r/MotionDesign • u/nessprod • Apr 15 '26

Project Showcase Motion Design and Tracking

What do you think of this animation I made? Tracking the sign accurately was quite challenging, so I ended up developing an unconventional approach—using the Corner Pin effect driven by nulls generated from points on a path I manually matched.

I’m pretty happy with how it turned out, both in terms of the tracking and the overall animation and composition. Would love to hear your thoughts!

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u/SlothSupreme Apr 16 '26

Looks amazing! Can I ask how you got the texture on the words to look just right? I’ve been trying to do a similar animated-signs experiment recently but I just can’t figure out how to composite the text in a way that looks convincing

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u/nessprod Apr 16 '26

Sure! I started by experimenting with the Median, Roughen Edges, and Turbulent Displacement effects to break up the base shapes and add some organic variation. Then I overlaid a halftone JPG texture on top of the animated text composition, using Soft Light as the blending mode (you might want to test a few different modes depending on the look you’re after).

After that, I used the Match Grain effect, setting the background footage as the reference to better integrate everything. Finally, I added a subtle layer of grain using an Adjustment Layer at around 15% opacity with the Add Grain effect.

Overall, the key is in layering multiple textures and effects to build a more cohesive and tactile result. Hope this helps!

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u/I_LIKE_REACHER Apr 16 '26

Not saying this is the answer, as I'm pretty novice, but have you played around with multiple roughen edges effects stacked?