How to Create Water Dynamics Fx Using (After Effects)

For Creating Water Dynamics

 

We Need

       .1) RED GIANT Trapecode Mir Plugin

Step-1

First We have to create one Background

1a. Create one Solid and Apply ( Gradient Ramp Effect)

• Click on the Start Color and chose a light grey color(#7B8082)
• Click on the End Color and chose a dark grey color(#4F5353)
• In the Radial Shape Select a Radial ramp.

1b.Create an adjustment layer (Bg_gain)

•  .Apply (Gain Effect on it) In Gain Fx increase. 
•  .black Stretch-1.6,
•  .Red Gamma-1.9,
•  .Red Gain-1, 
• .Green Gamma-1, 
• .Green Pedestal-1, 
• .Green Gain-1, Blue 
• .Gamma-2.5, 
• .Blue Pedestal-2.1, 
• .Blue Gain-2.1.

1c.Create an adjustment layer & Apply (CC VIGNETTE)    In Vignette Fx Increase

•  Amount-10, 
• Angle  View-50.

Step-2

1.Create one Solid and Apply (Trapecode Mir )

     2a. Click on the Geometry section In Geometry_Sec Increase

• Size Y-2020, Size X-500, Vertices X-800, Vertices Y-700,
• Bend X- (-0.1), Bend Y- 0.9, Rotate Z-62.  

 2b. Click on the Shader section In Shader_Sec 

•  Change Shader Density to  Phong
•  Multisample-256

  2c. Click on the Material section In Material_Sec

• Click on the End Color and chose a Light Blue color(#C7EDFF)
• Opacity-10, Ambient-10, Specular-311, Specular Shininess-10  

2d. Click on the Fractal section In Fractal_Sec

• Change Fractal Type to  SmoothRidge
• Amplitude-12, Frequency-550,Complexity-10, Oct Scale-1.9,Oct Mult-0.5
• In Evolution Press Alt+Stopwatch icon & write one expression (time*20)
• In Scroll Y Press Alt+Stopwatch icon & write one expression (time*60)

  2e. In (Trapcode Mir) Solid apply CURVE

• Make RGB curve in S shape 

2f. In (Trapcode Mir) Solid apply LEVELS & Increase

• Input White-255.00, Gamma-1.11, Output White-255.00, Output Black-12

Step-3

   3a. Create a 35mm Camera. (Camera)

• Position-9600,540.0,-1866.7

3b. Create Two White Point Light's (Point Light 1, Point Light 2)

• Intensity-80
• Color-White

• Put One Light in The Middle Left Side and Another One in The Middle Right Side.

          3c. Create one Ambient Light (Ambient Light)

•    Light Type-Ambien
•   Intensity-80

Step-4

      4a. Create an Adjustment Layer (CC)

   1. Apply the Tint Effect on the CC layer.

• Amount of Tint-50%.

   2. Apply Curve FX on the CC layer.

• Adjust the Curve According to your Video.

• Turn ON The CC Adjustment Layer Effect.
• In CC VIGNETTE & bg_gain.
• Place All The Layers in The sequence only.

Watch Our Water Dynamics Video