Beautiful Lighting & Shading in After Effects with Layer Styles

An easy After Effects tutorial on how to use layer styles to achieve a realistic 3D lighting, shading, gradients and reflection effect. This tutorial is suitable for beginners.
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  • @BenMarriott
    @BenMarriott3 жыл бұрын

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    @azfaru43673 жыл бұрын

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    @BenMarriott

    3 жыл бұрын

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    @TipTut3 жыл бұрын

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    @imtube333

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @BenMarriott

    @BenMarriott

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @biggbosssamachar6409

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @meravkleinmann3930

    2 жыл бұрын

    @standoesshows type in "ball bounce animation" I don't think Ben has one

  • @alideep9656
    @alideep9656 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @NathanielOBrown
    @NathanielOBrown2 жыл бұрын

    thanks my guy!

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    @worthlarose3 жыл бұрын

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    @ardhel

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @pansitostyle

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @LisaPanc

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @venusvisions

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @hirahiro2331

    2 жыл бұрын

    Congrats! I'm terrified to apply.

  • @artur_ry
    @artur_ry Жыл бұрын

    Cool!!

  • @khunpovsan7503
    @khunpovsan75033 жыл бұрын

    WOW!!!

  • @rainyan6632
    @rainyan66322 жыл бұрын

    i finally found this

  • @meravkleinmann3930
    @meravkleinmann39302 жыл бұрын

    genius

  • @padrino3190
    @padrino31903 жыл бұрын

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  • @marcosfraguela
    @marcosfraguela2 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @danielzana818
    @danielzana8183 жыл бұрын

    I want a tshirt that says, "This is Animation Baby" on the front and "We Always Label Our Layers" on the back.

  • @oniricPrj
    @oniricPrj2 жыл бұрын

    hehe I remember doing this stuff in Flash ;-)

  • @arjunrsrivatsa
    @arjunrsrivatsa3 жыл бұрын

    whenever i feel stuck, tired, in a rut with my projects, i watch a ben marriott video, and BOOM! my creative drive comes rushing back to me!

  • @Vmshipe
    @Vmshipe3 жыл бұрын

    The Set Matte pink reflection trick was very smart!

  • @harismirza
    @harismirza3 жыл бұрын

    Love from Pakistan

  • @OmniPeasant
    @OmniPeasant3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @BenMarriott

    @BenMarriott

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @MrJdT65
    @MrJdT653 жыл бұрын

    OMFG I've worked in AE for 5 years and spent so much time fiddling with with multiple alpha mattes for different layers. I never knew the 'set matte' effect existed until this tutorial. Thank you and I'm kicking myself XD

  • @michaelbrown5801

    @michaelbrown5801

    3 жыл бұрын

    THIS

  • @hieuvudesign
    @hieuvudesign3 жыл бұрын

    Luv u Ben! Thanks for the shoutout!

  • @TonyCajiga
    @TonyCajiga2 жыл бұрын

    THANKS !!!

  • @yairwalden
    @yairwalden3 жыл бұрын

    "Stuff doesn't need to make sense if it looks good!" Yeah baby 😗 I live for that rule 😉

  • @meravkleinmann3930
    @meravkleinmann39302 жыл бұрын

    9:26 " it's a bit more on brand for this chili"

  • @Azi4532
    @Azi45323 ай бұрын

    You are so cool! Loved this tutorial, i watched bunch of tutorials about shadow and this one just save my project,thank you🤩

  • @dartutorials7859
    @dartutorials78593 жыл бұрын

    I like it that you can achieve this Quality LeveL with just a few steps!!! Great tut as always

  • @npurkis
    @npurkis3 жыл бұрын

    oh ... the glow with the matte... what a simple solution, and so effective! You rock, thank you xx

  • @CrispyBacon11
    @CrispyBacon113 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much. I was really struggling to do this and you made it so simple.

  • @mauroubel
    @mauroubel3 жыл бұрын

    Ben, I can't thank you enough for all the knowledge you share! Hope you're doing well.

  • @JamesDaly
    @JamesDaly3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, love it! "This is animation, baby!" 😆

  • @BenMarriott

    @BenMarriott

    3 жыл бұрын

    You know it!

  • @ajinkyakawale5502
    @ajinkyakawale55023 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thank you so much. Loved it

  • @at5203
    @at52033 жыл бұрын

    This one was amazing.

