wrote: Hi, I have been making some fake shadows by simply duplicating a layer, = squashing it, stretching and changing levels and adding some blur = effects. I would like to now fade it from dark to transparent, linear, so that = it softens out the further away from the origin of the shadow. In my = example the wheel of a cartoon fire truck. I tried this 4 point gradient but it doesn=92t work as it=92s not = doing a linear gradient, also this effect doesn=92t fade to transparent, = only to color. Another thing I would also like to know, the wheel is rotating as the = truck is moving forward, how can I make the dublicate copy (Ctrl+D) = shadow also rotate accordingly? Rotating it normally will not work = because the squashed wheel shadow will rotate in 2D rather than in the = fake 3D shadow plane. Is it possible to have it rotate correctly without = using 3D layers? (the point of using fake shadows rather than actual 3D = was to quickly get shadows without setting up as 3D layers with lights = etc. and render speed.) I usually do actual 3D but for this video it = will be easier with faked shadows. Thanks Anders=20 ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01CEF72B.0E6668D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Andrew, I can=92t find an RG Warp Effect in Search for Effects = &=20 Presets?

Linear wipe is a great one thanks.

-Anders

From: Andrew Embury

Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 3:37 PM

To: After Effects Mail List =

Subject: Re: [AE] Gradient to transparent for a fake shadow = +=20 rotation

Have a look at "RG Warp", usually a great tool I find for = creating=20 my faked refections.=20

Also, when creating a fade out to transparent look at using "Linear = Wipe."=20 It will definitely help you out in your needs. :)

Have a great one.

- Andrew

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Anders = Sundstedt <sundstedt@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I=20 have been making some fake shadows by simply duplicating a layer, = squashing=20 it, stretching and changing levels and adding some blur = effects.

I=20 would like to now fade it from dark to transparent, linear, so that it = softens=20 out the further away from the origin of the shadow. In my example the = wheel of=20 a cartoon fire truck.

I=20 tried this 4 point gradient but it doesn=92t work as it=92s not doing = a linear=20 gradient, also this effect doesn=92t fade to transparent, only to=20 color.

Another=20 thing I would also like to know, the wheel is rotating as the truck is = moving=20 forward, how can I make the dublicate copy (Ctrl+D) shadow also rotate = accordingly? Rotating it normally will not work because the squashed = wheel=20 shadow will rotate in 2D rather than in the fake 3D shadow plane. Is = it=20 possible to have it rotate correctly without using 3D layers? (the = point of=20 using fake shadows rather than actual 3D was to quickly get shadows = without=20 setting up as 3D layers with lights etc. and render speed.) I usually = do=20 actual 3D but for this video it will be easier with faked = shadows.

Thanks

Anders=20

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