The new additions to Ae are a great start, yet, if you are looking for a bit more features with variable-width strokes in Ae, you can check out Thicc Stroke from Plugin Everything. Thicc Stroke is free, and Lets You Use Gradients. The feature also lets you add a wave to the stroke, making it easy to get a loose and hand-drawn type of feel.
Tapered Strokes and More.Īe’s new internal tool for creating variable-width lines sits right where you’d expect it, under the shape layer taper twirl-down. Creative Dojo’s VinhSon Nguyen has a look at the new tapered stroke, how it works, and also shows how you can make a simple animated accent with it. It’s always a bit of a shock to note that After Effects lacks internally some of the essential tools that artists would expect.
It’s been a long time coming, but now you can create tapered strokes natively right in Adobe After Effects.
Creative Dojo shows how to create a simple accent swirl using the new tapered stroke in Ae.
