Return-Path: Received: from p3plwbeout04-02.prod.phx3.secureserver.net ([72.167.218.223] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5458678 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:37:59 +0200 Received: from localhost ([72.167.218.245]) by p3plwbeout04-02.prod.phx3.secureserver.net with bizsmtp id vtds1n0025JG3DC01tdsCQ; Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:37:53 -0700 X-SID: vtds1n0025JG3DC01 Received: (qmail 1349 invoked by uid 99); 29 Apr 2014 17:37:52 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-Originating-IP: 142.129.187.88 User-Agent: Workspace Webmail 5.6.47 Message-Id: <20140429103750.89259f98f291d771214680e8971719cb.547cdf75bd.wbe@email04.secureserver.net> From: "Robert W. Walker" To: "After Effects Mail List" Subject: RE: [AE] cartoon smoke puff effect Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:37:51 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Anders, that's great. Exactly the method Roei needs to adapt for his=0Anee= ds. Nice work.=0A=0ARobert W. Walker=0AWalkerSound=0AWalker/Fitzgibbon TV = & Film=0ALos Angeles CA USA=0A=0A=0A> -------- Original Message --------=0A= > Subject: Re: [AE] cartoon smoke puff effect=0A> From: Anders Sundstedt =0A> Date: Tue, April 29, 2014 1:34 pm=0A> To: "After= Effects Mail List" =0A> =0A> =0A> Hi Roei,=0A> = =0A> I did one by first drawing a few small puffs and then animating a real= ly small puff with those 3-4 hand drawn puff shapes.=0A> =0A> I then pre-co= mped that animation and copied it many times but with different rotations a= nd timings so it doesn=E2=80=99t look symmetrical. =0A> =0A> It=E2=80=99s a= bit different in style, but you can have a look here at 00:51:=0A> https:/= /vimeo.com/71830662=0A> =0A> I was playing around with timing and opacity t= o get the look I wanted.=0A> =0A> Kind Regards,=0A> =0A> Anders Sundstedt= =0A> http://sundstedt.co.uk=0A> =0A> =0A> From: Roei Tzoref =0A> Sent: Tues= day, April 29, 2014 5:13 PM=0A> To: After Effects Mail List =0A> Subject: [= AE] cartoon smoke puff effect=0A> =0A> hey fellas =0A> =0A> I'm trying to f= igure out a way to make a cool cartoon puff of smoke=0A> but avoid doing it= frame by frame in photoshop. =0A> =0A> I'm trying to achieve this type of = effect=0A> http://vimeo.com/65131997=0A> =0A> I think particular won't do a= nd ae shapes give too symmetrical results=0A> for this type of animation. = =0A> =0A> any workflow suggestions?=0A> =0A> or do I have to resort to fram= e by frame in flash or photoshop?=0A> (which from my research is the prefer= red technique for this type of animation)=0A> =0A> Thanks