Bouncy Text in After Effects (Tutorial)
This quick tutorial shows you how to bring your typography to life with bounce, spring, and character using the Puppet Tool and a simple inertia expression. Whether you’re working on a title sequence or just want your text to feel a little more playful, this is an easy win for motion designers who want fast, natural results.
You’ll learn how to:
Use the Puppet Tool to deform a character
Apply inertia to create elastic motion
Adjust frequency, amplitude, and decay to get the bounce just right
Expression used in this tutorial:
amp = 1;
freq = 1.0;
decay = 4.0;
n = 0;
time_max = 4;
if (numKeys > 0){
n = nearestKey(time).index;
if (key(n).time > time) {
n–;
}
}
if (n == 0){
t = 0;
}else{
t = time – key(n).time;
}
if (n > 0 && t < time_max){
v = velocityAtTime(key(n).time – thisComp.frameDuration/10);
value + v*amp*Math.sin(freq*t*2*Math.PI)/Math.exp(decay*t);
}else{
value
}
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