Figma Motion basics: Use shaders in your animations

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Sep 23, 2026  #figma #motion #design

Let’s learn how to animate shaders in Figma Motion.
Shaders are visual effects you can apply to layers, either as fills that generate patterns, gradients, and textures, or as effects that modify how the layer looks.
You can animate these fills and effects using keyframes in Figma Motion.

Learn more about Figma Motion: https://www.figma.com/blog/introducing-figma-motion/ & https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/41274629073303-Explore-Figma-Motion
Learn more about motion design principles: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/sections/41236726027287-Motion-design-fundamentals-collection

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:19 Add keyframes to shaders in Figma Motion
00:51 Animate objects below a shader effect
01:31 Use agent to apply shaders and keyframes
#figma #motion #design #tutorial #animation #shaders

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