Create Animated Brushstrokes in Camtasia
In this detailed Camtasia minicourse, I walk you through creating animated brushes in Camtasia. You will also learn how to use them as masks to reveal pictures, videos, titles, and other components.
Throughout the course, I explain each step in detail, starting from how to source brushes through either creating them in Photoshop or downloading them from the internet.
We'll then dive into detailed instructions on animating the brushes and assembling them with different colours and effects.
I do not leave anything out. I show you absolutely all the steps required, we go through creating guide arrows to manage the direction and speed of the brush animations.
We look at a bug Camtasia has to do with the group geometry and how to work around that.
Lastly, I'll show you how to reveal assets underneath these animated brushes effectively.
This minicourse is ideally suited for those looking to add an artistic touch to their videos, whether for personal projects, work presentations or YouTube content.
You do not need super expensive or complicated software to achieve these animated brush strokes - just Camtasia and a little ingenuity.
Introduction
01 Find brushes online
02 Create brushes in Photoshop
03 Exporting Brushes as PNGs
04 Export the brushes from Photoshop
05 Import brushes to Camtasia
06 Create the animation
07 Using transitions for animation
08 Create a guide
09 Create different sized brushes
10 Adjusting Animation Start Time
11 Add Markers for Ease of Use
12 Add brushes to library
13 Dealing with Group Geometry Bug
14 Create Brush Area for Text
15 Create Brush Ensemble
16 The reveal with mask
17 Add drop shadows to brushes
18 Change Brush Stroke Colors
19 Closing remarks
Download ready-made brushes asset
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