Let Your Logo Bleed Through Like An Ink Spill

Let Your Logo Bleed Through Like An Ink Spill

on Feb 16th 2011 with 27 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Requirements: After Effects and Paper Texture
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Run Time: About 15 min
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Final Product What You'll Be Creating

Hey everyone! Today I’m gonna show you how you can create a cool looking basic ink bleed logo reveal. You can use this method for a photo, logo, text or just as a simple transition…. It’s up to you.

Tutorial

Step 1

I create a composition by clicking Menu-> Composition->New Composition. Make it 1280*720 square pixels 6 seconds long, name it as ‘Ink Reveal’.If you want to create a longer reveal then you can change this value.

Step 2

I used Bleeding-Dragon’s awesome paper textures to create the background.In this example I used Paper1 from the pack then add a simple tint effect to desaturate the texture(Effect->Color Correction->Tint)

Step 3

Create a new solid clicking by Menu->Layer->New->Solid. Change the color to black. Make it comp size (1280*720) and name it as ‘Fractal noise’.

Step 4

Select Fractal Noise (Effect->Noise and Grain->Fractal Noise) and set the following properties.You have to animate the brightness value so let’s go to the first frame and click on the stopwatch to create a new keyframe.Now let’s go to the end of the last frame and set the brightness value to 24

Step 5

I also add Exposure(Effect->Color Correction->Exposure) to overbright the scene.Without it you will discover semmi-transparent points on your reveal wich is screw up the whole effect.So set the Exposure to 15 and you will be fine.

Step 6

Our ink splatters are too saw-edged now so we have to add CC Vector Blur(Effect->Blur and Sharpen->CC Vector Blur) to make an ink look.

Step 7

Let’s import the Aetuts+ logo and put it below the fractal noise layer.Set the blending mode to multiply and set the Track Matte to Luma matte.This step is optional so if you want to type in a text or use your own logo maybe your footage then do it.If you don’t see this properties then press the f4 button on the keyboard or just click on the Toggle Switches/Modes button down below.

Step 8

Keep that in mind if you use a vector format as I did then don’t forget to check on the Continuously Rasterize option.

Step 9

I add a simple curve effect to the logo(Effect->Color Correction->Curves).It’s not necessary but if you use a footage or a picture you will probably want to make a little color correction.

Step 10

Select both layers and go to Layer->Pre-Compose ,name it as Logo Reveal and select the Move all attributes option.

Step 11

Let’s duplicate the Logo comps and set the blending mode to overlay and offset the layers just a touch.

Step 12

Create a new solid clicking by Menu->Layer->New->Solid. Change the color to black. Make it comp size (1280*720) and name it as ‘Vignette’.

Step 13

Let’s select the Circle effect(Effect->Generate->Circle) and set the following properties to create the vignette effect.

Step 14

I used the Rectangle Tool to create 2 masks. In the logo Reveal 2 comp I selected the half of the logo and copied the mask and paste it in the Logo Reveal 3 comp but this time I set the mask mode to Subtract.This is a subtle change but this will make a little more reallistic ink flow.

Step 15

So we done but there is a little extra tip.Let’s go back to the Logo Reveal coposition(Hold down the alt key on the keyboard and double click on it) and turn off the Set matte and the logo layer and turn on the fractal noise layer.

Step 16

Now go to Composition->Add To Render Queue and set the Output Module.

Step 17

Set the following Output Module Settings and render it.

Step 18

So if you create a whole new composition and import this rendered movie and your logo then you have to set the track matte to the logo file as a Luma matte and you good to go.You have two layers now, it’s more faster and elegant way.

Step 19

Don’t forget to try different Fractal types to get different ink looks.

Step 20

If you add CC Ball Action (Effect->Simulation->CC Ball Action) to the Logo Reveal composition then you will get a similar effect like this .3D Ball Dispersion by Andrew Kramer.If you use this then delete the 2 duplicate composition and add this effect to the fractal noise layer and your logo layer.So I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. My name is Tibor Miklos and thanks a lot for your attention.

Final Result

 
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Discussion 27 Comments

  1. sa himel says:
    February 16, 2011 at 8:41 am

    hey thanks……………..nice tutorial

    Reply
  2. Bulka says:
    February 16, 2011 at 11:48 am

    so many word mistakes in the tutorial. For Eg:- You have written “than” instead of “then” so many times. But I feel language.. no bar for the right talent. But my core request is to Mr Editor of the site to edit these errors before posting these all because you are “the editor”.

