After Effects Magic Particles Trail Tutorial. No Plugins.

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In this adobe after effects tutorial i will show you how to make magic glowing blurry particle trails with no plugins. Also you will learn how to draw a path for animation and make object follow that path.
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[arenana]

A big thanks for the tutorial like it was really a good idea tysm

[JamieLaval_official]

The best video I've seen for creating magic fairy dust. Thank yoU!

[thekaratecorner]

For anyone getting a black ball when you change the gravity to zero, make sure you used the pick whip to tether the EFFECT’s Position to the path you created, not just the layer’s position (under the transform options). Thanks @Monique Golan for suggesting this. Also make sure you’re viewing the animation when the particle is actually moving. If it stays still, it’s just going to look like a black ball.

[userm]

simply the best among particle follow path. GREAT WORK WE GO WITH YOU .

[KristenDScott]

I love how you go step by step and are very clear! However, in 2024 I'm having a hard time with just finding the "express position" part at about 4:30 in the video, because I just don't see it. Has AE updated so that it's a different step now? I'm a beginner with this program, but am very experienced with Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign, and have some experience with basic animation from a long time ago. Hope you can help!

[THX]

Thanks, man. It worked. You saved my day.

[ijyoyo]

Thank you! Was looking for a simple position expression but this works so much better!

[RachelMcIntyreSmith]

You explained this so well! It really enhanced my video. Thank you so so much!!

[maemuki_since]

That was very practical Tutorial and helpful!! Thank you for sharing this video.

[ashantighania]

Thank you for the tutorial <3 I had a client who wanted me to animate a comet!

[sharon_hart]

Absolutely awesome, details are great. Thanks so much.

[Kineticartist]

sweet tutorial easy to follow and really helped me with a project for a friends youtube bumper rock on!

[ashkrell]

Great tutorial thank you! I like no plugins tutorial

[tlakuikani]

this tutorial is so useful, thanks.
i want my moving particles to go around a person, I am having a difficult time making if do disappear when it gets behind a person and appear again. any tips?

[gabriellethomas]

This was such a great tutorial thank you!

[darcioessa]

awesome tutorial save me a work that i was struggling to do

[ahmedmourchid]

thank you so much, it's very intrested tuto.

[jbalien]

Ok. When I started the pen tool, no new layer was automatically created as shown on the video. The pen tool is on the particle motion layer.

[waelalzahaykah]

My dear friend I've problem with the particles tail it doesn't follow the path it is always vertical, help please

[katharineparsons]

Hey @LayerAce, thanks for doing this video. It was really the most fun project I've done in a long time!