TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Beginner

4 min

Animate an object to move along a path

Make objects glide across your composition more efficiently by using paths.

What you learned

Use the Pen tool to draw a path

Draw the path you want your object to take using the pen tool. Use the handles to adjust the curves until they’re exactly where you want them.

Copy the path to your object layer

Add a position keyframe to the path and copy it onto the Position property of the object you want to animate. Adjust the timing by changing the keyframes.


Instruction and illustration by

Jess Libby

11 December 2024

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