Loop To loop any key frames loopOut(type = “cycle”) Wiggle Wiggle the position of a layer position.wiggle(3,5,1) Blink Put this in the opacity of a layer blinkSpeed =10; n = Math.sin(time*blinkSpeed); if (n<=0) 0 else 100; From this website http://www.mographwiki.net/After_Effects_expressions_library Object bouncing on a floor This will make your layer/object bounce along an imaginary ‘floor’.Continue reading “After Effects expressions (ongoing)”
Category Archives: Techniques
The Droste effect
See the Creative Cow tutorial on a free After Effects / Photoshop plug in replicating the Droste effect. Preformationism Prompted by the availability of the first microscopes in the 17th century, a theory arose that either the egg or sperm, until then unseen, contained a miniature human. This human, (or animal or plant as the caseContinue reading “The Droste effect”
Archaeopteryx lithographica
A fossil, flat like a lithography print.
Easter chick
It’s the famous chenille and wire Easter chick. It was first made in China or Japan in the 1960s. Who designed it?
Camera-like chinese rubbing technique
A highly skilled, time consuming technique for recording ancient bronzes was developed in China in the mid 19th Century. The method was a way of cataloging these three dimensional objects, but became an artform in itself. The ornate bronze vessels were possessions of the ancient aristocracy, used for everyday life and rituals, and often discovered inContinue reading “Camera-like chinese rubbing technique”
Two similar proverbs
Plan twice, build once. Look twice, draw once.
The Cave at Niaux, France
In the winter and with snow on the ground outside, I took an atmospheric torch lit tour of the cave at Niaux. The purpose was to get a glimpse of rare Prehistoric cave paintings. One kilometre in, we all turned our torches off and stood in the pitch darkness. The guide demonstrated the unique acousticsContinue reading “The Cave at Niaux, France”
Coffee Table TV 