[Max Anderson]

Thanks a lot Kevin!
That was really helpful! Thanks for the tutorial link and all the other very useful information.

I experimented with the puppet tool the past few days but it seems like tons of work to be done, at least in the way I want to apply the ink into the project.
I also played around in particular and I could achieve something similar but I find it really hard to move it into space cause the other project elements are in 2D. (characters,backgrounds etc). It needs lots of fine tuning there.

On the other hand, I’ve also tried experimenting with a green screen setup (which I build at home) to see if I can achieve something similar by recording it, masking it and editing it in a way that the ink preserves the closest to the original look as possible.
One problem is that the brush tip and my hand gets in the way sometimes which I’m fixing by editing it but I would like to achieve something like that in the example below. I know this has nothing to do with After Effects or whatsoever but I would be really thankful if you had any idea on how the guy in the video achieved this? Also, will it work on green paper? Looks like he is using a very thin rice paper so maybe that’s why the ink comes through?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVoz8sSQOLo#t=18

Thanks a lot again! 🙂

Max

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[Max Anderson]

Hello Kevin,

Thanks a lot for your reply! It’s been very helpful!

What did you mean by skinny comp? I’ve been working on AE for 4 years by now but never heard that term before.

Even though it sounds like a lot of work, using the puppet tool and mask sounds like reasonable solutions.
I think if I manage to achieve this effect in Particular would save me tons of time though.
I’ve realized that in the tree ink video I’ve posted above the ink branches loop themselves. How is that looping done in AE?

I’ve also seen lots of people using Particular and then combining it with some blur and spin/turbulence parameters. I guess I will just have to mess around with the settings there.

Check the video below tooIt’s not like the video I’ve posted above but at least it has an ink approach to it which is what I want to create.

https://www.trapcode.com/journal/2009/12/12/let-yourself-feel-by-esteban-diacono.html

Thanks a lot again!

Max