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Create cloudy skywriting text using Fractal Noise

Create cloudy skywriting text using Fractal Noise - After Effects Tutorial

From the course: Learning After Effects

Create cloudy skywriting text using Fractal Noise

My concept for the first shot is that it looked like sky writing that slowly dissolves into mist Here's my sky shot in its own pre comp and the first thing I want to do is add text So I have my text tool selected and I'll type in the word B now this is preset with the font and size that I wanted It's also centered and all those controls are showing over here in properties However, the font is called Chalky. I did get it from Adobe. You could find it in Creative Cloud but however, I don't expect you to do that for the course. So having done this, I'll delete it and replace in a nearly identical copy of what I just typed in, functionally the same. And we can call this the mat. Next, I'll create a new solid. I'm gonna make the cloud. So this will just be called cloud. And here, I'll right-click, go into the Effect menu, and under Noise and Grain, you might have guessed it, choose Fractal Noise. The default is just about perfect. I'll just make one change, which is to go with Spline, just…

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