After Effects Tutorial: Animated Gradient Backgrounds

Peter Arumugam of Move Shapes demonstrates a concise workflow for creating animated gradient backgrounds in After Effects.

Archive republication: This article was originally published on 9 September 2020. It has been translated into English and lightly updated for clarity while preserving the original reporting and context.

Animated Backgrounds

Peter Arumugam of Move Shapes demonstrates how to create animated gradient backgrounds in Adobe After Effects. The compact tutorial focuses on a reusable motion-design treatment.

A related Move Shapes tutorial covers a liquid text logo effect.

Artists should verify effect settings, colour depth and render behaviour in the After Effects version used by their production.