Realistic Rain Drop FX Tutorial! 100% After Effects!

Create a procedural water effect with refraction without using any 3rd Party Plug-ins!
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[@JoeWillyArt]

Big thanks to you Andrew for continuing to produce "old school" After Effects tutorials without people having to pay extra for plug-ins and even giving away free plug-ins like the amazing Saber. I see so many comments below of people helping others by answering questions and I think you foster that with your work.

[@Strugglertrades]

FINALLY someone with a good sense of humor who makes tutorials. You my friend earned a sub

[@SoKrispyMedia]

Awesome stuff! Glad you're back with the tutorials - wouldn't be where we are without them!

[@BloomfieldProductions]

SoKrispyMedia i love your videos omgggggg please do a chalk warfare 5.0

[@foreverprince_]

Guys do you know the font name he used in this video I need the same font please anyone..

[@farhanadisa6460]

see modern intro in my youtube kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnKTkJZ7eNaFqpI

[@TheMhankel]

Alot of tutorials out there but still after all these years....yours are BLOWING THE ROOF OFF! Thank you!

[@Romulusmap]

Those drops look more realistic than those on my window glass. Please adopt me.

[@unmaskunnamed]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@AP-rq2pe]

If it is more realistic than raindrops on your window the effect is not realistic

[@user-gz9wh5kx8s]

@@AP-rq2pe lmao

[@flatearthreality8683]

hahaha wtf

[@foreverprince_]

Guys do you know the font name he used in this video I need the same font please anyone..

[@TheAmigops]

I hope you know that you created a wave of VFX artists. You inspired me when I was 10 in 2006, and I've been learning from you to advance my craft ever since. I just wanted you to know that there's no thank you great enough for doing what you do.

[@Lostpanda123]

It's so weird how an old video brings so much nostalgia! Thanks for everything Andrew.

[@Lorenzzoman]

Andrew the most interesting thing about seeing your tutorials is not the final result but to see how you integrate AE effects. Thank you very much for letting us learn from your experience!

[@TheKradok]

I was messing around with this effect and just noticed that Video Copilot made a huuuuge mistake. He didn't add "Turbulent displace" on the "Water" composition that's located in the main composition. Adding turbulent displacement here will cause all the drops to seemingly flow together when they start touching and will prevent drops from stacking on top of each other. I would also recommend using only one layer instead of two layers for the particle based drops and adding variation to the drops using the "CC Particle World" settings instead of simply having two different layers. This should further enhance the effect's I mentioned earlier.

[@digitaldave6300]

Good Call

[@cameron5332]

Aman Raj just drag it or dupe and sync

[@AthifKhan]

what should be the parameters for the turbent displace that has to be placed on the water composition ? Could you please help?

[@DannyCaruzo]

How do you mean it ? Make yust one Layer with Drops and one layer with Particel Drops then Pre Compose and then add the turbulent Displace ? When i do it like this the Drops dont come together, i want that the Drops that i created and the Particel Drops flowing together , is this possible ? Sorry for my Bad english.

[@Anonymous-gu2pk]

​@@DannyCaruzo I know I'm responding to an old comment, but maybe this helps someone else: go to the "water texture" composition and add an adjustment layer above "water drips". Then add a Fast Blur (I used blurriness 10 and repeat edge pixels turned on) to mix the drops together and you could use a curves adjustment to make the resulting drops bigger or smaller by adjusting the contrast. I also added another turbulent displace with amount at 30 and size at 10 to blend the drops even more and another adjustment layer with Roughen Edges set to low numbers and layer opacity at 20% just to add a tiny bit of extra texture to the drops.

[@NerdSyncProductions]

That Fast Blur joke killed me. Haha!

[@VideoCopilot]

For people that have a hard time adapting. Try Adaptive Blur.

[@eilonhay4812]

xd

[@shameekbaranwal]

NerdSync 😂😂

[@howtoeverythingchannel]

This is the joke? In Turkey we say this cold joke :).

