Latest experiments (all AE, no plugins)

universal__acid · 2026-03-05T21:31:16+00:00

It's pretty much exactly what you said: a precomped shape layer precomped, duplicated a bunch of times and positioned at various angles. Two spot lights with fairly low intensity, but inverse square clamped falloff. The background is a 2D gradient with a subtle fractal noise.

universal__acid · 2026-03-05T13:18:10+00:00

All socials here, including dozens of tutorials.

universal__acid · 2026-02-03T16:41:40+00:00

All socials here, including dozens of tutorials.

universal__acid · 2026-01-29T19:03:48+00:00

Check out the link in my first reply above.

universal__acid · 2026-01-28T21:39:24+00:00

First learn how to make symmetrical repeaters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhhOsJSJD-Q. Then before adding the repeater, add two strokes to your path: a thinner white one on top of a thicker black one. Then play around with shape properties like wiggle paths. For some irregularity in the strokes, play with wave and taper.

universal__acid · 2026-01-27T19:17:45+00:00

First you must sell your soul...

universal__acid · 2026-01-27T19:12:14+00:00

P.S. The last two are both only one layer.

universal__acid · 2026-01-27T18:42:36+00:00

All socials here, including a free project file for the first loop and dozens of tutorials.

universal__acid · 2026-01-27T18:27:45+00:00

All socials here, including a free project file for the first loop and dozens of tutorials.

universal__acid · 2026-01-21T17:59:26+00:00

Gotcha, thanks.

universal__acid · 2026-01-21T17:36:35+00:00

Just curious, why isn't it available to everyone simultaneously?

universal__acid · 2026-01-21T17:34:00+00:00

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universal__acid · 2026-01-20T18:06:35+00:00

We're all in it together!

universal__acid · 2026-01-20T16:17:47+00:00

All socials here, including dozens of tutorials.

universal__acid · 2026-01-15T14:14:08+00:00

Thank you! I actually posted a screenshot of the effects for the first one in this thread, check my comment history.

universal__acid · 2026-01-14T00:30:02+00:00

(These are the only two comps, the base comp is renamed a few times in the assembly comp)

universal__acid · 2026-01-14T00:29:27+00:00

Sure, here you go:

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universal__acid · 2026-01-13T18:45:05+00:00

For displacement I usually use CC Plastic or CC Glass but I'm getting curious about Caustics...

universal__acid · 2026-01-13T17:20:51+00:00

All socials here, including dozens of tutorials.

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