What's covered in this course

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.

Course curriculum

    1. Introduction

    2. 01 Find brushes online

    3. 02 Create brushes in Photoshop

    4. 03 Exporting Brushes as PNGs

    5. 04 Export the brushes from Photoshop

    6. 05 Import brushes to Camtasia

    7. 06 Create the animation

    8. 07 Using transitions for animation

    9. 08 Create a guide

    10. 09 Create different sized brushes

    11. 10 Adjusting Animation Start Time

    12. 11 Add Markers for Ease of Use

    13. 12 Add brushes to library

    14. 13 Dealing with Group Geometry Bug

    15. 14 Create Brush Area for Text

    16. 15 Create Brush Ensemble

    17. 16 The reveal with mask

    18. 17 Add drop shadows to brushes

    19. 18 Change Brush Stroke Colors

    20. 19 Closing remarks

    1. Download ready-made brushes asset

About this course

  • $9.99
  • 21 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Your instructor

Cristi Cotovan

Cristi is a passionate video editor, graphic designer and developer. He loves training others on video editing, podcasting, identity design and has a knack for explaining workflows and processes.

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