Create & Animate Mattes in After Effects - AE Fundamentals

In this video of the After Effects Fundamentals series, you'll learn how to use mattes to control where a layer is visible. Mattes are similar to masks but they’re a separate layer. This opens up tons of creative possibilities to cut things out, create unique shapes, add textures, and make complex animations. 👀 Watch the After Effects Fundamentals playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGfHurvYEHhWWFIii-Mx0sJbylKAM0Dlh In this video: 0:55 Find Matte Options 1:51 Create a Matte 3:18 Animating with Mattes 4:29 Alpha Mattes 5:54 Luma Mattes 8:08 Sharing Mattes 9:05 Preserve Underlying Transparency 11:13 Matte Each Other ➡️ Check out the visual notes that accompany this video to help you quickly remember how to do something in After Effects: https://www.meganfriesth.com/aefundamentals/mattes ⬇️ Download the project file of examples for this lesson: https://animationexplained.gumroad.com/l/mattes ⬇️ Download a cheat sheet of After Effects keyboard shortcuts: https://animationexplained.gumroad.com/l/beginnerAEkeyboardshortcuts My website: https://www.animationexplained.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/ Get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/animationexplained