Geometric Loop Animation | After Effects Tutorial

In this After Effects Tutorial I’ll show you, how to animate a geometric and abstract loop - using the “create nulls from paths” script!
Download the project file here: gumroad.com/manueldoesmotion
The “Create Nulls from Paths” Script, is built in - since After Effects 2018.
First, we create a square shape, which we transform into a bezier path and the use the script, which creates four null objects.
They have the exact same position as the 4 corner points of the square.
Next, we'll animate the square - the 4 null objects follow - and link shapes to the null objects.
This way, you can get some crazy results - very easy.
We'll mainly animate the scale and rotation of the square to get that seamless loop, in the end we also animate the positions of the linked shapes.
Finally, we'll add some gradient ramps and a drop shadow to make the whole looping animation look nice.
I use music from Artlist: artlist.io
If you have any further questions, let me know in the comments below. I do my best to answer all of them!
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[@badryagami6809]

Man ur in the list of my favorite Motion designers RUclipsrs, fresh techniques with fresh music in the bg Love ur tutorials keep going

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hey thanks so much! Really happy you like my stuff! Motivates me to keep going! 👍🏻

[@mervinmonfort]

Wow..such an awesome tutorial!
You are sooo underrated!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks very much! So happy you like the tutorial!

[@DorifutoRabbit]

This was really useful, and worked in the old version of AE CC that I had access to, thank you!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Great to hear!

[@lopsangdlama]

he needs more attention. Thanks for the awesome tutorial

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You're Welcome! So glad it was helpful!

[@ratzch]

Sehr coole Sache, Manuel! Danke :) Getting addicted to your tutorials XD

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hey Christoph! Vielen Dank! Freut mich ;)

[@seblestuto7632]

Thank you so much ! I am defenitly going to translate this tutorial in french ! Thank you so much !

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That would be awesome! Go for it!

[@theadongo]

I love this technique you have shared

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thx! So glad you like it!

[@zackbell8284]

Thank you so much! Great tutorial.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You’re welcome!

[@sirlefuppe]

hey, when I do this, the Nulls are not on the points like in your video. They are all a bit on the right and i can not move them

[@ManueldoesMotion]

It might be because your shape layer isn't in the centre of the comp (960,540), or the rectangle doesn't have the position 0,0 (you can see that in the Transform: Rectangle 1 property of the shape layer).

[@anwitodas2447]

loved the tutorial

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thx so much! Glad you liked it!

[@wavismm]

wow great!! thank you!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You are welcome! Glad you like it!

[@veronicacasillo4162]

THANK YOU!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You’re very welcome!

[@wookvietnam8598]

Could you make a video about the after effects script "nulls from paths" but when create points follow nulls from it. Their position does not align with the points.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

There’s one coming soon;)

[@wookvietnam8598]

I am now having some problem that after I chose null follow points all 4 nulls have deviated. Could you help me pls? I will
appreciate that much.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

That’s strange… Where did they move?

[@bilhon]

Awesome

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thanks!

[@cheese_wrld]

Thanks for your videos. I can't find the nulls from paths option anywhere though after i convert to bezier path.

[@ManueldoesMotion]

I think it comes with After Effects since version 21.

[@cheese_wrld]

@@ManueldoesMotion but I have after effects 2023 and the option anywhere after i convert it.

[@JosepMotion]

Thanks! I'm a big fan of this script and just discovered your tutorials. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. By the way, what microphone do you use? I'm tired of mine... thanks!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You're very welcome! So glad you like my stuff! I use a Rode NT-USB mic and Adobe Audition to mix.

[@JosepMotion]

@@ManueldoesMotion thanks

[@bleedrwn]

could you do an ink animation tutorial sometime- thanks!

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Thx for your suggestion. It’s definitely on my list.

[@seblestuto7632]

@@ManueldoesMotion wow ! That is amazing ! You did it ! Thank you so much !

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Seb les tuto You’re welcome! So happy you liked it!

[@mktv8961]

Sooo fast unable to understand is there any tutorial which is slow and easy to understand

[@ManueldoesMotion]

You don't understand it because it is too advanced?

[@evolnull125]

Why do we split the layers?

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Hi! After the split, we link the two solids to different Null Objects.

[@pinkbit8188]

Damn

[@ManueldoesMotion]

Yay! 😁