Simple Shape Orbits - Adobe After Effects tutorial

Fake 3d orbits. What's the difference between a sphere and a circle anyway? It renders fast, sets up in seconds, and so long as you don't need shading, it's good enough for a particle sprite! It's simple shape orbits in under 5 minutes! Airhorn noise!
This is a response to the many viewers who requested this tutorial after watching the Basic Patterns Tutorial here: • Basic Patterns in Afte...
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  • @hypeteevo1057
    @hypeteevo10572 жыл бұрын

    Thank you abundantly for the tutorial! Short, simple, & to the point!😃🙏

  • @DamonBowe
    @DamonBowe6 жыл бұрын

    I often feel like I'm orbiting around ECAbrams videos...

  • @abacadusale
    @abacadusale6 жыл бұрын

    I have this feeling in the previous video that this will have its own tutorial. Quality content as always :D

  • @ostentatiousostrich
    @ostentatiousostrich6 жыл бұрын

    I recently discovered your channel and boy, am I glad I did! Great tutorials. Just great.

  • @MsRockstella
    @MsRockstella6 жыл бұрын

    Loving the pattern series, please do more :)

  • @lukemayer8608
    @lukemayer86086 жыл бұрын

    This is crazy you just uploaded this, I was just looking for this effect last night! Perfect!

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    6 жыл бұрын

    "The Secret" works. Proof right here.

  • @zafaroe
    @zafaroe3 жыл бұрын

    I have been search for this for a week everywhere. Thanks man!!

  • @simoneblax
    @simoneblax6 жыл бұрын

    Man, this is so useful! I've never thought about it. Thanks, as always!

  • @Andee...
    @Andee...6 жыл бұрын

    Been loving all the new videos!

  • @MidoriAmae
    @MidoriAmae5 жыл бұрын

    Donated and downloaded! Thank you so much. Saved my client!

  • @floralpattern1
    @floralpattern15 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial. No messing around. Thank you

  • @XchelRocks
    @XchelRocks6 жыл бұрын

    You’re the best. Thanks for making tutorials!

  • @khalidabduljaleel
    @khalidabduljaleel6 жыл бұрын

    Amazing as always ECA

  • @ahmedabd-elmonem3690
    @ahmedabd-elmonem36906 жыл бұрын

    best ae Tuts Online Ever watched >>thanks Evan :D

  • @anaskp9072
    @anaskp90722 жыл бұрын

    As always, another cool tutorial. Thank you very much.

  • @Miro-kw5xp
    @Miro-kw5xp6 жыл бұрын

    This is a great trick to have in the bag. Thank you Evan!

  • @NazarieMihai
    @NazarieMihai6 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Fast tutorials are the best!

  • @jasvenkat
    @jasvenkat5 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff again Mr Abrams!

  • @raggadubdubgaming
    @raggadubdubgaming2 жыл бұрын

    Sense of humor and simplicity made me subscribe.

  • @jaredlamar
    @jaredlamar5 жыл бұрын

    IF YOU GET STUCK AT @ 3:19 put the anchor point onto the orbitter!!!

  • @isaacgonzalez112

    @isaacgonzalez112

    5 жыл бұрын

    jared lamar thanks you helped me alot :)

  • @AdamBoroniec

    @AdamBoroniec

    5 жыл бұрын

    i was struggling with that! Thanks dude!

  • @TheKlausunderwin

    @TheKlausunderwin

    5 жыл бұрын

    Just got stuck there and then read your comment. :)

  • @hdrstratcommsaa7645

    @hdrstratcommsaa7645

    5 жыл бұрын

    are you talking about where he sets it to Auto Orient to Camera? You may have missed the shortcut he used for that: Ctrl + Alt + O (thats a letter oh, not a zero), (on PC -- forget which key combo on mac ) or navigate through the menu: Layer > Transform > Auto Orient

  • @happylife2345

    @happylife2345

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanx a lot!!!

