2D Smoke & Explosions in After Effects Tutorial

A simple After Effects tutorial on how to easily achieve 2D cartoonish explosions and smoke effect. This method can also be used in order to give your After Effects animation a traditionally- animated look without animating it frame-by-frame. I'm uploading new motion design & animation tutorials...

Intermediate - 14 min - Design & Creative Software - Ben Marriott

The full course: Learn Motion Graphics free

What you'll need

Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.

Books

The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams - View on Amazon
Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book by Lisa Fridsma - View on Amazon
The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas Bullen - View on Amazon

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