Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Build 107: Texture Animation Rig for After Effects
In this Mike Murphy AI Build video, I show you how to take a single idea — animating textures with a stop-motion look — and turn it into a real product using Adobe After Effects + Cursor AI (smart code editor).
This is AI Build 107: The Animated Texture RigA simple, powerful preset that adds jittery, handmade motion to any scanned texture using only a few slider controls.
🧰 What You Will Learn:
* How to create stop-motion style animation with expressions
* How to use posterizeTime(), seedRandom(), and slider controls
* How to package an After Effects preset (.ffx) as a digital product
* How I use AI tools like Cursor + ChatGPT in my creative workflow
📦 Grab Texture Rig (FFX + Script + Project File)mikemurphyshop.gumroad.com/texturerigIncludes:
* The .ffx preset
* A controller builder script (.jsx)
* A working .aep project
* Setup screenshots + walkthrough guide
AI Unplugged Newsletter:aiunplug.io
🛠 Tools & Effects Used
* App: Adobe After Effects CC 2025
* Download Cursor: cursor.com
[Your Gumroad Link Here]Includes:
* The .ffx preset
* A controller builder script (.jsx)
* A working .aep project
* Setup screenshots + walkthrough guide
📦 RESOURCES & DOWNLOADS
* 🎓 After Effects User Guide Course: aeuserguide.com
* 🎨 Terrapin Textures: terrapintextures.com
* 🔧 My Gear & AI Tools: mikemurphy.co/resources
* 🖥 Adobe After Effects: mikemurphy.co/adobe (affiliate)
🌹 AI Build: The Animated Texture Rig
1. Idea: How can I speed up animated textures for stop-motion style?
2. Plan: Figure out which AI Tool to use and if it’s even possible to make
3. Build: Open Cursor and enter text prompt
4. Build: Add Expressions & Test
5. Build: Debug & Troubleshoot using ChatGPT + Curso
6. Document: ReadMe file, Build Log, screenshots, pdfs
7. Package: Gather assets and final product and compress (.zip)
8. Ship: Upload and sell on GumRoad or similar
9. Rinse and repeat!
⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction To Part 4
00:47 Idea Stage: Speed Up Texture Animation Workflow
01:53 Why a texture rig?
02:19 AI Build 107 Project Folder
02:37 Make Things Wiggle
03:02 Vibe Code Experience
03:25 Prompt 1
04:13 Highlighted Code (Green)
04:51 Create New Comp (AE)
05:26 Create Null Object + Slider Controls
06:00 Rename Slider Controls
06:56 Add Expression to Transform Properties
07:35 Debug & Troubleshoot
08:09 Chat GPT Expression Fix
09:05 Cursor: Unsaved Changes
09:26 Base Scale Slider
10:01 Cursor: Copy Expressions
10:29 Position: Add Expression
10:48 Rotation: Add Expression
11:09 Scale Add Expression
11:37 Save Rig as Preset
12:18 Side Tip: Ask Chat!!
13:05 Document + Ship
14:04 GumRoad: Add Product
14:41 Ship (Publish)!!!
📬 STAY IN THE LOOP
→ Join the AI Unplugged Newsletter to follow my journey into AI, tools, and building a solo creator business. mikemurphy.co/aiunplugged
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#aftereffects #preset #aibuildmode #motiondesign #ffx #stopmotion #mikemurphy #ai #cursor
Build 107: Texture Animation Rig for After Effects
In this Mike Murphy AI Build video, I show you how to take a single idea — animating textures with a stop-motion look — and turn it into a real product using Adobe After Effects + Cursor AI (smart code editor).
This is AI Build 107: The Animated Texture RigA simple, powerful preset that adds jittery, handmade motion to any scanned texture using only a few slider controls.
🧰 What You Will Learn:
* How to create stop-motion style animation with expressions
* How to use posterizeTime(), seedRandom(), and slider controls
* How to package an After Effects preset (.ffx) as a digital product
* How I use AI tools like Cursor + ChatGPT in my creative workflow
📦 Grab Texture Rig (FFX + Script + Project File)mikemurphyshop.gumroad.com/texturerigIncludes:
* The .ffx preset
* A controller builder script (.jsx)
* A working .aep project
* Setup screenshots + walkthrough guide
AI Unplugged Newsletter:aiunplug.io
🛠 Tools & Effects Used
* App: Adobe After Effects CC 2025
* Download Cursor: cursor.com
[Your Gumroad Link Here]Includes:
* The .ffx preset
* A controller builder script (.jsx)
* A working .aep project
* Setup screenshots + walkthrough guide
📦 RESOURCES & DOWNLOADS
* 🎓 After Effects User Guide Course: aeuserguide.com
* 🎨 Terrapin Textures: terrapintextures.com
* 🔧 My Gear & AI Tools: mikemurphy.co/resources
* 🖥 Adobe After Effects: mikemurphy.co/adobe (affiliate)
🌹 AI Build: The Animated Texture Rig
1. Idea: How can I speed up animated textures for stop-motion style?
2. Plan: Figure out which AI Tool to use and if it’s even possible to make
3. Build: Open Cursor and enter text prompt
4. Build: Add Expressions & Test
5. Build: Debug & Troubleshoot using ChatGPT + Curso
6. Document: ReadMe file, Build Log, screenshots, pdfs
7. Package: Gather assets and final product and compress (.zip)
8. Ship: Upload and sell on GumRoad or similar
9. Rinse and repeat!
⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction To Part 4
00:47 Idea Stage: Speed Up Texture Animation Workflow
01:53 Why a texture rig?
02:19 AI Build 107 Project Folder
02:37 Make Things Wiggle
03:02 Vibe Code Experience
03:25 Prompt 1
04:13 Highlighted Code (Green)
04:51 Create New Comp (AE)
05:26 Create Null Object + Slider Controls
06:00 Rename Slider Controls
06:56 Add Expression to Transform Properties
07:35 Debug & Troubleshoot
08:09 Chat GPT Expression Fix
09:05 Cursor: Unsaved Changes
09:26 Base Scale Slider
10:01 Cursor: Copy Expressions
10:29 Position: Add Expression
10:48 Rotation: Add Expression
11:09 Scale Add Expression
11:37 Save Rig as Preset
12:18 Side Tip: Ask Chat!!
13:05 Document + Ship
14:04 GumRoad: Add Product
14:41 Ship (Publish)!!!
📬 STAY IN THE LOOP
→ Join the AI Unplugged Newsletter to follow my journey into AI, tools, and building a solo creator business. mikemurphy.co/aiunplugged
→ Subscribe for more tutorials like this: youtube.com/mikemurphyco
🧭 Mike Murphy Tutorials
Learn AI. Build digital products. Make a living as a content creator.
🌹 Powered by Project Rosebud
#aftereffects #preset #aibuildmode #motiondesign #ffx #stopmotion #mikemurphy #ai #cursor
