2D smoke effect | 3 different ways!

[@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! 🤌

[@alanrodriguez210]

You just saved my latest project, thank you

[@YU-nw9bz]

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing project!! this one elevate my aftereffects skill !!

[@Aquamotion27]

Excellent work. Thank you Cameron!

[@herrremo]

super useful aproach, thanks for this!

[@martinmukhanu]

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

[@juanmonge5937]

Thanks for the tutorial it's very helpful

[@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...

[@DesertCentipede]

your content is top notch :)

[@MotionXP]

Thank you!

[@palomarieraschnell5788]

thanks!!

[@nikyabodigital]

Its cool approach but cant this all be achieve with just particle systems. Just finding the right movement and size of circles

[@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!

[@jaysonfontela5761]

💖💖💖💖

[@ZanderSwart]

very nice

[@he8535]

This man's face is 70% jaw and mouth

[@MotionXP]

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