Starting with a layered title design created in Adobe Illustrator, apply track mattes in Adobe After Effects to gradually reveal portions of the design over time.

Tablet with colorful symmetrical leaf pattern surrounding the word “NATURALISTS”

We’ve already applied a reveal on the horizontal branch, so select the Vertical Branch layer and create a new solid layer that’ll hide everything (250 x 860 pixels). Set a Position keyframe (Option/Alt + P) for the solid at 2:00. At the start of the timeline, reposition the solid above the top stem. Set the Vertical Branch layer to use the solid above it as an Alpha Matte.

A solid layer is used to conceal a portion of the design. A Position keyframe is added. Solid layer is used as an Alpha Matte

The blue leaves already have a reveal applied, so Shift-select the two Green Leaf layers and precompose them (Command/Control + Shift + C). Duplicate that precomp layer (Command/Control + D). To tell them apart, right-click the upper one and choose Rename. At 2:00, set a Scale keyframe (Option/Alt + S) for it. At the start of the timeline, scale it down to 0%. Set the original Green Leaf Pre-comp layer to use the precomp copy above it as an Alpha Matte.

Green leaves are precomposed and given unique names. Keyframes are set and scaled to 0, and Alpha Matte layer is selected.

Select the Gold Circle Pre-comp layer and duplicate it. Rename the copy. At 2:00, set a Rotation keyframe (Option/Alt + R) for it at 25 degrees. Back at the start, set the rotation to zero. This time set the Gold Circle Pre-comp layer to use the precomp copy above it as an Alpha Inverted Matte.

Gold circles are precomposed and duplicated. Rotation keyframes are added, and Alpha Inverted Matte layer is selected.

With the Naturalists text layer selected, create a new solid (400 x 100) so it covers the text. At 2:00, set a Position keyframe for the solid. At the start of the timeline, reposition the solid just below the text. Set the text layer to use the solid above it as an Alpha Matte.

Naturalists text layer is selected and solid is placed above it. Position keyframe is added, solid layer becomes Alpha Matte

Now your title design will slowly grow into its final form. Play around with the keyframes’ positions to adjust the relative speed of each element and make the end result more organic.

Naturalists logo slowly appears over two minutes with blue and green leaves, yellow circles around it.

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