[@VisionaryFire]

I'm going to make a preset of Gaussian Blur and name it Fast Blur. I'm 100% serious. lol

[@MsMoeb]

That is amazing Andrew, I became a motion VFX designer thanks to you. Every single of your tutorial doesn't stop to amaze me. WE LOVE YOU !

[@isaacchamplain7970]

The sense of accomplishment I get just by following your tutorials makes my day. Thank you so much!

[@DE-signYourLife]

All Tutorials of Andrew Kramer are MINDBLOWING! Please come back we miss you!! 😢

[@theActionMovieKid]

That Tab > Left Arrow thing has fundamentally changed my life.

[@farhanadisa6460]

see modern intro in my youtube kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnKTkJZ7eNaFqpI

[@nobrief]

Andrew, you are the god of After Effects! I can't stress enough how much I appreciate all work of yours. Plus your sense of humor! Don't ever change!

[@nathitappan]

Unreal! So good! Glad to have you coming back to review and update some tutorials!

[@BeardDesignfx]

now just wait for the 2147892478965 rain stock footages tomorrow

[@TuralMMemmedzadeh]

or rainy day opener after effects templates

[@noahgrice]

eksde

[@Tenchy]

Oh look who it is

[@TuralMMemmedzadeh]

Tenchy ?

[@Wencater]

Beard Design or maybe raindrops in mainstream intros

[@IgnaceAleya1]

Great result, loved it!

[@nkedit07]

Rain drop part 2kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYqremafqa2EnKs

[@qmagix]

The one and only Ae Jedi is BACK! Great tutorial, this effects would be a pain in any 3d program. The fact that this is made in Ae with no plugins is stunning. Great to have you back Andrew!

[@NoCodeFilmmaker]

I love how humble you guys keep it and the humor. I also LOVE how much you constantly give back to the indie community. You are all AWESOME!!! Keep up the amazing work :) I've been following Video Copilot since the days masking was a mystery to me lol...

[@PRO_FV]

I laughed when Andrew finished the lesson at 06:18, showing us how to create snow ))))))))

[@realgaming72460]

lmfao

[@foreverprince_]

Guys do you know the font name he used in this video I need the same font please anyone..

[@HawksNestYT]

Raid Drop Drop Top... These amazing videos do not stop!

[@Valkyriecorp]

crockpot

[@TheM0nsterX]

trump got the dub and my heart stopped

[@Valkyriecorp]

FadedDesigns don't worry Obama trump is taking your spot spot

[@kavanrana8500]

Hawks you're here!

[@undrrwrldd]

ayo

[@NaeimG]

Andrew this was about the most interesting and fun tutorial I have seen. Especially it is exactly what I wanted to do and the details that you added were spot on! Thank you so much!

[@ExceptionalMEify]

you are flawless Andrew.. Huge respect and thanks for giving us such an explanation in your tutorials. keep making tutorials like these. much love

[@SirWrender]

FX Console is seriously the best though. I was using a computer recently that didn't have it and I didn't know what to do.

[@VideoCopilot]

Wren!! Thanks man, glad you dig it!

[@MultiSLASHMAN]

Thank you Andrew Kramer!

[@MiniCookiez]

This was a really great tutorial. You were so thorough, explained every step nicely, and i had no trouble at all following your step-by-steps. Wonderful video! Looking forward to trying out more of your tutorials~

[@Gounesh]

I just can't get enough of this channel. I don't even film with my phone.

[@zeeshanhamdani6271]

your sense of humor is great xD

[@creativeplanet2820]

omg the legendary God of vfx returns with a super big bang , can't wait for what's next coming :******* :) :D Great tutorial like always, even better :**** motivates me to go back & fire up Ae :*** !!!

[@Emily_Entropy]

That's an incredible result for such simple instructions, Andrew! Well done!