  • @TREALxx
    @TREALxx3 жыл бұрын

    i love this

  • @BenMarriott

    @BenMarriott

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks TREAL! You're a real one

  • @ThatGuy-ix4jw
    @ThatGuy-ix4jw2 жыл бұрын

    this is fucking genius

  • @jeorc
    @jeorc3 жыл бұрын

    The Set Matte with the Gaussian Blur is a very clever solution. Thanks so much for sharing and being so generous with your knowlege.

  • @OFGAnimationStudio
    @OFGAnimationStudio3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent techniques and insights Ben.. Thank you very much

  • @JWolde
    @JWolde3 жыл бұрын

    Those reflections 👏👏👏

  • @Manny_Morales
    @Manny_Morales3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! just amazing, thank you! I have to start thinking of AE a little bit like PS for some things :D

  • @peyajays
    @peyajays3 жыл бұрын

    Your animations look amazing!

  • @BenMarriott

    @BenMarriott

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Primo!!

  • @jakubjezovic
    @jakubjezovic3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Ben, this is exactly what I needed!

  • @meravkleinmann3930
    @meravkleinmann39302 жыл бұрын

    I want a shirt with random flying rectangle on it

  • @trevorwoodco
    @trevorwoodco3 жыл бұрын

    Layer styles is so underrated!

  • @iwasink
    @iwasink3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this! I had no idea that blur + set matte were so powerful.

  • @antobine
    @antobine3 жыл бұрын

    Always amazed by the techniques and results with such simple tools. Thanks for sharing

  • @adaa.7_
    @adaa.7_3 жыл бұрын

    Very nice

  • @BenMarriott

    @BenMarriott

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank youuu!

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Very clever !! Thank you very much for the tips and really nice tricks :)

  • @munnypmotion
    @munnypmotion3 жыл бұрын

    This tutorial is amazing!

  • @lukestarkiller7706
    @lukestarkiller77063 жыл бұрын

    This is animation baby!

  • @kitkat2713
    @kitkat27132 жыл бұрын

    this is great i'm planning on using this for animations i make in adobe animate for a semi-realistic look

  • @StephenElliget
    @StephenElliget3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the cheeky shout out Ben!! :D

  • @poche999
    @poche9993 жыл бұрын

    Love this one, really gives that "ray tracing look" to an animation, thanks Ben!

  • @taironymedeiros
    @taironymedeiros3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for share!

  • @CreativeDojo
    @CreativeDojo3 жыл бұрын

    Great tips Ben! Neat little way to create quick reflections too. 👍🏻

  • @MotionStudio69
    @MotionStudio693 жыл бұрын

    That was outstanding techniques. Thanks for helping ❤️👏🏻

  • @lamontcranston3177
    @lamontcranston3177 Жыл бұрын

    A pencil never crashes.

  • @moui
    @moui2 жыл бұрын

    I'll be using the "This is animation baby! Stuff doesn't need to make sense if it looks good!" line during client conversations a lot from now on! Thanks Ben

  • @LandOfSteez
    @LandOfSteez3 жыл бұрын

    you're the best Ben

  • @irfankusai1433
    @irfankusai14333 жыл бұрын

    "Stuff doesn't need to make sense if it looks good" just wow said 🤩👍

  • @JesMarwaha
    @JesMarwaha3 жыл бұрын

    omg the set matte reflection is so simple, but so effective! bravo!

  • @imtube333
    @imtube3333 жыл бұрын

    Omggggggg Love these tutorials and you channel. Your tips really adds that value to my work, thank you so much.

  • @julianjd
    @julianjd3 жыл бұрын

    A tutorial about colour settings in Adobe CC would be extremely helpful! No matter what I try, my colours always change when moving files between different Adobe programs...

  • @matias1234567810
    @matias12345678103 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!

  • @apoemaday
    @apoemaday3 жыл бұрын

    Again, very detailed and direct. Thanks!

  • @cgtirone9938
    @cgtirone99383 жыл бұрын

    Incredible as always!

  • @t00bed
    @t00bed3 жыл бұрын

    brilliant !

  • @FLOWTUTS
    @FLOWTUTS3 жыл бұрын

    AYOOOOOOOOOO PogChamp

  • @MerryCato
    @MerryCato3 жыл бұрын

    Nice! thx

  • @user-po6fz7xw7o
    @user-po6fz7xw7o3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome tutorial!

  • @PirataGalactico
    @PirataGalactico3 жыл бұрын

    Another thing i didn't even know existed in AE 🙈. And the reflection stuff? Chef's kiss!

