Uploaded November 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
By the time you get through this shorter tutorial, you may hear me say a dumb joke, But don't let that stop you from learning some great tips with working with blocks, squares and grids in this after effects tutorial. enjoy.
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By the time you get through this shorter tutorial, you may hear me say a dumb joke, But don't let that stop you from learning some great tips with working with blocks, squares and grids in this after effects tutorial. enjoy.
My Tip Jar: goo.gl/rYpW42 For awesome tools and plugins for After Effects, go to elementsupply.co
Don't forget to share this video. You never know who among your friends is a closet After Effects user. Thanks.
twitter.com/longlivemikey
#aftereffects #motiongraphics #vfx #videoediting #adobeaftereffects #tutorial #aftereffectstips #aftereffectstutorials





![Vector shape layer trails in After Effects
Welcome to 2016 and here is another After Effects tutorial. Vector trails for shape layers, really cool and hip. Anyways, here is the expression I talked about, youll want to watch the video too, but here it is to copy and paste.
(sometimes when you copy and paste it might add extra stuff in there, so double check the expression)
D=Math.sqrt(value[0]*value[0]+value[1]*value[1]);
rot=radiansToDegrees(Math.atan2(value[1],value[0]))
XS=transform.scale[0]/100;
YS=transform.scale[1]/100;
TC=Math.cos(degreesToRadians(rotation+rot));
TS=Math.sin(degreesToRadians(rotation+rot))*.9;
[D*TC*XS,D*TS*YS]+position For awesome tools and plugins for After Effects, go to https://elementsupply.co
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#aftereffects #motiongraphics #vfx #videoediting #adobeaftereffects #tutorial #aftereffectstips #aftereffectstutorials Vector shape layer trails in After Effects](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fqo682Ngc5c/mqdefault.jpg)




