Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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In this After Effects tutorial, I show you how to add light and shade to your scenes. Light and shade adds depth to your scenes, puts objects in relation to each other and adds perspective.

Content:
0:00 Light and Shade in After Effects
0:18 Light sweeps
1:26 Adding light and shade
2:20 Adding highlights
3:30 Adding an environment light
4:41 Adding a floor and shadows
7:25 Creating unique drop shadows
9:13 Adding light rays with CC Radial Fast Blur


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