Realistic Fire Hands TUTORIAL Breakdown!

[shadow21production]

you look like an elf

[PachiLikeFrosty]

HALO REEEACH

[marus90king]

the next one you should do is you charging up a lighting bolt and focus it towards an enemy

[8rocky88]

Do you need any particles.or any footages?

[wrenthereaper]

@8rocky88 You only some fire stock footage of something like a torch burning. even a closeup of a lighter burning may work. Other than that, it's all in After Effects.

[8rocky88]

@wrenthereaper Where can i get thjem for free?

[henryankeefan]

how did you learn about expressions, it's something i can't really understand?

[wrenthereaper]

@henryankeefan It took me a while to figure what I do know out. That being said, I still almost know nothing about them. It's such a huge language that it's really difficult to master.

[KEEPTHECHANGE10]

This is so confusing nol nol nol the nol is the nol

[wrenthereaper]

@KEEPTHECHANGE10 lol sorry, it's kind of an advanced breakdown. and it's "Null" as in "Null Object". It's just a layer that holds information and isn't seen in the video. It's used for animations and linking layers together.

[TheComputerEmpire]

This is the dopest shit whoa!!

[TEhUltimateTrolluh]

i see you used a mac-based editor. which one did you use?

[wrenthereaper]

@TEhUltimateTrolluh uhhhhh nope. I'm PC all the way. Never used a Mac before...

[surferadi96]

@wrenthereaper

very nice and creative idea dude!

Wish the tutorial would have been free though.

[TEhUltimateTrolluh]

CItizen, you look perturbed.

[ThEAwSoMePiLoT]

Or you could get some fire proof gel and actually light your hand on fire, but where is the fun in that?

[GGGiL00]

how in the hell did u figure this out, it's difficult as hell!!

[ratimation]

awesome :)

[sierkkanis]

Ah really cool dude! I saw your tutorial at aetuts+.com. I will also submit some work on there soon! ;) Keep on going :)

[yvzproductions]

looka intense

[cerberusdest]

YOU KILLED AN INNOCENT FISH

[wrenthereaper]

@cerberusdest lol what?

[Luka1180]

@cerberusdest Don't feed the trolls.

[kaionsam]

OMG MAN I LOVE YOU!! But i am not gay ;)!!

[Tuxster3]

Very nice video!

[Jayronimo123]

dude just film the stupid full tutorial on youtube and dont make us pay for watching it.

[wrenthereaper]

@Jayronimo123 First you spam me to see your intro and now you take that attitude?? First off, I need to make money somehow. Second, it's an advanced tutorial so even if you tried to follow it step by step it would be really difficult to get it right. Third, you learn best by figuring it out yourself from vague instructions, so put some effort into your work.

[Jayronimo123]

@wrenthereaper HEY! I put great effort in my work! I just don't like the fact that I have to pay for some things that you could just find for free on youtube. and sorry for spamming you but I don't have that many viewers lately and i need some type of popularity!!! (BTW I could handle extremely difficult tutorials)

[Luka1180]

@wrenthereaper Sorry, but am I mistaken if I say you get money from the partnership program? Eh... Why would we even watch the videos so that you could get more money only to pay for the full tutorials? It just isn't really logical, but I guess you have to earn some more money in order to survive and live and stuff, but maybe if hadn't accepted the Partnership program we wouldn't be this mad...

I dunno, I'm just rambling now :/

[Luka1180]

@Luka1180 Well, in truth I don't really care, but some people will. A lot. Just telling you, so be prepared for some trolls, or haters :)

[wrenthereaper]

@Luka1180 Dude I'm perpetually prepared for haters. It's part of putting content on youtube. You only make good money from youtube if you get millions of views though. I've barely made enough money from this video to buy a sandwich. And as far as I can tell, you're the only one who's that frustrated. If you generally like my stuff, just support it dude, THAT's what helps lol. There is never a reason a youtuber should be upset. I didn't HAVE to make this video you know...

[Luka1180]

@wrenthereaper What the hell!? Since when did I hate on you??? I think you confused be with that otyher guy, I just told you what I think they would feel O.O I am not hatitng on you, I was supporting you ... :/ Now I am really offended :(

[wrenthereaper]

@Luka1180 You shouldn't be offended dude I didn't call you a hater, I said you were frustrated and I tried explaining why you shouldn't have any reason to be frustrated or angry (to quote you: "we wouldn't be this mad"). You asked why should you even watch my videos if I'm just gonna make more money. Gee thanks lol. But you're right, it doesn't matter. Apologies all around. Enough.

[Luka1180]

@wrenthereaper I didn't mean we as in I, I meant basically your subscribers. I just got the feeling that person might have been hurt, I am not furstrated in any way, don't worry. Apology accepted. Also, have my apologizes for not being more clear :) Keep up the good work! :D

[wrenthereaper]

@Luka1180 Besides, I already have several tutorials on the way that I'm putting on this channel.

