Liquid Text in After Effects Tutorial - Melt Anything!

[@ottolaakso1944]

I just want to say that you are absolutely crushing it with these tutorials! I never ever click on the bell alarm thingy but I had to make an exception in your case.

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! That's so awesome to hear. Thanks so much the support, it means a lot to me to have such awesome kind folk like you out here watching these things. :D

[@grande1900]

i think the word you're looking for is "melt"

[@TheJazzelito]

Agree

[@feelcollins4358]

@@BenMarriott Is there a way to break the text into separate letters in the beginning or did you just do it manually?

[@khadigamohammed9535]

your channel is like treasure for me I'm from Yemen we do not have any schools to learn motion graphic so it's hard for me to find channel gives all of those Tutorials , so thank you from my heart 💕

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much for the lovely comment, I really appreciate it. The pleasure is all mine, really glad you've enjoyed the tutorials :)

[@longnguyen203]

Gaussain blur + Alphs levels was brilliant! This made my day. Thank you very much.

[@knottt]

Before this tutorial, i never thought a liquid effect could made by those basic effect instead turbulent effcet or any complex things ... Thanks for your inspiration!

[@BenMarriott]

You're so welcome! Thanks so much for watching! Really stoked you enjoyed it :D

[@rachaeldrury8744]

The alpha channel gave me a different histogram for some reason. Maybe an AE 2020 thing. But the same effect was achieved with the RGB channel. In case anyone got stuck here too! Great video and channel overall. You're so inspiring and informative

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks for sharing! :)

[@Anamika756]

You saved me. I was looking for a solution

[@VlogrBlogr]

"Our generation's hope for the future, anything at all!" I felt that one in my soul lmao

[@MEGonwings]

I don't know if you'll ever read this, but i've been watching all your videos for the past week now and i am deeply amazed by how clear your explanations are. these are so helpful! and i'm not even using after effects! I love your style, it's so neat! And you are so kind too! ♥ Thank you for all your hard work! i am sure your videos will help me a lot in the future!

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, that's very kind of you!! The pleasure is all mine, thanks so much for watching it despite you're not even using after effects, haha. :)

[@sowdersdidi7099]

"Hi, I've been married and welcome..."

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, it's true, I am married... And welcome to my channel!

[@boogerjones664]

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[@xxahid]

😂

[@mrCetus]

Idk if you’ll see this but your videos are actually amazing. I started watching you a couple days ago and every time I go through my home page I see a ae tutorial that is super interesting and I realize it’s another one of your videos. Keep on making awesome content my man 😁😁

[@BenMarriott]

Oh wow, thanks so much. I’m so glad you’re finding them helpful

[@maryamhassan132]

You made this look & sound so damn easy like I was avoiding doing these things cuz they looked to be waaayyy above my current level and didn't wanna ensure an atomic headache but like damn I never even thought you could do this with basic effects...

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much! :D That's so awesome to hear

[@wezlos]

How the hell have I gotten this far in life without ever using Set Matte? 😠

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, Dude! I learned how to use it properly like 2 weeks ago. Someone commented about it on my first tutorial. Saying it could save me some layers. I never worked for me before, then I learned I neede to have continually rasterize selected for both layers. the amount of layers I use now has plummeted. :D

[@Alwaysbaggyjeans]

This!!!!

[@archiecrofton734]

I know right! at least we've been enlightened

[@danisindibe]

For real

[@maryamhassan132]

IKR!?!?!? like damn 2 1/2 years of trial & error + a shit ton of tutorials has basically never taught me let alone mentioned 1bout 1/2 of the tips & tricks I've learnt from just 3 vids in the last 2 days...

[@martinbajsic4836]

If only you were on the internet with this kind of tutorials a few years ago, it would've saved me soooo much "unnecessary" learning when i got started with ae :) love this channel

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much man! That's the best compliment I could get. I've been trying to make the videos I would have wanted when I was earlier in my career. :D

[@yudhapratama2322]

These tutorial are amazing Ben I've learned so much just by watching three of your videos Keep up the good work Dude Love from Indonesia

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much man! I really appreciate the support and you time to watch them.

[@Ysterification]

So at the start of every video you're telling us, that you've been married. But to whom, Ben? Love your videos! Thank you so much :)

[@wildchildhd2374]

Damn! This is awsome. I've tried alot of different tutorials on skillshare and what not. Most of them are just too slow and you fall asleep or they speak so fast, that you don't get anything. You seem to have found the perfect balance. Keep going please bruv. :)

[@ilariamacarra7214]

Man, you're a true blessing! Keep going!

