Motion Design Hotline has moved to Wednesday mornings, so Evan and Kyle are starting off bright and early with some morning-themed motion goodness!

Start your day with a hot cup of keyframes as we demo an array of approachable After Effects techniques you can use to warm up for your day. We'll be showcasing a surprisingly simple sunrise scene, supplemented with several systems for stylizing steam!

So kick it off with Motion Design Hotline & come join us in the chat!

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Evan Abrams is a freelance motion designer based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: https://www.behance.net/ECAbrams

Kyle Hamrick is a freelance motion designer based in Kansas City: https://kylehamrick.com/

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00:00 Start
01:09 Introductions
02.45 Overview for today
04:49 Kyle’s After Effects layers walkthrough
08:13 Evan’s After Effects layers walkthrough
10:56 Explanation of 3d sun process
14:09 Gradient background
15:53 Glow animation
18:37 Wave warp
22:23 Steam walkthrough
25:31 Chat Q&A wave warp antialiasing
28:04 Kyle’s stylized steam walkthrough
31:12 Bubble steam
33:14 Wispy steam with particles
38:32 Fractal noise steam
42:55 CC Particle systems steam
47:21 2d flat style steam using lines
51:09 Outro