Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
A no-plugins tutorial.
Merry December 25th! I hope you've had a good year. Please tell me you've had a good year and are enjoying your culture's winter festivals. This video is publishing on Christmas Day - I noticed from my calendar that my upload schedule meant my next video was going to be on that day and it didn't seem quite right to share a video about breaking out of a loop expression (expect that one earily in 2024). This also coincided with me checking through old tutorial's on @creativecow for another video ( the one about planar shockwaves: youtu.be/p4NXpwxmfNA ) and I stumbled across a gem from 2007 by @maltaannon . In that video, he shows how to create a map for particle playground using the difference map effect, but I realised you could also create maps for text, landscapes and people using other methods - which is what I'm sharing here.
In this video, I start with a text layer, add ground and show how to use gradients to create effectiviely a 3D map. Then I use the little used Particle Playground and its persistent property manager to get snow to land on the letters.
#AfterEffects #Tutorial #Snow
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*Links:*
Project Download:
dropbox.com/scl/fi/cna4enqgorksr170iwoby/Snow-tutorial.zip?rlkey=147zr6z0vohpygr4m0dflxluw&dl=1
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*Chapters*
0:00 A snowy scene
1:37 Starting with Text
2:46 Fun with shape layers
4:16 Playing with Particles
6:54 Cheating with track mattes
8:24 CC Snowfall
I'm an Adobe Community Expert - which means you can find me on the Adobe forums if you need any help. community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/ct-p/ct-after-effects?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
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A no-plugins tutorial.
Merry December 25th! I hope you've had a good year. Please tell me you've had a good year and are enjoying your culture's winter festivals. This video is publishing on Christmas Day - I noticed from my calendar that my upload schedule meant my next video was going to be on that day and it didn't seem quite right to share a video about breaking out of a loop expression (expect that one earily in 2024). This also coincided with me checking through old tutorial's on @creativecow for another video ( the one about planar shockwaves: youtu.be/p4NXpwxmfNA ) and I stumbled across a gem from 2007 by @maltaannon . In that video, he shows how to create a map for particle playground using the difference map effect, but I realised you could also create maps for text, landscapes and people using other methods - which is what I'm sharing here.
In this video, I start with a text layer, add ground and show how to use gradients to create effectiviely a 3D map. Then I use the little used Particle Playground and its persistent property manager to get snow to land on the letters.
#AfterEffects #Tutorial #Snow
*Get ShiveringCactus VFX as phone cases, T-shirts, mugs: redbubble.com/people/ShiveringCactus/shop*
*Or buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/shiveringcactus*
*Links:*
Project Download:
dropbox.com/scl/fi/cna4enqgorksr170iwoby/Snow-tutorial.zip?rlkey=147zr6z0vohpygr4m0dflxluw&dl=1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Chapters*
0:00 A snowy scene
1:37 Starting with Text
2:46 Fun with shape layers
4:16 Playing with Particles
6:54 Cheating with track mattes
8:24 CC Snowfall
I'm an Adobe Community Expert - which means you can find me on the Adobe forums if you need any help. community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/ct-p/ct-after-effects?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
#AdobeCommunityExperts