[OZsi90]

amazing but little hard...

[MrJamesboys]

That is the most amazing fireball tutorial i have ever seen! The stuff you do is so amazing, and i think you're even better than Andrew Cramer or Freddy Wong put together.

[Jayronimo123]

i have noidea how to use a displacement map. :(

[HSuida]

very clever mate

[CuzitFun]

thanks mate..im gonna try this one later

[wall9100]

Can you try dogfights ( yes i mean with planes not dogs)

[MrNitroG3]

What kind of program did you use?

[DiggerDave1968]

You do do some cool stuff, How about a 'scanning' tut. Where you have a visible laser type scan that picks up and outllines main objects(I'm sure you know what I mean :-) ).

I've been trying to do it but can't seem to get it right.

Thanks again for all your effort.

[wrenthereaper]

@DiggerDave1968 I think I know what you mean. Do you want to see the laser itself scan the outline, like from a laser pointer? Or do you mean like the outlines show up like as shown on a HUD or something? Or like a planer laser that does a sweep over an object as the outlines are highlighted?

[DiggerDave1968]

@wrenthereaper The planer style sound like my boy. It sweeps the room and object outlines are highlited and then fades as the sweep passes.

The HUD would be great aswell, terminator style but I think it would be basically the same as the planer without the sweep.

Thanks for taking an interest.

[DiggerDave1968]

@DiggerDave1968 Or even 'Highlighted' :-)

[DasDante77]

Yes, u`r right. It looks easyer tha it sounds before :) I will use the coming weekend to try burning my body xD thx a lot Wren

[p44v9n]

that was soo clever that whole lagging expression stuff :) :D >.>

[kilf3815]

@wrenthewreaper thanks for this, it was practically all you need in tutorial unless you have zero experience :)

[saifsuper18]

Wren, can u please give some tips about the Marker u used in this video, i mean like it's shape, size n color etc ?

[wrenthereaper]

@saifsuper18 It can be anything, as long as it has contrast. I used two tiny strips of electrical tape in the shape of an x (or a plus sign, according to Caboose), and put it on my palm near my wrist. You can also simply put a thick dot there using a permanent marker. Or a sticker the size of a quarter or something. As long as AE can identify its location.

[saifsuper18]

@wrenthereaper thanks :)... i can't wait to use it , this technique looks so Hollywoodish ! :)..

[itznickf]

WE WANT FREE TUTORIAL!! cause i just got after effects and have no freaking idea how to use it really

[wrenthereaper]

@itznickf This is not a simple concept, so beginners shouldn't really be tackling this concept anyway. Head to videocopilot(dot)net and watch every beginner tutorial and then as many regular ones as you can. Like all of them. That's what I did.

[elewint]

@blackninjamonkey1 lol, same with me!

[blackninjamonkey1]

My brain exploded at around 2:30 :p

[mrmusicfresh]

The burning sound stops prematurely at the end I think. But dang i wish i could do that. I play with aftereffects a tiny tiny bit on my channel musicissofly, but lol maybe if I had 36 hours in a day I'd find the time to use aftereffects more :) haha ^^

[SpecialFxKid]

I liked the tutorial/breakdown. Falcon Punch please.

[Celtuz]

What do I do if I want to scale the fire after doing all the steps?

[wrenthereaper]

@Celtuz You need to go into the source layers of the fire, and resize them there, unfortunately you cannot change where the pins are located without deleting them and creating new ones.

[Celtuz]

@wrenthereaper That's what I feared... Otherwise it's awesome! I've tried it out and it works like a bullet. Keep these tutorials coming man!

[xChrizmax]

Me before watching this 'Yeah, I know after effects really well and am awesome with it'

me after watching this 'FFFFFFFFF#######@@@@@@KKKKKKK­'

[S00neX]

you sound like a woman

[wrenthereaper]

@S00neX Your face sounds like a woman!!! ;)

[j2b2man]

this is so genius. thanks

[wrenthereaper]

@LouisPei dude the shadow is real. its from a lamp on the ground. you can see it in the raw footage.

[basementninja676]

make a skyrim roar thing

[LouisPei]

What about the shadow of your hand on the wall ? That's one impressive thing which I expected from this video.

[crangesJ]

I wanna know exactly how frediw did his fire hand thing, did he just use the protective gell, spray deoderant over his hand and light it up? because ive seen people, right infront of me, light their hands on fire with deoderant without any protection.

[ishowyouapple]

@crangesJ He used a special product and the fire was real. product was from action factory

[igrowweedfromaseed]

I Like and comment every video of youres, because i really really want more content.

[scaulderz]

guiness shirt, embrassing your inner irishman!