  • @SolvayConference
    @SolvayConference6 жыл бұрын

    As always, great job! You make some of the best, if not the best, AE MG tutorials.

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    6 жыл бұрын

    Well, thank you very much for saying so.

  • @shijasmarakkar23
    @shijasmarakkar232 жыл бұрын

    As always, great job!

  • @scottroberts6481
    @scottroberts64812 жыл бұрын

    Just another person saying thank you so much for the easy explanation. It really helped me out of a potential jam.

  • @RUNawaYLEE
    @RUNawaYLEE5 жыл бұрын

    I've been binge watching your tutorials and I love all of them and your voice and when it goes off and be squeaky lols

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Glad people like my weird voice.

  • @GaryStockton
    @GaryStockton6 жыл бұрын

    Wow EC, that's surprisingly simple. I'll be using that one for sure. Thank you!

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    6 жыл бұрын

    "Surprisingly Simple", title of my autobiography

  • @jkvsu
    @jkvsu6 жыл бұрын

    I love these! Thank you so much

  • @genevievelavoie2926
    @genevievelavoie29262 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tutorial! Very useful!

  • @understandingcat
    @understandingcat6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch, Evan! That was indeed a nifty trick and I made use of it right away. Btw, an object in an orbit is called a satellite. :-) Looking forward to more tips and technique as we float in the deep space of mograph. .-0

  • @berendvanrossum4585
    @berendvanrossum45855 жыл бұрын

    Just what I was looking for, thanks!

  • @ChamanDeep
    @ChamanDeep4 жыл бұрын

    wooo you made it effortless...thanks for sharing :)

  • @unfoldlab
    @unfoldlab4 жыл бұрын

    fantastic man,yuour tutorial made my day!

  • @KurKurKur
    @KurKurKur6 жыл бұрын

    this is the tuts which I'm too scared to ask. Nice tuts!

  • @crokis372
    @crokis3725 жыл бұрын

    Just amazing!!! Thanks!!

  • @harebear9934
    @harebear99346 жыл бұрын

    This is so simple, but so cool!

  • @paulocardoso8519
    @paulocardoso85196 жыл бұрын

    Thank's dudeee. Love your tutorials. You're funny :P

  • @NERV0USMONKEYS
    @NERV0USMONKEYS6 жыл бұрын

    WOW!!! This is so perfect!

  • @user-ph7qw3zt9g
    @user-ph7qw3zt9g5 жыл бұрын

    wow, nice tutorial! thanks!

  • @DeVisTom
    @DeVisTom6 жыл бұрын

    Love this kind of commentating!

  • @thelonewanderer1191
    @thelonewanderer11912 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video!

  • @Henrique2801xbox
    @Henrique2801xbox2 жыл бұрын

    Man, that´s amazing, thanks a lot!

  • @claudineidelima7181
    @claudineidelima71812 жыл бұрын

    Bro you saved my project, thanks :D

  • @CoffeeAndColtrane
    @CoffeeAndColtrane3 жыл бұрын

    thank you, excellent tutorial

  • @ds.hardeep
    @ds.hardeep6 жыл бұрын

    Simple but amazing 👍

  • @khaliddinar
    @khaliddinar4 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! Thank youuu

  • @ZiusPlays
    @ZiusPlays6 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial again. Could you make a tutorial about the most common/interesting affect & presets? Echo effect seems to be fun and I never use it before :D

  • @slik_su
    @slik_su4 жыл бұрын

    easy clear fast and awesome !

  • @cubworld
    @cubworld4 жыл бұрын

    So good! Thank you

  • @maciejstachowicz7505
    @maciejstachowicz75053 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff ! Thanks

  • @NeuroFactory
    @NeuroFactory3 жыл бұрын

    Greate tutorial, you make fun to watch, thanks man.

  • @TheVisualvictor
    @TheVisualvictor6 жыл бұрын

    awesome and easy! THX!

  • @RyokerDesign
    @RyokerDesign5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @EdisMhargaVillahermosa
    @EdisMhargaVillahermosa3 жыл бұрын

    WOW THIS IS VERY HELPFUL!! THANK YOU!

