ArtboardsĪrtboards can be great for storyboarding, but when you're preparing a file for animating in After Effects, it's best to create new files for each artboard. I'm probably preaching to the choir on this one, but you probably also need the reminder and encouragement. And whether it's the next day or the next month, if you don't label your file well, you're definitely going to be kicking yourself. You never know when you'll need or want to dig back into a file. Illustrator Basics Everything on it's own layerĪnything that you want to animate needs to be on it's own top layer. Renaming layers is easier in After Effects (see below for details).When you import an Illustrator file into After Effects, 90% of the time you probably want to import as Composition - Retain Layer Size.All elements you want to animate go on a separate top level layer in Illustrator.
Don't expect perfect files, but if they can help you out in any way, you'll be able to turn around an animation that much quicker. Don't give them a hard time about it no one has probably ever taken the time to explain it to them. Feel free to send this along to designers who may be sending you Illustrator files that add an hour or more of work for you. Here's a guide for organizing your illustrator file. labeling layers is a good habit to get into You might be tempted to get lazy if the file isn't complex, but. You usually need to animate almost every element in the design, so you have to have files that are super clean and well labeled. There are some things you need to know to make it play nicely with After Effects.
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