[@MARDIA10]

I love your tutorials, they are so creative and the results absolutly wonderful! keep on doing them and I'll keep on watching

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much for your support! :D I really appreciate it and it keeps me so motivated to read stuff like this :)

[@michaelmuller6029]

Fresh twist to an old technique, I like it!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much!! So glad you enjoyed it :D

[@kevinreste6683]

Fantastic channel. I've been a professional for over a decade, your content has jumped to the top of my tips and tricks list. Thank you and keep it up

[@taebae2862]

MORE TUTORIALS! Don't ever stop!

[@ghostly3544]

Just Perfect waiting for more tutorials

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy the new ones :D

[@ishaan9597]

brooo you are just so specific

[@evanc9064]

Once again good content. I use the blur/levels trick all the time, but I liked how you used the choker to pull back your edge on the cheese, very clever!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! Yeah blur/levels comes in handy all the time. Since learning it I see opportunities for it everywhere. So glad you enjoyed the video!

[@rushton399]

Your tutorials are awesome, I only wish there was even more of them for me to binge! With making the ease of the puddle expansion drag out longer, could you use the pen tool on the value graph editor to add a point near the end of the animation, then drag the end key frame out to a longer duration, thereby retaining the speed of the animation at the beginning? My explanation makes it sound more convoluted than it is though...

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! That's a great idea :D Thanks for the top. Haha, explaining AE can be a mouthful without having it in front of you to say "click this to do this"

[@joshc8574]

Bro your intro alone is so dope.

[@theqdiary5545]

istg anything u do is literally magic THANK U SO MUCH FOR THIS I LOVE UR CHANNEL

[@vfxeriksen8694]

"You can use this effect to melt absolutely anything: text, army men-- our generation's hope for the future-- anything at all!" I love those subtle quips haha.

[@chiragbokadia9054]

That inbetween frame hack, man that's just awesome!! Also, congrats on your new course!

[@ligrerium9891]

Love the fast forward song! ❤

[@timmckee5489]

Besides learning how to do this, I learned some things about Ae I didn't know - keep 'em coming!

[@akanshasdiary]

Super cool! I am on a Ben Mariott binge

[@friedalichtenberg7050]

Subscribed after this 🤌🤌

[@margitteember]

So many smart yet simple workarounds! I love it!!!!!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed it :D

[@jamesoakley5742]

Hey Ben, Just starting on After Effects after spending too long stuck on FCPX scared to make the jump. Your tutorials are brilliant and even though its still a bit daunting it's so helpful to have stuff like this to demystify AE. Looking forward to watching more of these . Thank you!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! AE is really daunting when starting out. So many panels and options. There's definitely a steep learning curve but it's super rewards once things start happening :) Please shout out if you have any questions

[@jamesoakley5742]

Ben Marriott Will do! Thanks for the reply. I’ll tag you in some stuff I make from these tutorials once I get chance.

[@JoseGarcia-hd7wm]

Love your tutorials, Every time I watch one a lear a new tool or a technique i could use for something else.

[@vanelopez2065]

Hey that is awesome, do have by any chance a tutorial for your intro specifically last part?

[@kidhappens9646]

Love these tutorials! Total noob on After Effects here and was able to make a video in just a couple of weeks. Used the melt effect for the word "butter" on my video but didn't bother with all of the fancy shading (a) because the word is up for only a fraction of a second and (b) I'm not nearly the artist Ben is. Thanks for keeping it entertaining too!

[@aasifbarwatiya1088]

Exactly what i was looking for, Love you mate ❤

[@JyoHxOfficial]

Very nice and Very Helpfull tutorial! Thankyou so much!

[@abitpauldennisy]

This is astonishing. Thank you. And very entertaining in a nerdgasm kinda way. What was the actual elapsed time from start to finish? I figure if I multiple that by 10, I might have an idea of how long it'll *me* to do...

[@NeoFlorian1]

The blur + levels trick is super useful! Thanks for that!

[@TylersToyBox]

What an awesome and creative use of guassian blur and levels - really great!

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much! :D

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much! :D

[@yvonnegone]

very good tutorial! would recommend being more specific about what you're doing in the lower left panel though (that part was hard to follow imo). but i liked it! you didn't use plugins and you went the extra mile in animating the physics properly lol

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the feedback :D I'll definitely try to be more specific next time. This is great to know. Please ask away if you have any specific questions about that part. :)

[@yvonnegone]

@@BenMarriott I got it after watching it a few times, thank you though!

[@felipezapata3146]

What an absolute amazing tutorial!! thanks legend!!

