ShiveringCactus
@shiveringcactus.bsky.social
Tutorials and videos, mainly After Effects, but with some 3D.
Home of Makin' FX and Solvin' FX and VFX History! #adobeaftereffects #vfx
Home of Makin' FX and Solvin' FX and VFX History! #adobeaftereffects #vfx
I decided to challenge myself to see how close I could get to realistic fireworks just using the included effects in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects. I think I got pretty close.
Tutorial, plus project files and print version: youtu.be/s6-q5x_oFA4
Tutorial, plus project files and print version: youtu.be/s6-q5x_oFA4
September 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I decided to challenge myself to see how close I could get to realistic fireworks just using the included effects in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects. I think I got pretty close.
Tutorial, plus project files and print version: youtu.be/s6-q5x_oFA4
Tutorial, plus project files and print version: youtu.be/s6-q5x_oFA4
The three thumbnails from my latest @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects #tutorial, where I add rings to the sky using sky replacement techniques.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsT...
July 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The three thumbnails from my latest @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects #tutorial, where I add rings to the sky using sky replacement techniques.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsT...
@blender.org vs @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects #Planets. Each time I share a space #tutorial someone asks "why don't you use Blender?" So I did and then compare it to what I can do in AE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Co_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Co_...
July 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
@blender.org vs @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects #Planets. Each time I share a space #tutorial someone asks "why don't you use Blender?" So I did and then compare it to what I can do in AE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Co_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Co_...
I've been having fun setting up a @fourthwall.com for my #YouTube. Honestly, I don't really expect anyone to buy anything, but has reminded me of being 11 years-old and getting a printer. There's something magical about designing something on a computer and then seeing a physical version it.
July 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I've been having fun setting up a @fourthwall.com for my #YouTube. Honestly, I don't really expect anyone to buy anything, but has reminded me of being 11 years-old and getting a printer. There's something magical about designing something on a computer and then seeing a physical version it.
I've been having a lot of fun making planets in @adobevideo.adobe.com #aftereffects and in this video, I show how to add two types of planetary rings. Tutorial www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySpa...
June 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I've been having a lot of fun making planets in @adobevideo.adobe.com #aftereffects and in this video, I show how to add two types of planetary rings. Tutorial www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySpa...
I've been having a bit of fun / getting distracted this weekend setting up a shop on YouTube's product shelf ... thingy. Honestly, I don't expect anyone to buy anything but it looks cool seeing my work on mugs and hoodies next to my videos. shiveringcactus-shop.fourthwall.com @adobecommunityexperts
June 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I've been having a bit of fun / getting distracted this weekend setting up a shop on YouTube's product shelf ... thingy. Honestly, I don't expect anyone to buy anything but it looks cool seeing my work on mugs and hoodies next to my videos. shiveringcactus-shop.fourthwall.com @adobecommunityexperts
Having fun with the new Advanced 3D Light shadows in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects #adobecommunityexperts. Recreating Captain America: Civil War titles is pretty simple:
June 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Having fun with the new Advanced 3D Light shadows in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects #adobecommunityexperts. Recreating Captain America: Civil War titles is pretty simple:
I've been playing A LOT with @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects 3D renderer and have come up with a method to create nightside lights for a planet.
youtu.be/ExoPpcyZyTo
#adobecommunityexperts #tutorial
youtu.be/ExoPpcyZyTo
#adobecommunityexperts #tutorial
June 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I've been playing A LOT with @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects 3D renderer and have come up with a method to create nightside lights for a planet.
youtu.be/ExoPpcyZyTo
#adobecommunityexperts #tutorial
youtu.be/ExoPpcyZyTo
#adobecommunityexperts #tutorial
Next-gen Pokémon card.
(Not really, I was just having a bit of fun in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects )
#AdobeCommunityExperts
(Not really, I was just having a bit of fun in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects )
#AdobeCommunityExperts
May 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Next-gen Pokémon card.
(Not really, I was just having a bit of fun in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects )
#AdobeCommunityExperts
(Not really, I was just having a bit of fun in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects )
#AdobeCommunityExperts
Figuring out how to do this in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects has bugged me for ages. A seemingly simple motion graphic of 3D travel arcs going from point to point on a globe. I finally had a chance to sit down and crack it.
#Tutorial:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQLN...
#Tutorial:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQLN...
April 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Figuring out how to do this in @adobevideo.adobe.com #AfterEffects has bugged me for ages. A seemingly simple motion graphic of 3D travel arcs going from point to point on a globe. I finally had a chance to sit down and crack it.
