COLORAMA is UNDERRATED! Don’t let the ancient interface fool you - colorama is crazy powerful. Make a simple animation, change the opacity over time, add echo/repeater, and let colorama do the rest. Check out the full video on my YouTube channel 👉 @motion.by.nick 👈. Clean Promo is an ultra-modern and stylish After Effects template with a unique design, colorful and creatively animated shape layers, clean text animations, and dynamic transitions. It’s really easy to use and edit with a neat, customizable controller.
There are a ton of preset palettes to choose from. But what I want to explain is how the output cycle works at the basic level. For this we will use the RGB Preset Palette in the dropdown.
Each triangle on the wheel is a color. If you noticed, there is also a line that leads to an opacity slider for the triangle. This is an important feature. You have the ability to have the color you map out to have an intensity on the final image(This only works if you have 'Modify Alpha' selected in the Modify section.
You can add up to 64 different color triangles. You can click and drag the triangles to where you want on the color wheel, but you can also do:
Shift+drag will snap the triangle to 45 degree increments.
Add a triangle by clicking near the edge of the wheel in an empty spot.
Duplicate a triangle by either ctrl+drag(Windows) or command+drag(Mac)
Delete a triangle by simply dragging it away from the wheel.
Cycle Repetitions: Allows you to multiply the amount of times the output cycle is placed over the input phase. The normal number is 1, meaning it will cycle through the input phase once. Changing this to 2 essentially duplicates the output cycle on the map. This makes the frame look like it has two sets of the output on the image.
Interpolate Palette: Adds smooth color changes between each triangle on the color wheel. Deselect this to have a harsh edge.
Smoke is one of the easiest things to create in After Effects. Here are five ways to do it!
If you’re trying to jump into digital compositing, creating smoke in After Effects is a great place to start. The cool thing is there are multiple ways to create smoke in After Effects. In the following article, we’ll take a look at a few different ways to create smoke in After Effects.
1. Creating and Tracking Smoke in Adobe After Effects CS6
Created By: Vox Lab Mobile9 nokia.
In this video tutorial from Vox Lab, we see how to create a simple smoke source using the particle playground effect. The thing that makes this tutorial unique is the creative usage of the wiggle expression. You probably already know that you can add wiggle expressions to transform properties, but when you add the wiggle expression to effect parameters, you can get some really cool results like those found in this tutorial.
2. How to Make Smoke/Fog
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In this tutorial by ccMultimedia, we take a look at how to create a more wisp-like smoke effect using the particle playground effect and a simple fast blur. I personally like using a slight vector blur when creating smoke like this.
3. How to create Smoke/Clouds In After Effects CS5
Created By: ZerosAlwaysOne
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In this tutorial we learn how to create smoke in After Effects using a smoke reference image. The tutorial outlines a very interesting technique in which you use the colorama effect to simultaneously color and key your smoke.
4. Fog Tutorial in After Effects
Created By: CB ANIMATION STUDIOS
In this tutorial, CB Animation Studios shows us how to use the fractal noise effect to create convincing smoke effects in After Effects. This technique is great if you’re doing more subtle smoke effects like fog. But if you are doing more dynamic smoke movements, you might want to use a particle-based effect.
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5. Creating Clouds Using Trapcode Particular
Created By: James Uy
There’s no better particle generator for After Effects than Trapcode Particular. With many more customizable settings, Trapcode is a fantastic resource for motion graphic designers to use. Unfortunately it’s not free, but Trapcode does offer a free trial on their website. In this tutorial, we learn how to create clouds in After Effects using Trapcode particular.
Have any other tips for creating smoke in After Effects? Share in the comments below.
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