In this tutorial series we animate a beautiful winter scene in Adobe After Effects. The design is based on a free vector graphics which is available here.

Learn how to create your own customized, animated Christmas cards with the help of our extensions Squash & Stretch Pro and iExpressions.

In episode 1 I show you a procedural approach to create snow in Adobe After Effects - just using shape layers and expressions. The expressions generate snow particles, whose speed is driven by their size. That way, we create show flakes on a single shape layer and animate them in no time.