#Tutorial:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQLN...
#Tutorial:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQLN...
I kept seeing posts on #AfterEffects forums asking about videos with #transparency and so decided to look into it. I've always had a preferred method, so I didn't understand the confusion - but wow - there's a lot of bad infomation out there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS5n...
March 31, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I kept seeing posts on #AfterEffects forums asking about videos with #transparency and so decided to look into it. I've always had a preferred method, so I didn't understand the confusion - but wow - there's a lot of bad infomation out there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS5n...
I've figured out a simple workflow to create 3D Luma Mattes in #Blender so that I can replace and animate screens of 3D objects directly in @adobelive.bsky.social #AfterEffects.
#Tutorial: youtu.be/DQq1Nm_CS58
#Tutorial: youtu.be/DQq1Nm_CS58
March 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I've figured out a simple workflow to create 3D Luma Mattes in #Blender so that I can replace and animate screens of 3D objects directly in @adobelive.bsky.social #AfterEffects.
#Tutorial: youtu.be/DQq1Nm_CS58
#Tutorial: youtu.be/DQq1Nm_CS58
Change the color of 3D objects directly inside @adobelive.bsky.social #AfterEffects with only a tiny bit of #Blender needed. #Tutorial : www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1e9...
February 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Change the color of 3D objects directly inside @adobelive.bsky.social #AfterEffects with only a tiny bit of #Blender needed. #Tutorial : www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1e9...
Just got access to @adobelive.bsky.social #Firefly generative video. Asked for “flying through clouds, bright sunlight”
February 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Just got access to @adobelive.bsky.social #Firefly generative video. Asked for “flying through clouds, bright sunlight”
Animating Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night using Curl Noise in @adobelive.bsky.social #AfterEffects. I've been meaning to try this ever since that #DoctorWho episode.
Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dell...
Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dell...
January 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Animating Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night using Curl Noise in @adobelive.bsky.social #AfterEffects. I've been meaning to try this ever since that #DoctorWho episode.
Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dell...
Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dell...
Flying through clouds made using @adobelive.bsky.social Express, removing the backgrounds in #Photoshop and then animating in #AfterEffects. And while watching Carry-On I spotted the Dreamworks logo might have been made using the same sort of techniques!
Tutorial: youtu.be/GNGB2_Wn8rA
Tutorial: youtu.be/GNGB2_Wn8rA
January 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Flying through clouds made using @adobelive.bsky.social Express, removing the backgrounds in #Photoshop and then animating in #AfterEffects. And while watching Carry-On I spotted the Dreamworks logo might have been made using the same sort of techniques!
Tutorial: youtu.be/GNGB2_Wn8rA
Tutorial: youtu.be/GNGB2_Wn8rA
#VFX History: bluescreen and how color film works. A deep dive into the everything from the BBC's CSO for #DoctorWho , the Sodium Vapour process, #StarTrek's UV screens, #Superman and an awful lot more.
I'm really pleased with the result, I hope you find it enjoyable:
youtu.be/Yhf-QQMjHwA
I'm really pleased with the result, I hope you find it enjoyable:
youtu.be/Yhf-QQMjHwA
December 9, 2024 at 9:42 AM
#VFX History: bluescreen and how color film works. A deep dive into the everything from the BBC's CSO for #DoctorWho , the Sodium Vapour process, #StarTrek's UV screens, #Superman and an awful lot more.
I'm really pleased with the result, I hope you find it enjoyable:
youtu.be/Yhf-QQMjHwA
I'm really pleased with the result, I hope you find it enjoyable:
youtu.be/Yhf-QQMjHwA
I've been having loads of fun recreating the nebula from #StarTrek Insurrrection. NJM Photo on YouTube has their own motion control rig to shoot miniatures and we collaborated on that to make "The Battle of the Briar Patch".
Battle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZNj...
Tutorial: youtu.be/V3yKTZEPoLg
Battle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZNj...
Tutorial: youtu.be/V3yKTZEPoLg
November 18, 2024 at 1:04 PM
I've been having loads of fun recreating the nebula from #StarTrek Insurrrection. NJM Photo on YouTube has their own motion control rig to shoot miniatures and we collaborated on that to make "The Battle of the Briar Patch".
Battle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZNj...
Tutorial: youtu.be/V3yKTZEPoLg
Battle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZNj...
Tutorial: youtu.be/V3yKTZEPoLg
Hmm, didn’t really. This was the image that gave me a chuckle. No idea of the original source:
November 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Hmm, didn’t really. This was the image that gave me a chuckle. No idea of the original source: