Butterfly - After Effects Tutorial (Make Custom 3D Butterfly Animations)
Channel: Creation Effects
Date: 2017-06-17

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This tutorial shows how to create a butterfly animation in After Effects, using the 'Butterflies' template ( $19 at https://www.creationeffects.com/butterflies ). 
This After Effects template includes seven species of butterfly with pre-programmed wing flapping. As show in this tutorial, you can animate the butterfly to fly by simply keyframing the butterfly’s Position property to create a flight path. The butterfly will follow it and land where you tell it. The butterfly will automatically use a combination of flapping, gliding, twists, dips, and climbs to imitate the irregular flight of a real butterfly. Control the flight using convenient slider controls. Easily switch off automatic flight and rotate the wings manually for slow, controlled wing flaps while the butterfly is standing.
For more advanced butterflies, with swarming behavior and additional insects to choose from, check out the "Swarms" template from Creation Effects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STDibE9ltgk