Create Water Ripples in After Effects

Some handy techniques for creating sea foam and water ripples in After Effects.
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[@BenMarriott]

This is genius! Such a creative use of these effects and a beautiful result :D

[@StephenElliget]

Thanks so much Ben!! ❤️😄

[@JakeInMotion]

Brilliant! And it's a perfect example of what you can create once you understand how a handful of effects work in AE. Bravo sir.

[@StephenElliget]

Thanks so much Jake! Glad you like it, really appreciate it! :D

[@TommoCarroll]

Ok, this is brilliant. I did something similar to this for sea form using the cell effect years ago, but I've forgot EXACTLY how I did it. But this method has soooo much more control and creative freedom to it. Brilliantly done.

[@StephenElliget]

Thankyou so much! Glad it was useful!

[@worldisending]

Oh man I've been looking for something like this for so long

[@bleupencil]

.... you know I have been trying (and failing) to achieve almost this exact thing recently, and you've just gone and simplified all my efforts... I don't know whether to cry or say thank you. I think it would be healthier to just say THANK YOU! This is so incredibly helpful and bless you for sharing! I would never have thought of this approach! Later is better than never I guess.

[@StephenElliget]

Glad I could help! :D

[@ManueldoesMotion]

This is amazing! Love how you combine all the effects and especially the use of the displacement map and the echo effect;)

[@StephenElliget]

Thankyou so much Manuel! :D

[@ManueldoesMotion]

@@StephenElliget I think you did an amazing job with your first tutorial btw. Easy to follow, well explained and a very relaxed voice.

[@ralphmoreau2768]

Very strong use of After Effects well done. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@spectralsh1t660]

i wish this guy was releasing tutorials to this day

[@henricovics31]

That's incredible! I cant wait for a breakdown on how do u stylize your animations

[@igchannel2174]

I think you just saved my thesis!! Im doing a ruff 2D animation, and there is a scene where I need this kind of animation about water!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! love to u!!!

[@elsac.972]

This tutorial is so amazing!! I used a modified version for a water modeling effect for my class film this year at SVA :) thank you for the delicious compositing tips ❤

[@leojenkins4061]

omg hey elsa lol -beau

[@elsac.972]

@@leojenkins4061 YOU

[@jeser]

im just sitting here mouth wide open becuz of how genius this method is . this is amazing

[@hong857643210]

This is brillirant! and I like how you explain the functions and purposes of each additional layer of effect

[@Funcraftythings]

Omg this was awesome Stephen. What a useful tutorial. Want to see more such unique ones 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@BhuvaneshwarS-h8u]

Thanks man.. I was searching for this exact effect for a project.. It was helpful for sure..

[@SarahHoyosPena]

Wow love it !!! Thank you so much for sharing :) well explained, looking forward to seeing more wonderful tutorials.

[@GrantMFletcher]

Wow man. Just incredible.

[@MOGRAPHTUTORIALSALENA]

Oh wow! So creative method! I love everything in this tut✨💖

[@sebasmoreno25]

I am blown away! Just genius!!🔥❤️

[@sallowdebarl7119]

I can never thank you enough my G

[@ericcomstock4888]

Loved this. Also makes me realize I have so much more to learn. Please share more tutorials. And thanks!

[@geraldineroquier4071]

Such a smart way ! I'm impressed. 👏

[@wotntarnation3012]

I’ve always loved your style. So excited!! MAKE MORE PLEASE

[@obv_design9310]

The tutorial is perfect in every way! Thank you so much, Stephen😊

[@carminepalladino]

Nice! I love the way you tweak with compositions! Please make more videos

[@secomo2211]

Wow that's insane! super cool and dope tutorial thank you so much!

[@LibertyForAll-l3q]

I followed it all and I really enjoyed it!

[@hiyaishere]

A beautifully done wave👌🏼 Thank you for the hardwork🙏🏼

[@marcusivo]

This is fantastic, thanks Steve and Ben for the share

[@Gard]

This is insanely good

[@jakubjezovic]

Wow , this is super impressive, really nice creative way to make this.

[@themuckyman]

Great technique Steve and great tut.

[@isaacstephens]

This is so great! Hope we'll be seeing more!

[@motionbyakash]

That's so brilliant😍😍😍😍😍😍😍...I'm lovin it

[@JakeBarros]

Dude loved this! Amazing tutorial - keen to see more!

[@piotrciereszynski9530]

This is what I was looking for few times! Thanks mate!

[@Fgeitas1]

Love it! I'd love more tutorials like this please.

[@FullHarbor]

Brilliant. Suuuper result and nice-and-to-the-point :)

[@grinnlock]

So much creativity!!!! I loved it. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@Whatishumor9000]

This is so cool and useful! It’s nice to see the style in it, it’s different than most and really inspiring! Thank you! please make more!

[@ItalianoLanguageclub]

Thank you very much, very useful😊

[@kimdeylen7192]

Brilliant! So useful and insightful.

[@iamsantoshshinde]

You are awesome ..! such a great tutorial for us... learned something great from you.. hoping for more great tutorials for us in future... lots of love 😍❤️🤩🤩

[@danhnguyen1307]

This is a great tutorial! I love your creation!

[@mrpooch]

Wow! Will try this asap. Thanks so much!!!!

[@StephenElliget]

You're very welcome! Thanks!

[@flash_gif]

Woah brilliant! Keep up the great work man.

