Creative COW | Darren Ruddock | Activity https://creativecow.net/members/darrenruddock/activity/ Activity feed for Darren Ruddock. Sat, 16 May 2026 12:52:18 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.5.10 en-US 30 hourly 2 99c1c305e4b6bd938413f4314c00b992 Darren Ruddock replied to the discussion Camera along path. in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/camera-along-path/#post-2455276 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 08:15:29 +0000 Reply to Camera along path.

Hi Hector,

Thanks for the reply, but that video just covers the very basics of camera setup and views.

I need the camera to follow the hexagon like it’s on a race track. I’m not sure if anybody can point me toward how that is going to work.

Cheers.

]]> 57d08cf1c7cfe9e582aff81f0dba5bcc Darren Ruddock started the discussion Camera along path. in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/camera-along-path/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:25:28 +0000 Camera along path.

Hi guys,

I don’t use a lot of cameras in AE so I’m thinking this is probably fairly difficult, hope I’m wrong!

I’m messing about with a logo for an Iracing team, I want the camera to move a long the path of a hexagon, like it is racing around it….see attached…

How on earth do I get the camera to follow the path of the Hexagon? Do I create a null…

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]]> 3ecf76a87e960f254aa0dc1f9115d702 Darren Ruddock replied to the discussion Make this into separate lines to animate in the forum Adobe Illustrator https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/make-this-into-separate-lines-to-animate/#post-2453491 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 11:47:57 +0000 Reply to Make this into separate lines to animate

Hi Tom,

Many thanks, I will give that a try!

]]> c5f6595033e9db4b131b53fe53596bad Darren Ruddock started the discussion Make this into separate lines to animate in the forum Adobe Illustrator https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/make-this-into-separate-lines-to-animate/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:43:37 +0000 Make this into separate lines to animate

Hi guys,

I have realised that I really need to learn Illustrator if I’m gonna push my After Effects stuff forwards. So, I started on a friends static logo for his IRacing team, intending to create a motion graphic for it.

I managed to get the low res jpeg in and vectorize it but I’m having trouble splitting it into sections so I can animate the…

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]]> 22568fdcd86dcb8e0ca5d9072a70e687 Darren Ruddock replied to the discussion Will artificial intelligence replace motion designers? in the forum A.I. https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/will-artificial-intelligence-replace-motion-designers/#post-2444874 Tue, 09 May 2023 17:57:24 +0000 Reply to Will artificial intelligence replace motion designers?

I was about to post on this exact topic. I have been using After Effects for some time but would really like to push my skillset further.

The trouble is, I wondered if I would be wasting my time doing a course in After Effects if AI is gonna wipe motion artists out ( or the world lol).

Also, what would you suggest learning alongside After Effects?…

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]]> 2188543840ce0f61c9d1c1b7ad337ede Darren Ruddock replied to the discussion Arrows - Can I do this in AE??? in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/arrows-can-i-do-this-in-ae/#post-2430629 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:32:31 +0000 Reply to Arrows - Can I do this in AE???

Just clicked the ‘Outside’ render option, seems to work! Thanks

]]> 76efa833143ec1766ec966b7b74c58aa Darren Ruddock replied to the discussion Arrows - Can I do this in AE??? in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/arrows-can-i-do-this-in-ae/#post-2430621 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:15:03 +0000 Reply to Arrows - Can I do this in AE???

The problem I am having is that my arrow is showing through the Earth and I have no idea why. I tried making a pre-comp like yours and key-framed in some movement on the arrow then applied the CCSpehere but that kinda didn’t work. I can get a similar result to yours playing with the radius and rotation but get a see arrow showing through the earth…

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]]> a3ab7672d124353bf04cb37dbd855a5c Darren Ruddock replied to the discussion Arrows - Can I do this in AE??? in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/arrows-can-i-do-this-in-ae/#post-2430612 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:32:39 +0000 Reply to Arrows - Can I do this in AE???

That looks like it could work! Thanks so much!! I’m gonna give it a go.

I’ll report back!

]]> d1f39bd705eaacda37f2214c1adc06d5 Darren Ruddock replied to the discussion Arrows - Can I do this in AE??? in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/arrows-can-i-do-this-in-ae/#post-2430607 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:27:50 +0000 Reply to Arrows - Can I do this in AE???

Anybody point me in the right direction??

]]> 0fdc945667bfac3ecaa0791f580f42d1 Darren Ruddock started the discussion Arrows - Can I do this in AE??? in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/arrows-can-i-do-this-in-ae/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:28:44 +0000 Arrows - Can I do this in AE???

Hi all,

Hope you are good. Need a little help with an animation. I need to get some arrows to go around the globe in the attached picture. I know I will probably have to create them but can this be achieved in After Effects or is it a Cinema 4D job? I’m not experienced with Cinema 4D!!!

Cheers guys, any help hugely appreciated..

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