How to Animate Color | Gradient Backgrounds in After Effects

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Discover how top brands use gradients to create visually stunning designs, and learn how to animate them like a pro in After Effects! In this tutorial, we'll dive into the secrets of creating beautiful, controlled gradient backgrounds that elevate your projects. Forget random animations—this step-by-step guide will teach you a precise method for mastering gradient animation with full control over colors and motion. Perfect for designers, motion artists, and anyone looking to add professional flair to their work. Watch now and take your gradient game to the next level!

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What you will learn:

0:00 - Animate Gradients with Full Control Overview
0:44 - Northern Lights Gradient
1:00 - Adding Gradients to an Ellipse
2:00 - Animating the first Color
2:45 - Using the Graph Editor to Tweak the Animation Speed
3:15 - Animating the Other Colors
4:05 - Matching the Animation Speed across different shapes
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6:14 - Adding a subtle background gradient using the 4 color gradient effect
7:15 - Creating the Dynamic Gradient Effect
9:00 - Animate the Fast Box Blur, Directional Blur and Twil Effects
10:40 - Create a color rotation animation using a null layer
12:55 - Using the Dynamic Gradient Preset to apply gradients in a single click
14:45 - How to Create the Linear Northern Lights Gradient
15:45 - Using Turbulent displace to create the gradient
16:40 - Animating the Linear / Directional Gradient
17:40 - using the Directional Gradient Tool
18:20 - Adding a text animation

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