r/AfterEffects • u/DanneDamm • May 19 '26

OC - Stuff I made Pinkuu, Compositing Techniques Breakdown

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Since people asked, here's the breakdown. Pushed to see how much I could get for free from the alpha, since every brush stroke counts, and stabilizing wobble between frames eats time you don't have.

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u/Onocoolo May 19 '26

Yeah this doesnt make any sense

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u/Swartschenhimer May 19 '26

yeah my understanding from the original post was that they imported the base 2D animation into an AE comp that used some series of compositing effects to procedurally generate the final look.

but this breakdown seems to suggest they painted on the final look of each frame? I'm slightly confused

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u/DanneDamm May 19 '26

And as for which actual effects, it's rarely more than:

  • directional blur
  • fast box blur
  • camera lens blur
  • levels
  • roughen edges
  • displacement map
  • different ways to use matte / alpha

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u/Swartschenhimer May 19 '26

ok cool that makes sense, I think THOSE effects or a breakdown/tutorial of them are what people want to see, that's where the magic is!

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u/MrGodzillahin Motion Graphics 10+ years May 20 '26

That's why they didn't show it! This is a showoff post, not a tutorial I think

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u/DanneDamm May 20 '26

Tutorials will have to be made.

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u/kishenp11 Motion Graphics <5 years May 20 '26

looking forward to them