How to recreate Layerlab feBiomass.

[Filip Vandueren]

for feBiomass:

1. Create a solid layer
2. give it a Fractal noise effect
   

   Settings:
   Fractal Type: Dynamic
   Noise Type: Spline
   Contrast: 160

3. Precompose that layer, moving all attributes into the new comp, name it “Blob”
4. on the Blob Layer: add a colorama effect
   

   Twirl open the Output cycle and choose use Preset palette: “Ramp red”
   Double-click on the red triangle and change the red color to rgb (255/128/125) pink
   click on the opposite side of the (now pink) triangle to add another triangle and choose rgb (128/0/0) dark red

5. add a CC Glass effect
   

   Settings:
   Surface->softness: 1,0
   Surface->height: 20,0
   Surface->Displacement: 0,0
   Shading->Ambient: 100
   Shading->Specular: 66
   Shading->Diffuse: 0
   Shading->Metal: 0

parameters that are not mentioned can be left to their default values.
Here’s my result:

If you now animate the evolution-option of the noise in your pre-comp you get some pretty yucky stuff 😉

The Green one is just another noise-preset, with a different colorama, even without any other effects applied after that I believe.

[Filip Vandueren]

Well, I only watched the stills, now I watched the animated version, and indeed , you can just animate the evolution to get what they did.

You also might want to fine-tune the brightness & contrast settings of the fractal noise to get another balance, fe. contrast 200%, brightness -50 also give snice results etc.

All this being said, it looks to me like everything Layerlab are selling is just based on different fractal noise settings, I hope I didn’t put them out of business by recreating one effect here in about 5 minutes time 😉

[Mylenium]

[Filip Vandueren] “All this being said, it looks to me like everything Layerlab are selling is just based on different fractal noise settings, I hope I didn’t put them out of business by recreating one effect here in about 5 minutes time ;-)”

Well, I think few people would miss them… Most of their stuff is so ridiculously simple, it’s really quite impertinent of them to even ask for money for it.

Mylenium

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