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear it!

  • @maryamsamadi4714
    @maryamsamadi47146 жыл бұрын

    That's genius!

  • @radekleber
    @radekleber6 жыл бұрын

    tremendous job

  • @tariimrekrisztian1880
    @tariimrekrisztian188011 ай бұрын

    Very very great thank you i'm subscribed

  • @olegogorodnyk2487
    @olegogorodnyk24876 жыл бұрын

    Велике дякую! Мега круті уроки.

  • @panoskoutelas9542
    @panoskoutelas95423 жыл бұрын

    Ingenious!

  • @siddhaysawant9188
    @siddhaysawant91882 ай бұрын

    Thankyou so much sir :)

  • @nirajfilms1040
    @nirajfilms10406 жыл бұрын

    amazing sir...

  • @realityframeofficial
    @realityframeofficial Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @manhong1574
    @manhong15745 жыл бұрын

    Shocking good!

  • @jaydibari
    @jaydibari3 жыл бұрын

    Gold! thanks!

  • @liviafortes8182
    @liviafortes81825 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tutorial! :D Greetings from Brazil!

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much. Olá from Canada!

  • @philcoulson1431

    @philcoulson1431

    4 жыл бұрын

    2 kkkkkkk

  • @tzukailin8596
    @tzukailin85965 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!!

  • @hi-xu5sk
    @hi-xu5sk3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks teacher🥺🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @inajinet
    @inajinet4 жыл бұрын

    You are the best 👍🏻

  • @adelinacourt4366
    @adelinacourt43663 жыл бұрын

    Top! Using this for my next Googie-themed vid!

  • @alideep9656
    @alideep96564 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @lesterlacrete
    @lesterlacrete6 жыл бұрын

    oh shit! that is awesome and easy to do!

  • @KAMIKAZEE3421
    @KAMIKAZEE34216 жыл бұрын

    Thank You! 😀😀😀

  • @somilsingh7198
    @somilsingh71986 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @artixto
    @artixto5 жыл бұрын

    Very Nice!

  • @soshicarlo
    @soshicarlo2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @rasharasho4038
    @rasharasho40386 жыл бұрын

    Love it

  • @luizfernandoalves857
    @luizfernandoalves8576 жыл бұрын

    You should make a tutorial about that awesome grainy glow around the main planet or whatever that center ball is.. Thats sweet, bro

  • @Armbrecht

    @Armbrecht

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's actually one of his earlier videos :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoFt08dxj6_OfNI.html

  • @maryamsamadi4714

    @maryamsamadi4714

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Luiz! You can add a 'Glow' effect to your shape layer and then in the effects panel, set Color A to the fill color of the shape and set B color to the color of the background. Then adjust the Radius and Intensity as you want.

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    6 жыл бұрын

    Not much to it really. A little gradient blur on a solid, a little HLS noise to taste, and a tint for some final colour control. That may be another of these very very quick tutorials :)

  • @allexrain

    @allexrain

    6 жыл бұрын

    yes, I really want to see this in tutorial!)

  • @danielnakamura2195

    @danielnakamura2195

    5 жыл бұрын

    Please, I really want to see this in tutorial too!

  • @Nolose-ms3bh
    @Nolose-ms3bh5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @aliakll4090
    @aliakll40906 жыл бұрын

    great Bro ,

  • @UrduStuff
    @UrduStuff4 жыл бұрын

    nice one thanx

  • @mraaishgamer7764
    @mraaishgamer7764 Жыл бұрын

    thank you☺

  • @MrMuffinLord
    @MrMuffinLord6 жыл бұрын

    I'd love a tutorial on your aesthetics or where you get your style choices from. Like your intro looks amazing, the little lines inside the box or the weird glow of the "sun" that doesn't look perfect but is this grainy mess and perfect in a whole other way. I know this wouldn't be a simple tutorial where you just achieve one effect so I'm not expecting you to do this since it's too broad of a concept but still a cool idea imo

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    6 жыл бұрын

    That might be a topic to bring up on the live sessions we get into on this channel from time to time. That might be a better place to get into these open-ended optics.

