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The Paper Cutout Look in Adobe After Effects
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A Striking After Effects Technique
The shadowbox paper cutout look is eye-catching, tactile, and surprisingly achievable. This intermediate course walks you through the layered approach that makes the effect convincing.
What You'll Learn
- 3D cameras, layers, lights, and shadow manipulation
- Track mattes and blending modes
- Expression control and efficient keyboard shortcuts
Each video tackles one component, so you can follow along and build your workflow step by step.
About this course
In this course I'm going to show you how to create a shadowbox-style paper cutout effect inside After Effects. In each quick video we'll cover things like:
- Adding textures using track mattes
- Customizing colors
- Working with 3D cameras, layers, lights, and shadows
- Precomposing layers
- Parenting layers
- Controlling expressions with sliders
- Blending modes
And much, much more. As always, I'll be showing you how I use keyboard shortcuts constantly for a more efficient workflow.
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