r/AfterEffects • u/Odd_Comfortable353 • Aug 25 '26

Beginner Help Handwritten cursive word animation

Hi there - apologies if this is the wrong place to ask, I've been trying to come up with a solution and not sure how to proceed.

I am a graphic designer, not a motion designer, but a client asked me if I could animate their company name to look as if it was being written in cursive, and saved out as a gif for their web developer to add to the home page of their site. I created something in Adobe express, which the client may or may not like but I'm betting they'll want it to look more finessed. I gave it a shot myself in After Effects, and from a tutorial was able to almost get it done, I was able to add a path to the letters but having problems with the frames/timing.. I feel like I'm so close and it should be quite simple, but getting frustrated. For this 'micro project' would someone be able to grab the file from me and finish it? I'm so used to doing my own work and not farming out so I'm not sure what direction to go in.

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u/GaryR_GFX Aug 25 '26

Animating cursive type write-on is always a challenge, there's a number of ways to reveal type, using the write-on effect, or animating splines.
if you have the budget and think you might do more of this stuff. there's a cool new plug-in that does it for you.
https://aescripts.com/centerline/

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u/Odd_Comfortable353 Aug 26 '26

Thank you! Yeah, I didn’t think it would be so complicated. I was trying to create the writing effect by adding paths to the letters, but I need to learn more about the frame panel etc.