2D smoke effect | 3 different ways!

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This tutorial covers 3 different kinds of 2D smoke effects including smoke trails and puffs. Learn this one simple technique to master smoke in after effects.
This is the only smoke animation tutorial you will ever need when it comes to creating a 2D smoke effect!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:02 1. Exhaust Smoke
08:33 2. Smoky Dust Trail
14:15 3. Smoke from the fire...?
23:43 Outro
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[@TheSylvesterKitty]

Cameron: Always name your layers, you don't want to be the person who doesn't name their layers.
Me: Layer 1, Layer 2, Layer 3...

[@MotionXP]

😂 Technically, they are still named 🙃

[@MotionXP]

Love this comment! 🤌

[@Aquamotion27]

Excellent work. Thank you Cameron!

[@martinmukhanu]

Love it bro keep it coming!!! Learning so much!

[@juanmonge5937]

Thanks for the tutorial it's very helpful

[@herrremo]

super useful aproach, thanks for this!

[@palomarieraschnell5788]

thanks!!

[@ZanderSwart]

very nice

[@DesertCentipede]

your content is top notch :)

[@MotionXP]

Thank you!

[@richochet]

Thanks! Can you please talk me through the crushing alpha technique in order to get a more interactive smoke?

[@MotionXP]

So you always need to add a blur first so the first variable is how blurry you make it. If you make it more blurry the edges of your objects will have bigger curves...then you just need to use the levels alpha adjustment by bringing the two handles on either side together. Another factor is where you drag the two alpha handles to...so, play aound with dragging them closer to the left side as well as the right and you will see that the border of your combined objects gets bigger and smaller accordingly...
I hope this helps...I'm not 100% sure what you mean when you say "interactive" smoke...

[@jaysonfontela5761]

💖💖💖💖

[@AlessandroGekido]

Hey Cameron, how to you get rid of the black background that is created when you use adjustment layer in the smoke dust trail?

[@MotionXP]

Hi @denoisedBanana An adjustment layer shouldn't create a black background...it should be completely invisible. Perhaps check if there isn't some other layer causing it. Feel free to DM me on instagram with a screenshot and I may be able to help further!

[@he8535]

This man's face is 70% jaw and mouth

[@MotionXP]

Wait...who's face? the character or me? 😅