Create Lightning & Energy Effects in 5 Steps | After Effects Tutorial

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[@AldousTyler]

THANK you very, very much. There were a few nudges you used that I didn't, but you allowed me to tweak what you had to the point where I have GREAT looking lightning now.

[@jiml4939]

This was amazing! Thanks so much for this - will really help with my Animation Assignments!

[@LinkedMember]

awesome tutorial, fast-paced and straight forward! I really appreciate your style, looking forward to watching more! thanks again

[@rampagegage2259]

It should be noted that you CANNOT edit the path if it has the expression on it. You're welcome.

[@PixiePlays48]

Ayee thanks for doing my request bro Very helpful as always

[@SonduckFilm]

I loved the idea! Thank you!

[@jg-ut1es]

thank you

[@jt6581]

I'm just starting out and all of the videos I gravitate to seem to be from sound duck. I will be purchasing your template pack as a thank you for the tutorials plz plz keep them coming.

[@VisualEffectsE]

Great tutorial keep it up...

[@darrylminor6855]

Possibly add opacity to the additions as well, so it'll have the shock like flash effect that lightning has

[@thomasquainfilm]

Maybe dumb question but anyway what is the best way then of exporting just the lightening element? Cause if you add it above other elements doesn't the glow effect those other items that you might not want it to?

[@alienthefirst1]

Brilliant one ... Thanks for this. More knowledge to My Knowledge base and God bless you for this josh♥

[@SonduckFilm]

Thank you so much! :)

[@LuisCarruthers]

6:07 How do you delete points on the path without it either creating a new shape layer or just selecting the whole shape layer? When either of these things happen, it means I can't click on individual points on the path.

[@sasaabdelillah460]

thnx man

[@rainyan6632]

Okay this is badass

[@mographlab]

great tutorial!

[@darrylminor6855]

Then add a completely new path (not connected with the first) to the bottom left, so that's 2 lightning strikes, the effect will show more with the additional paths added to the first strike. Add like a particle effect ✨ever so lightly here and there and colors such as making the strike orange, yellow, purple, then you really have something new! Blue 🔵 and so on if you see the vision?

[@iLovG]

gracias bb, me re sirvió, abrazo

[@leafar_nolasco9527]

thank you so much! it turned out amazing

[@TheAdventuresofBiketheMike]

i love you guys

[@harshdeepsingh3562]

instead of using glow we could use saber plugin to make it more realistic

[@syncful_]

I can't see "Add" at the very start

[@smh4391]

THANK YOU BRO :)

[@OFGAnimationStudio]

Brilliant techniques Josh. Thank you

[@SonduckFilm]

Thank you boss!

[@jfandries]

Good Morning 🌞 Excelent Tutorials. Effects ia beautifull. Congratulations 👋 LIKE 👍

[@joetury]

Very fun effect! thanks

[@simuhammedserrar]

i love yr créative

[@jaibatsu]

awesome!!! so just!! thanx for your lessons!!

[@DawgFL]

When i do adjustment layer it does the glow effect on the whole thing not just the lightning, but im following your exact steps so not sure what im doing wrong

[@stabbedboxfilms]

Adjustment layers affect every layer under them

[@unrealproductions9156]

@@stabbedboxfilms that doesnt help

[@SooSloopy]

@@unrealproductions9156 Well its kinda impossible. You can maybe work on 2 projects and then add the background later, only way it could work...

[@leaf-x2463]

I might need your Help, i dont understand the shortcut of the distort effect, what do I have to type after the Alt clic ? Nice tuto as alwasy but can you add a zoom up of wich keys you are using !

[@Rijckenberg]

Awesome tutorial!!!! Thanks

[@ruchiradilshan1022]

That awesome😊i can add to my projects😍

[@KarolinaRGameDesign]

Ive got video that is 3mins long, how do I loop the trim paths so it plays through entire video instead of having of duplicating the effects?

[@darrylminor6855]

You should be adding those two additional paths with like a drag tool if you will. Or you can "Track" them in and then add a little opacity I believe. I'm just spiraling this around I don't have true Graphic Design skills but I'm a novice lol maybe my description can help. 🤙🤙🤙

[@ahuaproduction]

Where can i download your cartoon lightning video file?

[@jamesrobert3167]

I like it bro. 👌 Great tutorial.. Keep going up successfully..🥰

[@IbrahimHyderiGoth]

nice tutorial keep it up

[@SonduckFilm]

Thank you!

[@hamedanvarii2314]

perfect

[@VGGamess]

Helpful 🤩🔥🔥

[@angelalonberg6450]

1:06 people

[@darrylminor6855]

How about a horizontal path to the top left and to the top right at the same speed? So that would be three blended paths at once as their is one now where it stands if you get what I'm saying?

[@alphasoundz9850]

how about writing one comment and not six xD

[@EpsilonMisery]

This video is amazing! However i have an issue. When using the pen tool i dont have the options to see the fill and all of that

[@constanzaviejo540]

It might help if you create the shape layer first

[@ZeadieUnderscore]

How do I make it go behind text or an object? like wrapping around a pole or something

[@johanschneider4802]

Try duplicating the same lightning, and then mask out the parts that are behind the thing :)

[@arthurbarretogarrocho587]

why you dont use the lightning effect in after effects?

[@stanknight9159]

Amazing video, learned a lot, thanks. I found this video rather... Shocking! hahahaha. :D.

[@caravideoprodutora]

Valeu muito bom seus vídeos.

[@MaziMax]

wow

[@motaio5194]

Love u

[@DeadMenTNT]

completely do not understand what and how you did the thing in 1:52.. i cannot enter anything in Random seed beside numbers..

[@crumblehumble]

Alt + click on a stopwatch

[@DeadMenTNT]

@@crumblehumble ty

[@darrylminor6855]

You may have to speed up the two additional paths but basically it is doing this motion 💹, now you want to add this motion ↔️ slightly and very quickly like flashes

[@jeffersonmarvel5189]

6:09 how to remove quickly?

[@secretook]

w video

[@Beacon_ae]

dude just use sabor plugin to ease your work

[@jamesfair7649]

my glow effect won't work nothing happening

[@jaysonfontela5761]

💖

[@DenisDeng-jl7kg]

👍👍👍

[@darrylminor6855]

That might be off topic but yea, so you have this💹now add 2 of these↔️↔️ to the left (slightly above the already made path) and to the right (slightly above the already made path) onto that same path, then add a completely new strike to the bottom left

[@graphicanjelo]

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