[@samjenningsmusic_official]

Incredible. Best AE tutorial I've seen yet. Learned a lot. Thank you for sharing.

[@mehdito96]

ANDREW I LOVE U !

[@eyedesyn]

Yes, but can you make this resembling rainbow unicorn tears? Then I'll be impressed.

[@eyedesyn]

Hey man! Nothin much, just dropping cheesy jokes in the comments :)

[@glittergirlz2394]

hey @eyedesyn you should do all of andrew kramer tutorials in c4d

[@glittergirlz2394]

wait a minute.....you are right two tutorials in one......this guy keeps giving

[@3DxPOD]

Just use Colorama :)

[@SakshamThukral]

Hey!! I love your tutorials EJ

[@tomtom-tsz]

Great example and tutorial. I do like the way you focus on details and thanks to this the results are amazing. Well done.

[@kjvisual7]

Ya! This is going to be an awesome year. Glad you're back and making tutorials.

[@ZachFBStudios]

What yours looks like vs what mine looks like... I didn't need a rain effect anyway

[@christoph_fer]

How dare do people dislike this video...!!!

[@chobyboys]

i know, who the fuck are the 150 assholes that disliked this video? thanks to this tutorial I got a promotion , hey videocopilot I didn't mention my boss that I used this video im sorry, is that cheating? I chited my girl yesterday but i didn't feel as bad as I felt when I got the promotion by applying this effect in my job I felt like I was stealing something from this awesome channel .

[@semmussaev]

Thank you, Andrew! As always, the best tutorial with real result from start to end!

[@josemiguelarriagada7363]

Awesome I'm doing a marathon of every tutorial of your website and this made my day. Thanks to you Andrew I'm improving my skills with after effects at lightspeed! 😎 It's so cool because you can almost let your imagination run loose but at the same time have a great experience while experimenting. Awesome stuff!

[@DingDongDad]

Are you human ? I think you are Godlike !!

[@foreverprince_]

Guys do you know the font name he used in this video I need the same font please anyone..

[@gilldetalhamentos]

@@foreverprince_ "Blassed day"

[@mikeudin]

Ставь лукаса, если тоже считаешь, что Крамер - Бог!))

[@neoqueto]

Andrew you never disappoint, such a simple yet versatile technique. Hint: instead of manually copying your comps you can use them as textures for another Particle World effect.

[@robina.paredesc.8589]

nice !!!! I love it, I use the first version of this tutorial for the year 2009 and I hope to use this too, thanks Andrew for so much good knowledge

[@kutaykosem]

this is dark magic

[@zhuck9]

You know a statement, that no matter how cool you are in something, there is a man in the world that is cooler? I think it doesn't work with Andrew

[@XxamorOo]

because Andrew is that guy who is cooler

[@foreverprince_]

Guys do you know the font name he used in this video I need the same font please anyone..

[@paigo1548]

DITTO 100% enjoyment of fast blur joke! This is an excellent tutorial. You are excellent in speaking and sticking to the point w/ no necessary distraction interference.

[@RobertLange]

Big thanks for this tutorial and for showing this technique on how to create raindrops. Looking forward to follow you and learn more!

[@muhameddelic1819]

when i add the luma track it just tracks the texture without the CC glass effect. So i end up with a tracked luma but with no depth to the drops that i should get from the CC Glass, if that makes sence. i have lost about 1/10 of my hair stressing over this, can anyone help?

[@colinkeyes2054]

Did you ever figure it out? I tried changing the cc glass from lightness to “alpha,” but for the life of me I couldn’t get the drips to have depth. The droplets has height but the drips just stayed luma key gaps with like scratchy “outlines.”

[@kirillgmb2423]

Hi, were you able to solve this problem?

[@kirillgmb2423]

@@colinkeyes2054 Hi, were you able to solve this problem?

[@kirillgmb2423]

@Pidio Hi, were you able to solve this problem???

