Light Sweep
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Step 6: Adding more strokes
Now that you've learned the procedure for creating animated 3D strokes with soft light, you can change the parameters of the Shine values, with default settings, or custom colors to create your own color.[an error occurred while processing this directive]Here is Mason's color setup:
By duplicating the layer and simply altering the mask shape, you can change the appearance of the entire effect. The resulting image appears quite different from the first.
If you don't have Trapcode's effects, owner and code writer Peder Norrby has graciously placed links for the demo versions on his site. Although you can purchase the plugins a la carte, the Trapcode Suite is an excellent package--virtually four for the price of three.
Mason Yi is a friend and freelance After Effects designer who works in Los Angeles. You can see his work and contact information at his website: Mason Yi Design.
Ko Maruyama is co-host of the After Effects forum.
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