• Adobe After Effects

  3D stroke shading?

  Posted by Alexander Gao on April 15, 2007 at 4:18 am

  I’m using trapcode 3D stroke on a path. It is tapered, and looks real nice, like a cable that’s running into the distance. I have one question though… Is there any way to make it look shaded, so that it is given some added depth… maybe like a gradient instead of just white?

  Thanks,
  Alexander Gao

  “When the revolution happens, I’ll be leading it.”

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  Satesh Ramjattan

  April 15, 2007 at 4:46 pm

  Try changing the color to a gray, and then add the “bevel alpha” effect and adjust to your liking.
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  Alexander Gao

  April 15, 2007 at 6:02 pm

  Thanks a bunch! Not quite exactly what I was looking for, but close,and nonetheless useful!

  Thanks,
  Alexander Gao

  “When the revolution happens, I’ll be leading it.”
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  April 15, 2007 at 7:37 pm

  Trapcode stroke isn’t technically a AE 3d effect, however if you put a 2d gradient in a layer above your stroke and changed the mode to “add” or “multiply” or the like, you make be able to create the shading dropoff necessary. You make also be able to use a gausian blur effect like in andrew’s tutorial about depth of field to help you sell the effect… https://www.creativecow.net/articles/kramer_andrew/dof/depthoffield.htm

  If your lines are white you could precompose the whole thing onto another layer with “screen” or something to make all the effects work within your final comp…

  I hope that made sense.

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