  • @leeseoungjun2
    @leeseoungjun22 жыл бұрын

    Cant believe I just found your channel. It's feels like I struct gold! Thank you for all these great contents!

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    @Satysatonachair

    2 жыл бұрын

    where were you looking before?! it's THE channel haha

  • @pantopol
    @pantopol9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this tutorial! I would like to learn more about basics like understanding physics of falling circle. But your tutorials are incredible, I just repeat it and get an amazing result!

  • @hirahiro2331
    @hirahiro23312 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I made a pretty interesting project for class today and I wanted to add more (personally)

  • @thequicksketcher
    @thequicksketcher3 жыл бұрын

    Freakin blown away Ben, recreating Global Illumination in AE...especially on 2D layers!! Ugh...will try that Set Matte effect. So awsome👍🏼✨

  • @_joncat_
    @_joncat_3 жыл бұрын

    Nice! I was playing around with layer styles today funnily enough! It sucks I can't double up on the same layer style though. Feels very limiting seeing as I can't have the bevel and emboss have a noisy texture without changing the blending mode to Dissolve where as the inner glow has a slider for noise amount.

  • @jamesp3312
    @jamesp33122 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I want to add some nice shading to my 2d animation. Make it more pleasing to the eye.

  • @KarenAJS
    @KarenAJS3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @spdlla
    @spdlla3 жыл бұрын

    Ben!! That reflection trick is genius! As soon as you did that I was like "Well, duh!". Excellent video as always.

  • @Duckademy
    @Duckademy3 жыл бұрын

    great!

  • @pixelwulllftv4635
    @pixelwulllftv46353 жыл бұрын

    amazing as always Ben. Great work! I am going to tinker for a bit with this one.

  • @K_is_a_victim
    @K_is_a_victim3 жыл бұрын

    Ive honestly been practicing for hours to work this program i intend to animate professionally one day and the vidoes are a breath of fresh air I will say

  • @Perrydor
    @Perrydor3 жыл бұрын

    we love u bro ! so awsome

  • @rickharold7884
    @rickharold78843 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @user-hh4gv6ow8q
    @user-hh4gv6ow8q3 жыл бұрын

    Watching your vid in korea !!

  • @just.do.something
    @just.do.something3 жыл бұрын

    A big like. I'm happy to make you happy because you make me happy

  • @AnAmaria01
    @AnAmaria013 жыл бұрын

    Gold 😊

  • @robzdrone9599
    @robzdrone95992 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!!! Nice solution man!

  • @andrewsthings
    @andrewsthings3 жыл бұрын

    That double set matte lit a lightbulb in my head haha

  • @adamkovac7978
    @adamkovac797811 ай бұрын

    Another great one brother!

  • @stillremain.artwork
    @stillremain.artwork3 жыл бұрын

    aaay this is awesome Ben!

  • @JoxnieD
    @JoxnieD3 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial mate! Keep it up!

  • @TheGrrson
    @TheGrrson3 жыл бұрын

    B-O-S-S

  • @CoolJojo
    @CoolJojo3 жыл бұрын

    Any POGGERS 😮

  • @praveen_jack4718
    @praveen_jack47183 жыл бұрын

    Awesome work bro. Do More videos

  • @willeklof
    @willeklof3 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff as always mate! 😘

  • @BenMarriott

    @BenMarriott

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks dude! I really appreciate it :D

  • @taylornihls6353
    @taylornihls63533 жыл бұрын

    Wahoooooo! Very cool!

  • @hombremedicinamx
    @hombremedicinamx3 жыл бұрын

    Need to give this a shot 🤖

  • @samuellee6473
    @samuellee64733 жыл бұрын

    The Set Matte + Gaussian Blur + Set Matte combination at 6:21 just blown my mind 😂 Really cool stuff right here.

  • @kubamatuszczak5619
    @kubamatuszczak56193 жыл бұрын

    Ohh yes, the set matte effect is a really underrated one! It definitely deserves some lovin, great video as always

  • @avgabriel22
    @avgabriel223 жыл бұрын

    The inner shadow with noise turned on creates another interesting effect, try it out

  • @shivangirathi6799
    @shivangirathi67993 жыл бұрын

    Wow Ben !!!! It's so so so awesome!! The way u used set matte it's so cool nd the reflection of traingle on circle looks so releastic, loved it 😍😍😍🤗

  • @crisp_afk2720
    @crisp_afk27203 жыл бұрын

    Can you tell how to create a intro like u pls