[@infinitedream9342]

Great tutorial! Very resourceful! Not too long, but still very informative. Keep them coming!

[@mehrkhadem3767]

hello thanks for genius tutorial but when i want to add stencil alpha it does not work

[@hellblazerss]

it helps a lot.. TQ so so much!!

[@LuisBurguete]

This is so creative! 🔥

[@ThomasdeLimbourg]

This is so cool!! What a mastery of Ae 🤩 thank you for sharing your brilliant ideas 😊🥳

[@zakvansammak4014]

Wow thanks Stephen

[@thelamb642]

Thankyou so much for this tutorial🙏. I love it and very helpful👍 you gained my subscribe instantly

[@jeromemccalla9520]

Life saver thank you !

[@azertgfdsqification]

It's amazing! Thank you for the tutorial 😍

[@kb3146]

This was amazing! Thanks

[@laimantang6041]

Thank you!

[@PratikParija]

Wow this is amazing!

[@ashishprakash7091]

You're underrated bro 🙂

[@VKIID]

My jaw was on the floor by the end of this

[@acidiearts]

So cool... thanks mate

[@Laura-ku4nk]

Looks so cooool!

[@tonyfeijo]

muy muy muuuuy bueno! impecable!

[@alinamia4302]

so cool!

[@lucasbird6367]

Genius man, how did you discover that? Thank you so mutch for teatching this! Awesom :D

[@s41to]

This is awesome

[@Damian-lb3wq]

Cool, thank you!

[@martynasabadasz5255]

great tutorial

[@gavinholmes7768]

Nice!!! Thanks!

[@alexchosse1288]

Really nice tutorial!

[@thisninja11]

this is great!

[@lelexoxo1286]

wow just wow, thank you very much, can you add more videos?

[@igorliedke]

Seu trabalho é muito lindo!

[@ashenchamika5540]

thank you

[@iliyaDX]

nice tutorial 🔥🔥

[@ABBabaei]

Brilliant 😍🔥

[@dakshina7124]

Woahh

[@alalockhart6291]

Hi! How did you get it to look like the version in the beginning? Did you overlay textures on top of it?

[@motalatem]

Awesomeeeee

[@miku4936]

Do you have a tutorial for the text in the beginning? Or does it apply all the same? Sorry i'm a beginner

[@saraibrahim9913]

the video in the intro is slightly diffrent , did you add blur and glow ? also thanks for the tutorial!

[@psychod74]

crazy !

[@israel11709]

Cool to see named layers 😎

[@BenMarriott]

The coolest

[@StephenElliget]

Just ignore that 'Comp 1' hahaha

[@sungahn2856]

could you explain more in shortcut button on apple? thank you

[@josesegura7001]

Your voice is kinda soothing almost fell asleep, but the tutorial was pretty interesting so didn't!

[@funstuff5171]

could you share your typography tutorial you have uploaded it in 2010. To this day I haven't seen anything like that!!

[@apaloosa01]

Welp.... Gained one sub !

[@zanzara666]

My Alpha stencil doesn't work? I doesn't show the water ripples, I'm using 22.6.0 btw

[@DarkboyAnimation]

How did you add water sparkles on the first preview in the beginning of the video

[@FlemmoTV]

WOW

[@Tikkiboi]

Need more

[@gihanmadhusanka]

Hi how add image for this cels

[@Batsytron]

This is amazing! How did you repurpose this technique to the typography and still keep it very legible?

[@StephenElliget]

Good question! This was done just using the displacement map effect, using the radio waves to create concentric circles growing outwards. You can follow pretty much the same technique at the latter half of the tutorial, and just apply the displacement map filter to the text. :) I think I added some white lines to add a bit of detail too.

[@Batsytron]

@@StephenElliget Thank you!!!! i am gonna give this a try today. Thanks for the great tutorial!!!

[@shirlynitzan3508]

thank you how can i ass this effect to text on top?

[@HungHoatHinh999]

You duplicated the comp and delete the inside, but will it effect on the other comp? because as i know, 2 comps are one, they just are copies of another but still linked together.

[@secomo2211]

Copy and paste the comp and rename it at the project panel rather than timeline panel. Besides, he just deleted some layers rather than comps inside, that will be fine : ) Sorry for my bad English

[@HungHoatHinh999]

@@secomo2211 tks !

[@420moneytree]

wake up G. it's been 1 year when you left 😢

[@arconagbuya2188]

At 1:08 appear POSITION and SCALE at the same time. How to make those two appear at the same time?

[@StephenElliget]

That might have been a trick of editing. But you should be able to hold down SHIFT and press P and then S. That should reveal both attributes.

[@arconagbuya2188]

@@StephenElliget Yeeeyyy!!! It worked! Thank you!!! 🤩🤩🤩 Now, I followed the next step, higlight the two and then right click, but the thing is: the Copy Expression Only is grayed, I cant click it.

[@StephenElliget]

@@arconagbuya2188 might have to select them individually if it’s grayed out.

[@arconagbuya2188]

@@StephenElliget Yes. It works when selected individually. Thanks!

[@murtlehat]

where are u now

[@StephenElliget]

Around!

[@janus1450]

I do love this tutorial. I really wish you continue making such AE stuffs this quality. I discover you in Instagram where i follow JakeInMotion and he likes your work. Thank you

[@bonertastic1569]

please make more videos 😭😭