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much! :D So glad you like it :)

[@Evie_Ruby]

Today I've learned that there are a crazy amount of uses for gaussian blur

[@jesseblaskovits64]

I like the Blur/Levels combo! I learned it from another tutorial where he used it.

[@mczeno]

I'm a complete beginner to AE, but your videos make me excited to learn the tool. Thank you :)

[@naomiz4937]

I’m new to the channel and I love the pace of your videos because it lets me simply watch an artist at work and maybe take some inspiration from it for future! A lot of tutorials out there take so many pauses to let you follow along but let’s be real more often than not, i don’t watch with intention to follow at the same time. Also love your opening titles and style! It’s very adventure time-esque (:

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much! Thats so amazing to read. I really appreciate you watching :D

[@LeadSwitchKick]

Not even looking to create anything like this, but I just want your channel to grow so I let the video play in the background for better watch time and I gave it a like. Yes I'm Jesus

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much! You may very well be the greatest Jesus of them all. I can't thank you enough. :)

[@nadiahizzati4114]

i love your tutorials so much its so unique and amazing please post more!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! Thats so awesome of you to saw. :D Many more to come. 1 every week! :D

[@catdrowned]

if anyones having trouble with the gussian blur + levels leaving the edges blurry I found applying a brightness and contrast effect to the adjustment layer and turning the contrast up fixes it, I had to apply it a few times to get the edges sharp

[@andres160982]

Hi, what I don't like about this technique is that the edges looks to sharp, like little teeth when everything begin to melt. It doesn't matter how much blur I apply or levels. Do you know how to fix this? thanks

[@duyenng.5741]

Thank you for bringing the best melting tutorial to community. You are my saver. Thanks.

[@johanperjus616]

Great tutorial and the speed section is hilarious.

[@edindinho]

Wow!!!! This is the best melting text effect I´ve ever seing. Thank you Ben. BIG LIKE 👍🏼👍🏼

[@BenMarriott]

That's awesome! Thank you for the big like! I really appreciate it :)

[@MagicPlants]

Dude that blur trick was fucking NEXT LEVEL THANK YOU!

[@SquidgytheGreat]

Amazing stuff! Would love to see some liquidy-bouncing shapes tutorial!! So cool!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! great idea, I'll definitely see what I can do :)

[@jiveaces]

Awesome tutorial, I have used this in our next music video coming soon!

[@fragmentiki]

Thanks Ben! I really enjoyed this melting effect.

[@ultraeduar2911]

Love it thanks thanks thanks, this was my first time in after effects and i liked my result

[@yn0818]

Many thanks for your video. It is very cool motion and helpful tutorial, too! Btw, could you explain in more detail about the process when moving from AE to PS? (i.g. How to send the project file from AE to PS)

[@onleee]

u could also use "simple choker" instead of the levels :)

[@charlieyuncken7674]

So nice to have well made tutorials! Nice production touches! Love it more tutorials

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! :D I really appreciate the encouragement. So glad you're enjoying them

[@reinasmith9967]

Hey! I really love your work and thank you so much for sharing your nice skillset.

[@azharbhatti5544]

Great stuff mate! You just started and you're already up there on my favotite quality creator bois list. Keep up the good work. Also, can you do a tutorial on perspective walk cycles using just shapes? Like a character walking towards or away from the camera. You know those classic hand drawn walk cycles, character facing the camera, fisheyed shoes and stuff. Would love to see that, but done with shape layers and stuff.

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much!! :D I really appreciate the suggestion! I'd have to spend a long time learning that myself first XD. I can't promise that one will be in the pipeline any time soon, but I'd love to know how to do that and I'll definitely share what I learn If I do. :D

[@BenMarriott]

@@tusharpandey02 Oh wow that's like exactly what Azhar was asking for. Awesome find, that class looks incredible too. I might have to pick it up while it's on sale! :D

[@azharbhatti5544]

Keyframed oh yeah, I've been following Motion Design School for a while and this request was actually inspired by that. They do great work but I can't shell out $50 something for a single tutorial plus they use hand drawn stuff; which I already know. I wanna learn doing exactly that but with shape layers, you know the nifty faux 3d mograph trick we've all been using to animate "3D" houses and such. I want that technique merged with perspective walk cycles. Kinda like what Limber does with it's fore-shortening tool.

[@azharbhatti5544]

Ben Marriott Cool. As Keyframed mentioned, Motion Design School's perspective walk cycle is exactly what I'm asking for (this request was actually inspired by that) but they use hand drawn stuff, which I already know about. I wanna do the same thing with shape layers. And since we both don't know how to that, I suggest you looking up this breakdown by Deekay Motion. instagram.com/p/BjbErSgB-fQ/?hl=en And Limber's fore-shortening tool, because you're way better than me at this and might be able to figure out a way to do the perspective thing using this technique. I'll also look around and try things out and will make sure update this comment if I figure something out. Thanks in advance.

