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Animating a wavy line
Nina Paley has some really interesting vector animation techniques and one that caught my eye is a kind of waving tapered line. I’ve attached an example from her blog. She uses Flash for this but I’m wondering if it can be done in AE.
I tried the Ripple effect (with a non-zero wave speed) and got some interesting motion but it doesn’t seem the same. I have a feeling it’s something simple that produces such a mesmerizing effect but I can’t figure it out.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Max
https://blog.ninapaley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Sun.gif
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2 Replies
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Of course, right after posting my question I found the solution on a second search of the forums. The Wave Warp effect does the trick and the “wave type” makes for some interesting variations. Here’s my quick-and-dirty version, which came out more ominously but shows the effect.
https://maxgraphic.com/wavy-sun.gif
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Have you tried a ripple distort on a adjustment layer with a masked middle?
Tudor \”Ted\” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist
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