Return-Path: Received: from st11p02mm-asmtp002.mac.com ([17.172.220.237] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5458616 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:36:21 +0200 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_hK4qfrGqNQUo64z6P/yI+Q)" Received: from [10.0.1.5] (c-98-240-166-9.hsd1.mn.comcast.net [98.240.166.9]) by st11p02mm-asmtp002.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.08(7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) with ESMTPSA id <0N4S00D33WSGI240@st11p02mm-asmtp002.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:36:20 +0000 (GMT) From: Brian Klein Message-id: <52EC71F5-010A-42C4-9BA8-BC6536532EDD@icloud.com> Subject: Re: [AE] cartoon smoke puff effect Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:36:15 -0500 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-reply-to: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1874) X-MANTSH: 1TEIXWV4bG1oaGkdHB0lGUkdDRl5PWBoaGREKTEMXGx0EGx0YBBIZBBsdEBseGh8 aEQpYTRdLEQptfhcaEQpMWRcbGhsbEQpZSRcRClleF2hjZhEKQ04XSxsYGmJCH2lvHhlaGXhzB xl+GxwZHGBoEQpYXBcZBBoEHQdNSx0SSEkcTAUbHQQbHRgEEhkEGx0QGx4aHxsRCl5ZF2FGckd PEQpMRhdia2sRCkNaFxMSBBgeGgQbHBwEExEKQkYXYxh8aXh4WUh6WwERCkJFF3pmUltlWXJMT kNsEQpCThdrRRpSUB5DXFlcaBEKQkwXYGxyaVJpU09zGR8RCkJsF2hSf11EWUxSYmBnEQpCQBd 6SRJZThtMR0kdGBEKQlgXaWFDbmdbXnleRHIRCnBnF2IYQmFScwEeXBhyEQpwaBdoAXoBa3tEG EVlfxEKcGgXbmFfTUN9QR1YWFARCnBoF2tMckhhU0BkZBleEQpwaBdgUkcYY3xgGl8bRhEKcGg XaB9FbFxkHWVTf10RCnB/F21kaU5tAU1Fe0xAEQpwXxdseUBTRHllUkloWxEKcGcXZkVcGXtuH F1oZF4RCnBnF2hSE0ZfSEZgQmZSEQpwbBdjZXtQS1tAHkEdTBEKcEwXbmRJXB5hZxNIb28R X-CLX-Spam: false X-CLX-Score: 1011 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.11.96,1.0.14,0.0.0000 definitions=2014-04-29_05:2014-04-29,2014-04-29,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1402240000 definitions=main-1404290235 --Boundary_(ID_hK4qfrGqNQUo64z6P/yI+Q) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT If you have Particular, I believe the preset pack: David Vinson Particles Vol 1 comes with it. It has a nice cartoon smoke preset. You can see it in this video at the :57 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szkl0yzR_6k&list=PLF820A1A7BEB8E1C4 Brian Klein On Apr 29, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Roei Tzoref wrote: > thanks Brian > I sometimes get the bad habit of too fixed on keyframing something instead of just drawing it.... > always wanting to automate... ever get that? > > I will try good old radio waves. > > thanks Angie I will definitely try that illustrator tip. > and you can call me Rosie if you like that's fine :) > > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 7:19 PM, angie@angietaylor.co.uk wrote: > Except Illustrator is way better than Photoshop! ;-) > > A x > > > On 29 Apr 2014, at 17:17, brian@totaltraining.com wrote: > >> It honestly doesn't take long to draw three or fours cartoon puffs on Photoshop layers and sequence them in AE, but if you want to automate it, use an AE mask shaped like a puff, as a source shape for Radio Waves. > > --Boundary_(ID_hK4qfrGqNQUo64z6P/yI+Q) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable If you = have Particular, I believe the preset pack: David Vinson Particles Vol 1 = comes with it. It has a nice cartoon smoke preset.
You can see = it in this video at the :57 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dszkl0yzR_6k&list=3DPLF820= A1A7BEB8E1C4

Brian = Klein

On Apr 29, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Roei Tzoref = <yooofi@gmail.com> = wrote:

thanks Brian
I sometimes get the = bad habit of too fixed on keyframing something instead of just drawing = it....
always wanting to automate... ever get = that?

I will try good old radio waves.
 
thanks Angie I will definitely try that = illustrator tip.  
and you can call me Rosie if you like = that's fine :)




On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 7:19 PM, angie@angietaylor.co.uk = <angie@angietaylor.co.uk> wrote:
Except Illustrator is way better than = Photoshop! ;-)

A= x


On 29 Apr 2014, at 17:17, brian@totaltraining.com = wrote:

It honestly doesn't take = long to draw three or fours cartoon puffs on Photoshop layers and = sequence them in AE, but if you want to automate it, use an AE mask = shaped like a puff, as a source shape for Radio = Waves.



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