For today's Motion Test Monday, Motion Graphic Artist Fred Kennedy embellishes simple animations using animated particles in After Effects. Here’s a technique for creating a stylized paint effect using animated paint stroke elements as particles. The particles are emitted using the layer emitter option of the Particular Particle Generator (particles are emitted from a composition containing simple shapes or text). The final result has a nice level of intricacy and movement, though it is based on a very simple base animation.

 

To find out more about Fred Kennedy's skills in motion graphics or about Newfangled Studios, contact Executive Producer Jenna Vandermost.