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Animate with Move
How to animate an Instagram story
In this tutorial, Maddy explains how to create an animated Instagram story in just a few simple steps.
Level
Beginner
Device
iPad
Category
Animate with Move
What you’ll learn
Use animation presets to quickly add dynamic effects to text and objects.
Educational value
Creating eye-catching motion graphics for social media can really amp up your engagement. And knowing how to whip up an Instagram story in a flash is key.
In this tutorial, Maddy uses presets and other quick tricks to create an animated Instagram story in under 6 minutes. Grab the design file in the "related" link section and follow along.
You'll learn:
- How to start a new file in the size and resolution you need for an Instagram story
- How to import files and create scenes.
- How to understand your timeline
- How to animate text and objects with presets
- How to use pinning
- How to control the timing of your transitions
- How to create rotating shape animations
- How to add transitions between scenes
- How to export your project
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Maddy Zoli
Illustrator
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