Compositing Blood Tutorial | After Effects Quick Tips
In this tutorial, we'll show you some quick tips and tricks for compositing blood in After Effects.
Compositing blood VFX elements is a great way to enhance the look of your project - but if done incorrectly, it can take the viewer out of the action and look forced or overdone. The key is in the details of the shot.
Paying attention to the light, color, and movement of the blood to make sure it looks realistic can really wow your audience!
In this tutorial, we'll show you some quick tips and tricks for compositing blood elements into a live-action video shot! We'll cover how to choose the best elements for the shot and blend them seamlessly with the environment.
Ready to follow along?
- Download the background plate
- Blood Hits
- Blood Splatter Vol. 2
- Blood Mist Vol. 2 (free for subscribers)
- Free Blood Mist
- Bleeding Fabric
- Gore Textures (free for subscribers)
This After Effects tutorial will cover:
- How to create a realistic bullet wound.
- How to add the blood effect after the bullet hit.
- How to color match the blood to the surrounding environment.
- How to add Blood Mist and Blood Splatter for the most realistic results.
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