Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
An Adobe After Effects tutorial.
Lasers, dinosaurs and space VFX are cool, but every so often you need to roll up your sleeves to add effects that hide problematic elements in a shot. Reflective surfaces are a great way for production equipment to wind up in a scene which ruins the illusion. Recently a friend of mine had such an issue and asked if there was anything I could do to hide a light's reflection in a painting. To make matters worse, one of the scene's actors moves infront of the reflection!
Follow along with me as I use the included @BorisFXco Mocha AE planar tracker to isolate the painting. Once I have it tracked, I bring the painting in Photoshop to make use of Content Aware Fill and then finally cut out the waiter with the Rotobrush tool.
*Need help with your project?*
If you have a problem you think I can help with, drop me a line at the link:
shiveringcactus.net/vfx-clinic
#AfterEffects #particles #invisiblefx @AdobeVideo
*Get ShiveringCactus VFX as phone cases, T-shirts, mugs: redbubble.com/people/ShiveringCactus/shop*
*Or buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/shiveringcactus*
*Project Files: dropbox.com/scl/fi/755wzxszajhxnt9bpewnj/Restaurant-with-Light.zip?rlkey=kyjt0rpdrwrdfpcskdhqt86vk&st=qtr20pc2&dl=1*
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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An Adobe After Effects tutorial.
Lasers, dinosaurs and space VFX are cool, but every so often you need to roll up your sleeves to add effects that hide problematic elements in a shot. Reflective surfaces are a great way for production equipment to wind up in a scene which ruins the illusion. Recently a friend of mine had such an issue and asked if there was anything I could do to hide a light's reflection in a painting. To make matters worse, one of the scene's actors moves infront of the reflection!
Follow along with me as I use the included @BorisFXco Mocha AE planar tracker to isolate the painting. Once I have it tracked, I bring the painting in Photoshop to make use of Content Aware Fill and then finally cut out the waiter with the Rotobrush tool.
*Need help with your project?*
If you have a problem you think I can help with, drop me a line at the link:
shiveringcactus.net/vfx-clinic
#AfterEffects #particles #invisiblefx @AdobeVideo
*Get ShiveringCactus VFX as phone cases, T-shirts, mugs: redbubble.com/people/ShiveringCactus/shop*
*Or buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/shiveringcactus*
*Project Files: dropbox.com/scl/fi/755wzxszajhxnt9bpewnj/Restaurant-with-Light.zip?rlkey=kyjt0rpdrwrdfpcskdhqt86vk&st=qtr20pc2&dl=1*
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
