In this tutorial Dean Velez, an award winning Animator will show you step by step how to create two abstract backgrounds in Photoshop and then import them into After Effects to animate them. He will then apply these backgrounds in one of his real-world projects.

I did this tutorial a few years back...Just thought you might like to see it.

After Effects 6.5 and Photoshop
Creating Animated Backgrounds in Photoshop and After Effects
with Dean Velez

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