Soulztorm flourish intro (How to in description)

So yeah I basically just started in after effects, and that's what I created.
I did the flourishes in Illustrator and animated them in after effects.

Quick how to:

1. Seperate each part that is supposed to be animated seperately in one seperate layer in Illustrator and fill every layer with white, which will probably make them invisible in Illustrator but that doesn't matter.

2. Import your .ai file in After effects and choose import as: Composition Crop Layers (I think that's what it's called, well at least something with layers, there's just one ^^)

3. drag all the layers in your composition.

4. Find the layer that's supposed to be animated at first and click the 2nd visible button to the left of the layer. This will solo the layer so you only see that one.

5. Take the pen tool and draw a draft line over the layer. (Doesn't have to be perfect, just roughly on it)
And make sure you start the line, where the animation of the layer is supposed to start.

6. Apply the effect / filter Generate/Stroke
to the layer.

7. Change the drawstyle of the filter to: Reveal original Image.
Probably you have to adjust the stroke size to make it show the whole layer.

8. Now you can try just changing the End Value and your layer should reveal itself.

9. Uncheck the Solo layer button (2nd from the left)

10. Push the timeline to there where your animation of the layer is supposed to start.

11. activate the Keyframe option on the End value of the Stroke filter and set it to 0.

12. Move the timeline to where the animation is supposed to end and set the value to 100, it will set a keyframe automatically.

13. repeat that for every layer you have and you'll have a nice growing flourish :D

14. now you should have a nice animation which is white on a black background.

15. Export your video as any Format you want.

Now if you want to use the flourish, simpy create a new Solid layer below the flourish video and set the Mask to Luma Matte. (The mask dropdown menu is left of the Parenting option, all in the layer area)
If you don't see the mask options just press f4.
Now you can use your flourish in your actual comp.
Have fun :D

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[Soulztorm]

There's a god damn tutorial in the video description....

[collinownsyou]

HOW DO YOU CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE ANIMATED FLOURISH??? please respond

[Soulztorm]

Well the video of the flourish is supposed to be white. Then you make a new solid layer, like red... and then put the flourish (Black and white) over the solid color layer, click on the solid layer and choose: luma matte or something like that, just try out different things ;D

[kretzookz]

I can't import the "fluorish" in adobe AE...why?:((

it says that "the file format module could not parse the file"

can somebody tell me what to do?

please PM me

[petenicezz]

what computer you have to use after effects

[ameba2k]

soulstorm like Oddworld soulstorm? :P

[Dante112]

xD i feel so srry for u dude u must have a owning headache cus off those noobish question

lmao litterly omg omg cant stop laughin about the moment iread if i whas u i went go poof crazy

mwhahahaha omg omg omg omg

crys from laughter kill me omg im dieing mwhahahahahahahah xDXDXDXDXDXD help me im dieing omg dude xD oh jeezus christ anyway ontopic

realy nice intro thnx for the tutorial simple short  and easy to read & follow thnx for being kind to share ure tutorial i loved it <3 5/5

[ovidiupatronu]

or effect->generate->fill

[XxRonaldoMessixX]

how you get flourish???? i have some but how you install them???

[wrestlechamppc11]

what version of after effects did u use and where did u get it

[sufhazr]

awsome man...u rock.....

[VeggieXD]

That's awesome, just it's kinda hard to read "Soulztorm".