This project was created in After Effects (AE) by combining various AE effects with Zaxwerks 3D Warps, Zaxwerks ProAnimator and Knoll Light Factory. The main screen was modelled in ProAnimator with the vision mapped to the front face using a layer map. The layer map is a precomp combining the base edit with a Cell Pattern layer using the Add blend Read more…

I’m regularly asked by clients to give things a grungy look, in fact the grunge look in motion graphics seems as popular as ever. Earlier this year Riot Gear – a DVD loaded with all different kinds of grunge footage and images – was released by VideoCoPilot. Andrew Kramer kindly sent me a copy which came in handy for a quick promo I created yesterday. This promo  Read more…

For this animation I had planned to have the text fly in as simple After Effects layers but a little warping using 3D Layer Warp gives the promo that extra edge. A simple grey solid acts as the back face of the sticker and adjusting the Displacement settings (with a Fractal Noise map) to give the sticker it’s bumps. Watch movie   Download project

This background uses a series of Illustrator dots animated using the wiggle expression applied to Scale and Opacity. This was then precomposed and CC Radial Blur and CC Toner applied. The grid was created using Grid, warped using Displacement Map and softened at the edges using Lens Blur. It has depth without actually being 3D. Watch movie   Download project

This background – created with some help from Mark Coleran – was created using Trapcode Particular. The basic straight bars can also be modified using the Wave Warp effect. To slow the movement down simply decrease the Velocity setting (Emitter).  Watch movie  Download project

This 3D Warps example uses Radial Wave warp style for all 3 Warps. Setting Material Shading to Shaded With Highlights and increasing the Highlight Sharpness and Highlight Brightness settings gives the material a glossy, plastic-like appearance. Watch movie   Download project

Here’s another example of taking a simple Shape Layer, in this case a star, and experimenting with the different settings.

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