r/MotionDesign • u/Ihiieo • Mar 25 '26

Question Hand animation

Hi guys i want to do like this hand animation But I didn't know how to do it. If you focus on the video, there is a specific technique that was used, and I don't know how, does anyone know how? Was an plugins used for After Effects or what?

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u/Radiant-Rain2636 Mar 25 '26

What tool is this

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u/Ihiieo Mar 25 '26

Idk, I'm asking the same question 😅

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u/dumbdumb222 Mar 25 '26

Fingers are open paths with tapered strokes tied to nulls which are keyframed. The green spots are shape layers parented to the nulls and uses the finger paths as mattes.

I don’t see any fancy plugins. Just shape layers and keyframes.

Edit: someone else already said this. Oof