Vector shape layer of a Skull – one of the free presets
I’ve created a new set of Halloween presets for After Effects. These presets are for native After Effects plug-ins and include particle effects, vector shape layers and expressions.
3D beveling & extrusion applied to the vector shape layer
You can download these presets free of charge by registering at my new website Effect Cafe – a resource for creative people like you. It’s free to join and my aim is to provide as much free content as possible for my members.
I’d love to see what you do with these presets so please post your results to me on Twitter.
Here are some examples of movies I created using these presets;
07 Skull Trace 1 from Angie Taylor on Vimeo.
Dripping Blood from Angie Taylor on Vimeo.
Skullduggery with Particles from Angie Taylor on Vimeo.
After Effects CS5 Presets for Halloween
Cartoon castle and bats
I’ve created some special little Halloween Software Tricks and Treats for you to use in your work. This download contains an After Effects CS5 project and artwork needed to create some spooky Halloween graphics for your projects.
Pumpkin Particles falling
I love creating ideas and techniques for the community. In fact I’d love to dedicate more time to creating ideas, tips and tricks for you and make it a full-time venture. However these things take quite a long time to produce so I’m currently trying to fit these in-between paid freelance jobs.
I’ve been trying to figure out ways to make this pay without having to charge people a fixed price for these. I’d also like to avoid having advertising on my site to earn income. So, as an experiment, I’ve included a free download link to the project files and a Donate button. I’d dearly love to prove that a business model, where people volunteer to pay what they think something is worth can work.
If you find these presets useful and would like to support this risky venture please donate what you can afford, even $1 would make a difference and would be gratefully appreciated. This will help me dedicate more time to this project and continue to improve the website’s offerings. Thank you!
Angie_Taylor_Halloween_Presets folder
These designs use the Trapcode Suite of plug-ins and Magic Bullet Looks. If you don’t own these plugins you can download free trials here from the Red Giant website
In the future I intend to provide privileges and special offers to those who contribute to this project.
Thanks so much for your support!
I’ve just uploaded a new preset to Red Giant People. It’s my first foray into creating presets and projects as opposed to tutorials. If they prove popular I’ll create more for Halloween! I’m also going to be creating some presets for Genarts FX Central so keep and eye out for those before Christmas! I love coming up with ideas so if you have anything you’d like to see please feel free to contact me via the comments page.
This preset features a complete After Effects Project containing a graphic design idea for a TV Ident. It features a graphic, stylised blood splat made with Trapcode Particular. The blood particles use a light emmitter and bounce against a layer used as a Wall. The blood “bleeds” around the text to reveal it and then another text layer animated on along a lower third strip with Logo.
