Execute An Electrifying Light Whip – AE Premium
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Execute An Electrifying Light Whip – AE Premium

on May 10th 2011 with 17 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Requirements: After Effects Flash (optional)
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Run Time: 16:19 min
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Final Product What You'll Be Creating

This tutorial shows you how to animate an electric whip using two methods either in After Effects or Flash (for a unique result). We’ll then brings the animation to life by adding a shiny glow, as well as some warped lightning. Lastly, we’ll cover how to put in the finishing touches to sell the overall effect.

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I'm a freelance VFX artist from Brisbane. Please check out my youtube channel JamesWhiffinVFX and my website at vfxbyjames.info  

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  • http://tandtfy.blogspot.com/ Chris

    All I can say is I love how Devo “Whip It” comes up after the video ends.

    • Lyndon

      LOL! Oh that’s great!

      Well my friend, nice effect! Bump those amateurs hating on youtube

  • conna

    Fantastic James !

  • http://subsonicdesign.net Timo Salomäki

    Once again, I’m happy that I have the Premium subscription ;) Nice work!

  • Isaias

    mhmmm….I smell INVINCIBLE ;)

    • http://vfxbyjames.info James Whiffin
      Author

      :D touche

  • ijoek

    This is the best thing since sliced sith!

  • tvandang

    Well that was an interesting technique using Flash. Do you think that if you have a wacom tablet that drawing in AE would be as easy as in FLASH? It was refreshing. I like the beginning of the video thinking that I downloaded the wrong movie file. LOL.

    • http://vfxbyjames.info James Whiffin
      Author

      Maybe, but i think using a wacom in flash would definitly be the best setup.

  • Rutger

    Oeh I like it! First thing I thought of though, was that a decent motion blur on the whip would make the scene have a lot more impact. Could be wrong though.

  • a

    Nice effect, only criticism is – no motion blur

  • http://www.youtube.com/bugilt Dave

    Will premium content even be released for us poor folks?

  • graphic86

    Way to put the files there for free download?

  • http://vfxbyjames.info james whiffin
    Author

    By the way guys this is a shot from a new indie short called “Star Wars: Recluse Forces” If you could please like the FB page that would be great: http://www.facebook.com/StarWarsRecluseForces

  • Mitchell

    I purchased a premium membership for this video!

    • mike

      AAAAH STUPID :D

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    It is VERY GOOD TUTORIALS