[@srikanthshankar8871]

Bless you man, thanks for all helpful tutorials 🙏

[@simarock]

You can add turbulent displacement map and sinc whole title in there. It will be procedural so u can reuse effect fast

[@jontulloch2189]

This is amazing - one question though: How do you move things between After Effects and Photoshop if you don't have a handy cut-a-way to help?!

[@tee_1999]

Export as a JPEG composition and then open it in PS frame-by-frame because it'll be saved in frames (note: this takes a lifetime to render)..

[@liorliv3Gaming]

@@tee_1999 He actually exported is as a movie (I used quicktime format) and then opened it in PS

[@jeremydance4110]

Timelord by battleaxe for PS->AE. Overlord by battleaxe for AI-> AE

[@bsklklcicompositeindextopg9558]

This effect is rock !

[@julbubb]

Hi Ben! Thank you very much for your tutorials! They are great!! 😉

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much! So glad you're finding them useful :D

[@robotoalex9803]

Really great tutorial! Thank you!

[@VillagerLifeCraft]

Wow this is the best tutorial🙂 I've learned a lot 🥰

[@Esbunnies]

Thank you so much, such a great tutorial! Helped me a lot!

[@gee.create]

fantastic tutorial great job sir

[@Eslamm94]

Thank you !

[@NYPeterP]

It's... That word... Awesome!

[@romanbruni]

brilliant ! thanks I'll try to melt some metal with that too ! cheers from Rio.

[@Aptass]

Great tutorial yet again!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! Please let me know if you've got any suggestions for what you'd like to see next. :D

[@abbeyblankensop4330]

seems like photoshop 2022 took out creating video frame timelines, how would you add the brush detail still?

[@dianastanciu7625]

I thought this was going to be a quick how to tutorial, but you did a lot of customizing there.

[@jwalzer]

Coming to AE a little late, but love this channel!

[@missham]

your tutorial is so helpful! thank you so much :D

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much for watching! :D

[@fasspot]

You're a genius!! 😊👍😎

[@truelectro]

So so so good!

[@demonking6356]

Thanks you sir very useful

[@q5engenhariaeconsultorialt199]

good work and thank you so much, Greetings from Egypt

[@StevenDiLeo]

Thanks for making this! I'm going to use some of these ideas to melt Frosty the snowman in my upcoming music video ;)

[@koto9]

our generations hope for the future.. can't believe u predicted 2020

[@abuzarmadki2262]

How did you do that Photoshop thing frame by frame.. Also could you please if possible make a video about it

[@khokulramana1318]

Hi it's very professional way of working, nice.... Can anyone explain how he imported.in Photoshop as video group and I can't install Animedesign 2 it says there is no Adobe software.can anyone please help me out

[@Aaron-ld7tw]

Hey late to the party but would love to see you show us how to melt an object, such as a blinking eyeball into a silver pool like T2 lol...so cool. Thanks for all that you do. Hopefully you may have some new updates or simpler tricks 🙌

[@imhercules2246]

I thibk you can use the exACT SAME PROCESS

[@EdsLorraine]

"Hi I've been married" is what I heard when I clicked the video and I was like. O_o okay then good to know xD

[@berylfringo]

Yes lol

[@nicolenwaywah919]

Hi Ben, I'm glad that I found your channel. Really thanks for this tutorial. Ben, I can catch up with Ae part but really challenging for Ps section. Is it possible to show step by step for Ps next time next tutorials? Thanks Ben!

[@portz2012]

GR8 IDEA TYTY

[@jessegimbel]

Hey Ben, fantastic videos. Your channel has quickly become one of my favorites on KZbin. Any chance you could do a video or have tips for animating something dropping far into water, and the resulting splash? I believe it was you who had the video of the egg/duck dropping with a great ripple effect, but having trouble with getting good swirling under water and a splash on the surface.

[@MediocreEdit]

I used drop shodow effect on AE instead of using Ps

[@watch48proj]

Hey Ben, thanks for these tutorials they are amazing! You might have covered this before - how did you set up that handy layer labeling panel on the left there?

[@tjbudi6204]

Wow... its complicated ... but i will try sometime .. thanks for tutor

[@worstever5151]

this is so so good!!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! A thought a fellow cheese fan would appreciate the subject matter. ;)

[@alexunderstands]

Great tutorial! Thanks.

[@BenMarriott]

Thank YOU. I really appreciate the support! :D

[@YAHIABENFREELANCER]

like a pro bro