[@AngelStars101]

I followed all the steps exactly as you did, but when it came to the part when you put the cc glass effect on the background and turn the softness to 0, the water drops only have a thin grey outline around them and it does not look real at all. what might have I done wrong?? I'm new to after effects btw

[@AngelStars101]

m.imgur.com/YB6gyBK here is what it looks like

[@JohnDoeL337]

did you turn the Softness to 0 and the discplacement to max (or ~500) for your water effect bumpmap? From what I see in your droplets it seems you don't have the *Watter Effect Bumpmap* added..... - check tutorial @17:30

[@Sverbog]

I am having the same issue in ae 2017 Ill let you know if I figure it out.

[@Sepii1012]

Check the last black solid you've made in the water texture comp. It has to be the comp size, you probably didn't do that because the last black solid was smaller in the tutorial.

[@AngelStars101]

John Doe he ends up changing the height to 90 and the displacement map to 350. this isn't the problem because even when I mess around with these settings, it doesn't change the look. turning up the softness gives the drops more detail but it still doesn't look realistic

[@JaredHillhouse]

Andrew you're the man. That's freakin awesome. Love you stuff, glad to see you putting some tutorials together again. Can't wait for the next ones. Heck, I need more time to just play on After Effects.

[@itstravisfrench]

I used this effect for a Seattle video.. amazing stuff and thank you so much! It made my opening and closing scenes 👌🏻

[@tutorials4you418]

how do you do the, sort of rgb split or untwinkle twitch on the edges of the video?

[@NewLegendPictures]

Search "Chromatic Aberration After Effects Tutorial" or "Lens Aberration After Effects Tutorial"

[@tutorials4you418]

New Legend Pictures thank you so much!

[@foreverprince_]

Guys do you know the font name he used in this video I need the same font please anyone..

[@vojtechstrnad1]

No matter how hard I try, I can't think of a reason why someone actually disliked this video.

[@ZenoGoreng]

Vojtěch Strnad Hmmm 🤔, maybe they simply don't like rain 🌧

[@bi5813]

Because they can't do it

[@foreverprince_]

Guys do you know the font name he used in this video I need the same font please anyone..

[@stephensummers1958]

Great tutorial! I would love to see a mix of this and then also one where the rain forms words and can transition from phrase to phrase, quickly and slowly.

[@btm96]

You're Badass, Andrew. Thanks for the tutorial, nice to see you back!

[@victory_summery]

Thx for the tut, tho I'd prefer a tutorial of how to make a raining scene instead of just water on the glass

[@ScyrousFX]

It's already out there...

[@mattheadplus]

I have a 3D rain tutorial on my channel, it's a little dated but you can obviously tweak it to your preference

[@ChandlerStreetFilms]

Video Copilot has another tutorial called "Lightning Strike" which goes into adding rain to a scene.

[@victory_summery]

Alex Harris l CSFilms cool thanks dude

[@JosephSalas07]

well you could search the FX console cough* the effects search box, CC RAIN.

[@TheFabioOrchedella]

videocopilot - basic 2d sperm animation

[@frenzioalberto1114]

D Y I N G

[@woniewrld]

TheFabioOrchedella BSHSHS RIP

[@arjunaryan9425]

Rofl

[@ManishSharma-rg1wp]

100% After Effects

[@silxbeats]

yoo you had me dying....

[@jtworks631]

Very very nice tutorial! Awesome! You tutorials and products always help me! Thank you!

[@RemoFiore]

OMG... So good to see ya back. Your genius just blows me away & missed the cheesy jokes. Awesome.

[@goldroger9990]

6:20 i was really gonna click on other video

[@Jesus-sn9wl]

11:08 Collapse thing isn't working?? any reasons why?

[@saptarshichatterjee4024]

same with me.. Someone please help

[@greglowedesign]

I went into the Drip Animated composition and changed the pixel size to a width of 200. Once I did that, it seemed to do everything the same.

[@theuday99]

its not working

[@Toebiscuit]

Not working here either.