    Reply
  3. Filipe Carrano Pacheco says:
    February 16, 2011 at 12:14 pm

    I’m work on a project now, and I think this would fit very well. Thank you very much.

    Reply
  4. adintermedia says:
    February 16, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    Nice One! Thanks

    Reply
  5. Martin says:
    February 16, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    Just if you play with the settings on plugin called Roughen Edges you will get even better result.

    Reply
  6. Ryan M says:
    February 16, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    For added “depth”, you could add a Displacement Map filter to the comp that is based off of the paper texture image’s luminance. If I’m being too vague for anyone I can explain myself in detail.

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  7. MiselD says:
    February 16, 2011 at 4:53 pm

    Nice tutorial!

    Reply
  8. Kenth says:
    February 16, 2011 at 5:27 pm

    Very nice! Thank you!

    Reply
  9. Matt says:
    February 16, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    I’m confused at the beginning :) For the fractal noise and logo section does that have to be in it’s own new composition?

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  10. Matt says:
    February 16, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    I managed to get everything working but as I’m brand new to After Effects I’m struggling with the Masking. I don’t understand how to mask it so that the logo comes through, any help?

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  11. K-Man Pilkoids says:
    February 17, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    Then I must point out that “For Eg” is redundant. “e.g.” means “for example.” For for example: you made a mistake as well.

    Reply
  12. ali says:
    February 24, 2011 at 4:08 am

    nice!

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  13. Alexis says:
    February 24, 2011 at 6:13 pm

    Hi, I’m kinda noob on Ae so here my ignorant questions.
    First of all nice tut.. but do I have to make the changes on the last frame of all the effects ? or just in the brightnes in step 4 and the rest of all just change the values on frame 1

    Reply
  14. ruben says:
    February 25, 2011 at 6:25 pm

    i dont get it.

    im stuck i cant make this

    Reply
  15. D.J.Z. says:
    March 4, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    I don’t seem to have the CC Vector Blur plug-in for my AECS4, what other blur can I use best and with what settings?

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  16. Mark says:
    March 16, 2011 at 1:27 am

    Too vague. You need to be way more specific with all the little settings and how to get to each… especially if this is considered for beginners. I was extremely lost nearly the entire time and couldn’t even get past the render settings.

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  17. Lyubo Gri says:
    April 17, 2011 at 4:51 am

    Good effect, but very lazy explanations of the steps. I couldn’t finish it also (got confused with the mask step). Also, in the beginning when I import the paper texture and add it to the comp, when I move the timeline slider the texture also moves (and I haven’t animated it at all). It is also 7 frames long, and I need it to be 6 seconds. I am a beginner to AE and there are a lot of things that happen when I try to do this tutorial, but there are no explanations from the artist at all. If there was just a video tutorial, everything would be fine.

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    • victoria says:
      June 18, 2011 at 1:26 pm

      Hi Lyubo Gri I am trying this tutorial today. I hope someone will help you figure out why you are stuck. Did you check your comp settings? Regarding the frames. If you just put in 6:10 in the duration section then it should only be 6 seconds long? Hopefully I cleared something up. I’m going to try to see why your paper texture is messing up as well.

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      • Lyubo Gri says:
        October 23, 2011 at 9:07 am

        I managed to do almost every step, but I am also stuck at the masking in step 14 (just like Matt and brian84). A bit more clarity (with more screenshots, or even video tutorial) on this step will be much appreciated.

  18. Carl says:
    January 23, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    I’m too stuck at step 14… There is too many blank spots in this tutorial. Getting tired with tutsplus when most beginner tuts in AE and PSD tuts have too sloppy instructions.

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  19. Tony says:
    February 7, 2012 at 7:34 am

    Great effect – does anyone know how could I amend it so that text would bleed in from left to right?

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  20. Kevin says:
    February 13, 2012 at 11:29 am

    This was actually pretty terrible. The effect is cool but if think you are good at teaching people how to do it perhaps you should look for another hobby. I got lost like the rest of the world at step 14. You took the words “self explanatory” to a whole new level. I really needed this but I suppose I’ll look elsewhere.

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