• Adobe After Effects

  How to create lines behind skateboard wheels in AE

  Posted by Dane Wells on October 14, 2008 at 10:06 am

  hey

  ok here we go, I’ve got this skate footage and i want it to create lines behind the wheels as if the wheels them self are painting the ground at the point of contact, what’s the best way to do this / fastest way to do this

  PLEASE HELP.

  Alex Dinnin replied 17 years, 9 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Mark

  October 14, 2008 at 11:30 am

  Create the lines using paths and the stroke filter on a solid…set the stroke filter to display on transparent…and set the filter to use all masks.

  Next, create a new solid and set it’s visibility to off… Create a mask that follows the wheel….it will have to animate.

  Now on the stroke layer, set the track matte to use the new solid layer.

  hope this helps

  Mark

  Mark Harvey
  Senior Editor
  Le Réseau des sports
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  Alex Dinnin

  October 14, 2008 at 11:31 am

  the simplest way would be to track the wheels.

  then create a solid layer and apply a stroke to it or use a custom shape,
  then copy your track points to the end of the stroke, and it should follow the wheels nicely !!!

  Alex

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