[@ShockFilms]

This is awesome! I'm very surprised at this and how realistic it looks, the water, just using effects from AE. Mind… Blown.

[@jibclimmer]

Love it. Very exciting to see what AE can do all on its own!

[@rererere96]

You can be ofended by your own joke if someone tells it to you

[@purnya2]

0:20 This must be a real life footage! 30:04 This is so fake... Whats wrong with me?

[@MrHitihiti]

what do you talking about

[@plenity1740]

Same here

[@TheKradok]

lol, yeah. During the video i slowly realized how mush there was wrong with the effect

[@TheDcourage]

Awesome tutorial! Great pace, really easy to follow! Thumbs up!!! Keep up the great work!

[@learn.with.osamah]

You're NO.1 AE Tutorial maker in the world!... Just loving what you do

[@boldflavorcomedy6965]

How to make Rain: 1. Make some snow. 2. Make some sperms cells 3. I haven't watched the rest.

[@TheKradok]

simple

[@foreverprince_]

guys do you know the font name please

[@LD10000]

I utilized part of this on a project a few years ago. It worked! Thank you!

[@zerodegreescelsius]

Impressive! Thanks for this extremely-detailed tutorial ❤️

[@WolfGodwin]

Your tutorials are out of this world fantastic.

[@darth_doge4755]

This was insanely helpful, thank you so much for this amazing tutorial!

[@drizzypuffs523]

I took these same effects and made it stop mid air. This tutorial was very useful!

[@jasmitsingh2289]

buddy.. I legitimately stumbled upon this video by accident, but I love how you incorporated humour so effortlessly in video editing tutorials, it's genius. Just because of this video I intend to as much as I can about editing [P.S. *You got yourself a new subscriber ;)*]

[@BoxFaery]

Thank you this was so helpful!! ♥ and a lot of tips and tricks in here to make editing in general easier!

[@fabulani]

These tutorials always blow my mind

[@PixclueStudios]

Another magic from Andrew Kramer....The king of After effects...Thank you so much...

[@leaode_cafe]

i find your tutorial so fun a lot of tutorials just make me bored, but that one was different

[@ArturoMedinaGOD]

great to have you back! it was raining when i watch the tutorial 😁

[@ekimmara3027]

First video I've watched on your channel and that rain song part sold me. Here, have a new sub.

[@johnnyashtray]

This tutorial is the best thing to show clients before discussing payment.

[@minitinny91]

OMG I did that old tutorial back in college years ago! Wow how time has changed

[@cgcowboy]

I wish I were this good at anything. Thank you, Andrew!

[@pmcgb]

Best enunciation in the game! You are the original for this whole genre though, honestly.

[@aronrast]

I really really really enjoy your tutorials man keep them up ! :)

[@ManuelCampagnoli]

This is how a tutorial is done, perfect, thank you!

[@NathanDoran2099]

Absolutely amazing tutorial, I'm learning a lot, thank you :D

[@PabloCachedadePaz]

Amazing tutorial Andrew, thanks a lot for share you knowledge!

[@kasperstenbom]

That looks absolutely awesome!

[@davidhaggerty9850]

Thank you, once again, for sharing so much with the community.

[@trialbass]

Great to see another tutorial from you Andrew!

[@DougieBarclay]

absolutely brilliant instructions.. very clear and concise

[@JeremyAbles01]

Thank You! This Was Awesome! Combine this with a through the window effect and you have cinema gold!

[@ESTRAELLA]

What a ridiculously talented VFX artist.

[@krennichimself982]

Possibly one of the best tutorials ever. 😍

[@liciniotpereira]

Welcome back! Great as always.

[@jaypers232]

This was incredible and very easy to follow

[@billc5433]

Thanks so much for this tutorial, you didn't use any 100 dollar plug-ins or skip over any important steps that left me lost. Also I was able to complete this using CS6.

[@drivesick1]

Always love your humor man!