How to Animate an Urban Rain Painting in Adobe After Effects | FREE COURSE

Learn how to animate a painting in After Effects to create a stormy urban rainfall effect using creative animation techniques in Adobe After Effects with Jonathan Lam. In this course, Jonathan Lam will walk you through the animation process step by step, while you add stunning and eye‑catching animations to your scene. Follow along using a painting by Basem Salah, and learn to create special effects such as heavy rainfall, wet floor ripple, bouncing splashes, and lightning flashes from scratch. These techniques are extremely flexible and can be easily applied to your own digital paintings or photos. This course is perfect for artists and designers, whether you’re experienced or new to After Effects. By the end of the course, you’ll have a better understanding of the tools you need to animate an urban rain painting in Adobe After Effects. 0:00 Introduction 1:10 How to Animate Wet Floor Ripples 12:22 How to Animate Bouncing Rain From Surfaces 24:49 How to Animate Falling Rain 32:13 How to Add Lightning and Sound Effects