Trim Paths Animation in Adobe After Effects

Working in After Effects can be tricky, but this effect is easy for anyone to accomplish! Trim paths are a simple way to add motion to your designs. Depending on how you do it, the result will be a custom animation of your shape appearing or disappearing! Follow along with our designer Chelsea as she walks you through step by step on creating the trim path animation.

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