Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
If you want to make a grid pattern or a pattern of squares in After Effects, this is how you can do that.
First, you need to create a new layer, for example a solid or a shape layer.
Then, you go to the “Effects & Presets” window, search for the effect “Grid” and add that to the layer.
The color of the grid will be white by default, unless you change the “Blending Mode” in the effect to “Stencil Alpha” to take the color of the layer.
Then, to make the width and height of each square the same, change “Size from” to “Width Slider” and then adjust the Width to make the squares bigger or smaller.
And to convert this into a pattern of squares, simply increase the “Border” until it almost covers the whole screen and then select the checkbox “Invert Grid”.
And to make a circular pattern, check the video that I will link here at the end and download my free motion graphic templates in the comment section below.
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If you want to make a grid pattern or a pattern of squares in After Effects, this is how you can do that.
First, you need to create a new layer, for example a solid or a shape layer.
Then, you go to the “Effects & Presets” window, search for the effect “Grid” and add that to the layer.
The color of the grid will be white by default, unless you change the “Blending Mode” in the effect to “Stencil Alpha” to take the color of the layer.
Then, to make the width and height of each square the same, change “Size from” to “Width Slider” and then adjust the Width to make the squares bigger or smaller.
And to convert this into a pattern of squares, simply increase the “Border” until it almost covers the whole screen and then select the checkbox “Invert Grid”.
And to make a circular pattern, check the video that I will link here at the end and download my free motion graphic templates in the comment section below.
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🎞 FREE (and paid) digital products for video creators:
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🎵 2 extra months of music library "Artlist" for FREE:
artlist.io/David-121249
🧠 Learn more about Adobe Premiere Pro:
youtube.com/watch?v=ExOzQ6uCso0&list=PLgJlbAYg0mEkXrbeSUcXFU8ax-y-21Ndb
🧠 Learn more about Adobe After Effects:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgJlbAYg0mEnZDvh9LUAz-t0rAjCgH8IQ
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