Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this chapter, we’re inside After Effects taking our Moho scene to the next level with cinematic depth of field, smoky motion, and glowing lava effects. We’ll use a combination of Camera Lens Blur, Directional Blur, masks, and Glow to add depth, focus, and drama to the shot.
📺 Watch the full course playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75fjdmpFwHHCZztxUSAEQxGEFqbhIKKE
This course is all about combining Moho and After Effects. You’ll learn how to:
Add camera-style depth of field using Camera Lens Blur
Blur background elements like mountains, hills, clouds, smoke, sky, and sun to draw focus to your character
Use repeat edge pixels to fix edge artifacts on blurs
Split a single background layer (lava, trees, rocks) into foreground and background using masks and duplicates
Feather and adjust mask expansion to hide seams between blurred and sharp areas
Animate mask paths over time so your blur separation follows the camera move
Add Directional Blur to smoke layers to create rising, stylized smoke motion
Adjust anchor points and positions so the blur direction matches the movement
Apply an After Effects Glow to lava to make it feel hot and dangerous
Customize glow colors (yellow/orange), threshold, radius, and intensity for a fiery, stylized look
🎓 About this course
This course was originally available on Udemy and toonfiles.com and is now archived here on YouTube. The original course includes the work files if you want to follow along exactly with the project: toonfiles.com/enhancing-animated-scenes-in-after-effects
👉 New parts of this archived course will be released every Tuesday. Subscribe and follow the playlist so you don’t miss the next chapter.
If this helped you understand how to push your Moho scenes further in After Effects, hit Like, drop a comment with what you’d like to learn next, and check out the rest of the playlist.
📺 Full playlist again for easy access:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75fjdmpFwHHCZztxUSAEQxGEFqbhIKKE
#moho #mohopro #aftereffects #2danimation #motiongraphics #compositing
In this chapter, we’re inside After Effects taking our Moho scene to the next level with cinematic depth of field, smoky motion, and glowing lava effects. We’ll use a combination of Camera Lens Blur, Directional Blur, masks, and Glow to add depth, focus, and drama to the shot.
📺 Watch the full course playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75fjdmpFwHHCZztxUSAEQxGEFqbhIKKE
This course is all about combining Moho and After Effects. You’ll learn how to:
Add camera-style depth of field using Camera Lens Blur
Blur background elements like mountains, hills, clouds, smoke, sky, and sun to draw focus to your character
Use repeat edge pixels to fix edge artifacts on blurs
Split a single background layer (lava, trees, rocks) into foreground and background using masks and duplicates
Feather and adjust mask expansion to hide seams between blurred and sharp areas
Animate mask paths over time so your blur separation follows the camera move
Add Directional Blur to smoke layers to create rising, stylized smoke motion
Adjust anchor points and positions so the blur direction matches the movement
Apply an After Effects Glow to lava to make it feel hot and dangerous
Customize glow colors (yellow/orange), threshold, radius, and intensity for a fiery, stylized look
🎓 About this course
This course was originally available on Udemy and toonfiles.com and is now archived here on YouTube. The original course includes the work files if you want to follow along exactly with the project: toonfiles.com/enhancing-animated-scenes-in-after-effects
👉 New parts of this archived course will be released every Tuesday. Subscribe and follow the playlist so you don’t miss the next chapter.
If this helped you understand how to push your Moho scenes further in After Effects, hit Like, drop a comment with what you’d like to learn next, and check out the rest of the playlist.
📺 Full playlist again for easy access:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75fjdmpFwHHCZztxUSAEQxGEFqbhIKKE
#moho #mohopro #aftereffects #2danimation #motiongraphics #compositing