  • @MarkSRiddle
    @MarkSRiddle6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the great tutorial although I though this will be made using some expressions because they happen to never interfere, turned out simpler than I imagined and I learned about that "echo" effect, I though you will be using "CC force motion blur". So is there any way to do it with expression to make them mathematically and visually satisfying ? Thanks again !

  • @hammamet8232
    @hammamet82326 жыл бұрын

    yeah thank u

  • @johnnyschuler1997
    @johnnyschuler19976 жыл бұрын

    First saw that and was totally wondering how to make that, you mind reader

  • @musictravelife
    @musictravelife5 жыл бұрын

    You are my Dave Matthews. ˆ-ˆ

  • @lightning4201
    @lightning42013 жыл бұрын

    Good video.

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @vitormancini1729
    @vitormancini17296 жыл бұрын

    That is so fucking awesome thanks.

  • @mikkvillem
    @mikkvillem6 жыл бұрын

    Killer intro, too.

  • @bengood5499
    @bengood54996 жыл бұрын

    Really useful. More 2.5D animation tutorials if you may. But how do you variate the speed of the orbit (faster in certain area and slower in other areas)?

  • @samuelnaesen1176

    @samuelnaesen1176

    4 жыл бұрын

    Set your keyframes closer :)

  • @MrCarLo44
    @MrCarLo442 жыл бұрын

    Great Work! i do have issues though. After applying the Echo Effect on the Orbiter at 5:10 , i can't seem to replicate the same effect. But it worked when i pre-compose the Spinner and Orbiter and then apply the effect on the Precompose. Why is that?

  • @Schwanenmaedchen
    @Schwanenmaedchen5 жыл бұрын

    This is so rad- Thaaaaaank you!! What if I wanted to use flower petals? is it also possible or much harder (because they're not circles but have a pointy edge on two parts)

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    5 жыл бұрын

    depends on what you would like them to "do" really. This illusion works to look like spheres, but with any other shape it will look like a flat thing always facing the camera. If that's what you're going for, this would do it. What are you looking for the petals to seem like they are doing?

  • @shubhankar3164
    @shubhankar31646 жыл бұрын

    ly man

  • @DoggyDogWorld730
    @DoggyDogWorld7304 жыл бұрын

    Hi! How do you create that lighting effect around your middle circle?

  • @MrSceneNine
    @MrSceneNine5 жыл бұрын

    I made a guess that you would use the Orbit Null instead of a plain Null, animate the rotation and then parent the camera to it. And then Parent the centre planet to the Orbit Null as well, so then the camera and centre planet are spinning around and in fact the 'orbiter' is the static object. Same thing at the end of the day though!

  • @ViralOza79
    @ViralOza796 жыл бұрын

    Hi.. Is it possible to make an animated (curved?) arrows, orbiting around the shape, using this technique? Thanks!

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

    Very awesome. Anything on the coloring/texture used in this video? Thank you.

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    3 жыл бұрын

    Which part of the colour or texture is giving you trouble?

  • @Daniel700
    @Daniel7004 жыл бұрын

    I do love this video sir, just leave a comment in case of you not knowing. thanks alot.

  • @ECAbrams

    @ECAbrams

    4 жыл бұрын

    well thank you for saying so. It means a lot to hear.

  • @theblastedfrench
    @theblastedfrench5 жыл бұрын

    how could anyone give this a thumbs down?

  • @WayneofGames
    @WayneofGames5 жыл бұрын

    But how can you still achieve this effect while having Layer Styles on the "Middle" Layer? I tried it and everytime i put and outer glow etc. on this layer the "Orbiter" doesnt go behind it anymore.

  • @kikeborland
    @kikeborland4 жыл бұрын

    Capo!

  • @hacheismo
    @hacheismo2 жыл бұрын

    10/10 no bullshit.