Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
An Adobe After Effects tutorial.
Paying homage to Andrew Kramer's original Ultra 3D Earth tutorial, I think I have finally cracked creating solar flares, magnetic field lines and 3D flames erupting from the surface of a star.
In the video, I talk you through creating a procedural texture for the sun using the Fractal Noise effect. Then I show how to take an existing, included material in Element3D and update it with this texture to apply to a sphere. Once that's done, I show how to use the built-in primitives and precomps to create the surface features. Along the way, I share some nifty shortcuts, like how to copy a group's settings, how to use the distort features of Element and how to get a final look.
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*Project download (ZIP):
dropbox.com/scl/fi/lqi244olqaccpqado8amn/Ultra-3D-Sun.zip?rlkey=x6w2j3bkct80jc2gd8ipxim8l&dl=1
@ProductionCrate Fire videos: vfx.productioncrate.com/search/#!/Fire+Elements&type=fire-and-sparks
#AfterEffects #tutorial #sun @VideoCopilot
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*Chapters*
00:00 Makin' the Sun
01:33 Surface texture
07:08 Looping Solar Flare
12:20 Smaller geysers
15:24 Adding flames
19:35 Final looks
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
An Adobe After Effects tutorial.
Paying homage to Andrew Kramer's original Ultra 3D Earth tutorial, I think I have finally cracked creating solar flares, magnetic field lines and 3D flames erupting from the surface of a star.
In the video, I talk you through creating a procedural texture for the sun using the Fractal Noise effect. Then I show how to take an existing, included material in Element3D and update it with this texture to apply to a sphere. Once that's done, I show how to use the built-in primitives and precomps to create the surface features. Along the way, I share some nifty shortcuts, like how to copy a group's settings, how to use the distort features of Element and how to get a final look.
*Get ShiveringCactus VFX as phone cases, T-shirts, mugs: redbubble.com/people/ShiveringCactus/shop*
*Or buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/shiveringcactus*
*Project download (ZIP):
dropbox.com/scl/fi/lqi244olqaccpqado8amn/Ultra-3D-Sun.zip?rlkey=x6w2j3bkct80jc2gd8ipxim8l&dl=1
@ProductionCrate Fire videos: vfx.productioncrate.com/search/#!/Fire+Elements&type=fire-and-sparks
#AfterEffects #tutorial #sun @VideoCopilot
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*Chapters*
00:00 Makin' the Sun
01:33 Surface texture
07:08 Looping Solar Flare
12:20 Smaller geysers
15:24 Adding flames
19:35 Final looks
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
