Style like a PRO with this hidden technique.

[@GustavoHenrique-ub8ts]

The therapy section alone (me fighting the artistic urge to ignore all references and literally redefine art itself, accomplishing only Ryan Gosling acting levels of depression) is worth that SMASH!!! The subject of the video is a welcome bonus, especially about layer styles. Thanks again, Cameron, for the reminder that it is not only me struggling with delusions.

[@MotionXP]

We all need that reminder every now and then 😄! Thanks for the comment...I'm glad that section resonated!

[@GreenGrassJenny]

Your tutorials are so helpful. I appriciate your effort in making these!

[@GrahamCross-l5h]

2:30 Do not copy your layers! Add a solid layer - use Calculations to 'copy' your animated layer. Add your layer styles to this. If the client ever wants a change - you change your one master layer, instead of all the copies. Also you can get a gradient along a curve stroke by using a text layer, lots of ••• gradient ramp text animator selector range thingy with a fill RGB colour to give it the gradient - font colour is the other colour of the gradient, mask stroke on the text layer, aling text to mask path setting to on.

[@MotionXP]

Thanks for the tips! These are super useful!

[@evann9585]

Hello, thanks for the tutorial ! Simple question here, at the begining your floor gradient layer doesn't seems to have effects applied. So what did you use to create this gradient that is outside the simple line ?

[@jacquesbroquard]

Dope comment about references, inspiration hunting, and style development. Thanks for putting that out there.

[@marveloussamuel7984]

It's been a minute dude. Glad you dropped another banger!

[@MotionXP]

I'm glad to be getting into it again! Glad you liked it!

[@soquepelendapelesoque989]

You good Master

[@karankey3939]

Great tutorial loved it !✨

[@MotionXP]

I'm glad! Thanks

[@zanimacije_LooP]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@MorisSoorati]

thank you brother ! so much value

[@floatingdweller247]

I see you homie 👀 your in my feeds amongst the KZbin greats …. Your coming up with your unique talents. I love it. So I subscribed. Keep up the great work yo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@MotionXP]

I appreciate your words! Thanks for the sub!

[@aboudaymane8195]

brilliant

[@teeto_a]

Thank you for the video! Please where do you get styleframe references?

[@vanemotion]

Great technique! We will have to put it into practice because the result is amazing!👌

[@MotionXP]

For sure! There are so many more ways to use layers styles for all sorts of style so it's a great addition to any Motion Designers arsenal!

[@ajg8017]

Great content man!!

[@MotionXP]

Thank you!

[@shaunmccormick1]

My own personal motion design therapist! 🤣That got me in the feels!

[@MotionXP]

I'm glad we could have such a productive session this week...I'll see you next week same time? 😁

[@shaunmccormick1]

@@MotionXP 😂😂😂

[@eladbari]

There are barely any tuts discussing how to texture / give volume to flat layers in AE. This Faux 3D i superb. Now, onto finding more styles. [I think the grainy look is mostly overdone. Wonder about more subtle methods where grain/noise are not so heavy looking]...

[@manoutheodora]

3:58 I laugh so hard! Can't wait to apply your technics

[@MotionXP]

🙃😄

[@simoneblax]

Question: Why do you have to apply different layer styles to duplicate versions of the same element? Why not applying them to the same layer? What is the advantage of making the timeline more complex than it need to be? ps: great video, i love that you're channel is constantly growing. Ready for 20k subs? 😁🔥

[@MotionXP]

Great question! So, looking at this now, I see I could have made the style with two layers...my initial though was that I would want to change the position of the inner glow which I ended up not needing to. However, with the highlight I was using the same bevel and emboss layer style and you can't have two instances of a layer style. So, all the settings I changed for the highlight would have ruined my shadow...So, it was better to have that separate.

[@simoneblax]

@@MotionXP Great answer! Ahah thank you for explaining in detail. So having them separated give you better control of each layer style applied? I got the part where you explain that you can't have the same layer style applied twice, but except that, wouldn't you have the same control since you can modify each layer style individually?

[@MotionXP]

It really depends on what you are trying to achieve...if you can create the style without seperating layers you should...but if the style need separated layers then thats okay too. The preference, as you are suggesting, is to have less layers though!

[@LoungeFly02]

I have AE24, but i dont have a menu option "3d and Materials" as shown at 2:01

[@edrianazka9373]

@@LoungeFly02 illustrator btw not after effects

[@RkAnas-lq2fm]

Apps name sir

[@RkAnas-lq2fm]

Apps name

[@georgejames8984]

❤❤❤

[@jaysonfontela5761]

👍

[@gitgudsec]

are you english saffa or kiwi? just can't tell

[@MotionXP]

South African...still here so not Saffa 😁

[@gitgudsec]

@@MotionXP lekke bru

[@christopherjimenez5537]

just learn 3D! Designers keep living in denial

[@MotionXP]

I get where you are coming from and you're not wrong! My whole point with this video, however, was to showcase the power of layer styles...which are by no means limited to creating a 3D look. This was just an example of whats possible!

[@moeenudin8663]

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