[wrenthereaper]

@scaulderz Lol. I'm more of a Pale Ale sort of guy though. A few ambers are OK. I like malty double reds. Some IPAs are pretty good, some are too hoppy. Generally not the biggest fan of dark beers, so the shirt? Ehh, who's gonna turn down a free shirt lol ;)

[scaulderz]

@wrenthereaper haha you're right, guiness tastes like sewer water....... and looks like sewer water lol

[wrenthereaper]

@scaulderz nahhhh I wouldn't go that far haha =P. I certainly would never turn down a guiness. and good proper guiness from Ireland actually isn't too bad.

[PixelDeBurner]

OMG This is sooo coool !

[AL00ZER]

I am new to after effects, so for now, I am just going to light my hand on fire.

[wrenthereaper]

@AL00ZER o_O

[Jayronimo123]

@AL00ZER if u have insurance, then go ahead.

[Celtuz]

Thank you very much!! This is awesome! Like and favorite

[dgamma1]

much appreciated bro! you care about your subs!!!!!

[wrenthereaper]

@dgamma1 I do indeed. Thank you (and your welcome? lol)

[KatsuhonoProduction]

Thanks a lot ! You could have just put your tutorial for premium on Aetuts but you took your time for your fellow subscriber ! Thanks a lot Wren.

[wrenthereaper]

@KatsuhonoProduction Yeah no worries! I wanted people to see how it was made. It's ironic because I think this breakdown took more effort to make than the tutorial itself. That's if you don't count practicing it 5 times before the recording haha.

[infinitcode2]

im no hater but ... that does not look realistic

[wrenthereaper]

@infinitcode2 Well, it's going to be inherently unrealistic because of how limited the effect is in general. But compared to what can be achieved with these resources, I'd say this effect is more convincing than average.

[infinitcode2]

@wrenthereaper yeah i guess. freddie wong's fire hand one is realistic

[wrenthereaper]

@infinitcode2 that would be because it's actually real. not everything they do is CG haha.

[faireset]

thanks a ton for this tuto!

thumb up

[efofilms]

if you can you should do a tutorial on the paint effects corridor digital does in (brush with death).



[wrenthereaper]

@efofilms They're making a tutorial for that soon, in the next week or two I believe. It involves projection mapping and a 3D program though, so it's kind of beyond me at the moment. Hopefully that's temporary.

[asger3331]

0:03 EASY TO SEE ITS FAKE!!!!

[wrenthereaper]

@asger3331 Your mom's fake!!!! ahhWHATUP?!

[efofilms]

you should totally make a preset for this if you can. thanks for the tutorial,it was very helpful

[wrenthereaper]

@efofilms I think a preset would be great!!! I'd LOVE to develop one!! I just have absolutely no experience with scripting lol. Well, I suppose I also had little experience with expressions before this either so maybe I could figure it out. I'll see.

[fallllofreach]

looks awesome

[sorox1234]

Maya?

[Mrcoolagainbuzy]

@sorox1234 NoPe.. Adobe After Effects..

[sorox1234]

@Mrcoolagainbuzy oh, the windows for it look similar to maya

[askskater]

PLZ FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO FALCON PUNCH TUTORIAL I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOREVER FOR U TO MAKE IT THAT WAS THE FIRST VIDEO I SAW AND THE REASON I SUBSCRIBED PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ­ZZZZZZZ UR FAN ASKSKATER

[wrenthereaper]

@askskater haha oh my god sorry! I'll get to it! I promise!

[Mrcoolagainbuzy]

@wrenthereaper And Please... Do an In Depth Tutorial and Don't even dare to skip any of the step.. Please.. PEACE.. :)

[MegaVegs]

OMG this guy's hot!

...I'm a man.

[wrenthereaper]

@MegaVegs lol why thank you! And uhh... thanks for pointing that out? ;)

[CorreScript]

arigato sensei!!! ^_^ you rock wren

[afrogamer921]

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[wrenthereaper]

@afrogamer921 lol!

[FilmsSaaveON]

I can wait :3

[Kasscne]

really informative, thanks dude! most breakdopwnls last like a minute and are time-lapsed and it makes it freakung useless.

but yours is really nice. keep up the awsome job man!

[wrenthereaper]

@Kasscne Thank you!! I like breakdowns like that, but from a sit back in awe and try to figure out the concepts sort of way. I tried to mix the two by making a detailed tutorial but also make it fairly quick so you still have to figure it out on your own verses following step by step.

[mattsbars]

freddie

[wrenthereaper]

@mattsbars johnson

[slipknot9821]

fifth...

[simplyRyxo]

3rd!

[kakashkaTV]

я 8 кто посматрел =)

[FilmsSaaveON]

2nd u_u! AWYEAH :D

[wrenthereaper]

First!!! Boo yeah!

[LazyPerfectionist]

@wrenthereaper lol, one of these days ill comment before you... someday

[wrenthereaper]

@LazyPerfectionist MWUAHAHahahaha!!!