Lynda - After Effects Motion Graphics Creating Fire and Brimstone Type Animation
After Effects is a very versatile tool. On one hand, it's a powerful compositing and post-production program. On the other hand, it is capable of producing some very impressive 3D visuals, with the help of plugins like FreeForm Pro.
In this course, you'll learn to take advantage of these powerful features. The first half of this course uses AE as if it were true 3D software, producing a unique 3D landscape—a volcano spouting fire and brimstone—rendered into several image sequence passes. In the second half, author Ran Ben Avraham shows how to use AE's powerful compositing abilities to combine the render passes, add environment particles, build 3D text, and use a few post-production tricks to produce this "volcanic" scene.
Like all of our project-based learning experiences, each step of the process is rich with object lessons that are applicable to scenarios the motion design artist will face in real-world productions.
Topics include:
Working with the FreeForm Pro plugin
Modeling the volcano
Adding lava flow to the color and displacement maps
Animating the camera in the scene
Filling in gaps with FreeForm Pro
Lighting the scene
Rendering multiple passes
Compositing the render passes
Creating a smoke particle system
Building 3D text
Adding effects
Time remappingAfter Effects的是一个非常通用的工具。一方面,它是一个强大的合成和后期制作程序。在另一方面,它能够生产一些非常令人印象深刻的3D视觉效果,像自由曲面临插件的帮助。