakes as I did.
I'll be here for you in every step until you become a pro motion designer.
So, register now and take your skills to the next level
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
1,114 Reviews
Motion Guru
Motion Guru graphics team with 10 years of experience in the production of motion graphics and visual effects in 2D and 3D
A collection that specializes in motion graphics education
No bull** tutorials on animation and motion design (to save your valuable time)
We hope you enjoy our comprehensive and professional tutorials.
Enjoy the best Motion Graphics tutorials online.
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Reviews
By Samruddhi Virkar on 6/28/2026
This course is really helpful, and I learned each topic in depth. I just wish the text animation section had been explained in more detail. Overall, it's a great course, and I would definitely recommend it.
By Md Said on 6/7/2026
It was really good course! for beginnner or those who knows the basics of AE its going to be a solid choice! to get one. Even in 2026 its useful. He almost covered everything in the basics of motions graphics! Now the 2 main problem I face with this course, 1. Voice Over has some problems which is tricky to keep the attentions 2. Course is bit Outdated now. Or else its a really awesome course those who want to get started! If any feedback is welcome, I would say fix the audio voice over make it more exciting! Update the course and Bring some fun projects like from explainer Visual brings alive with animations which would give more understanding of the real life projects. Besides on everything course worth every penny! Thanks
By John Dow on 11/22/2025
Very comprehensive course through the majority of it. I would highly recommend the part that holds it back from 5 stars is the last section with the outdated Duik Bassel and not Duik Angela. BUT I can say I've learned a significant amount from this course. So thank you Motion Design for making this course. Just update that section that whole few sections with the rigging part.
By Karim Salazar on 10/19/2025
me gustaría que dijera de donde saca las cosas como algunos componentes, o que explicara los atajos que el tiene en AF, tambien, seria fenomenal que tuviera traducción al español, ( por lo menos los subtitulos)
By Daniel Pena on 10/11/2025
I wish this course was the one I'd started learning After Effects with, because other courses have left me with questions. I find this course very comprehensive and easy to learn; I've learned a lot from the few basic lessons. I like the course creator's teaching style and his focus on covering and taking care of the details that help achieve the best animation. This is an excellent course!
By Shitnan Obida Yoila on 8/18/2025
Some of the video tutorials from the preview video were not included in the course. But instead some washed down version of the tutorial. I would say though, the tutorials he did give were explained properly.
By Aman kumar on 11/9/2024
"I am absolutely thrilled with the animation sessions! The way everything is presented is truly exceptional—engaging, insightful, and incredibly well-executed. The level of detail and creativity is just mind-blowing, making every session an exciting and inspiring experience. I love how the concepts are broken down in such an easy-to-understand and enjoyable way. It’s clear that a lot of thought and passion has gone into making this session not only informative but also really fun! Thank you for such an amazing experience—I'm looking forward to every new session!
By ABSAR AMEEN on 4/16/2024
Great course! Definitely worth the time and money invested. Lot of knowledge acquired about animation and after effects in general. Has helped me a lot. I am in love with the way instructor has taught the concepts and tools with most appropriate examples.
By Kovács Ildikó on 8/24/2023
I am satisfied what I did so far. It is a good course! The only thing that make it a bit difficult is to understand the trainer's english. I can follow in the text but the text misspell sometimes some words after wrong pronunciation.
By Manali Malviya on 6/27/2023
From the moment I enrolled, I was impressed by the course and thoughtful structure. The topics were presented in a logical progression, allowing for a seamless understanding of complex concepts. The instructor's expertise in the field was evident from their engaging teaching style, and their ability to distill intricate ideas into easily digestible lessons was commendable.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100












