Head Explosion VFX Tutorial | After Effects
Wyatt recreated a head explosion from a scene in The Boys. Here's how he did it using After Effects and Blender.
Our latest tutorial blew our minds.
Okay not really. But Wyatt, our Digital Content Creator, shows how he created a head explosion effect inspired by a scene from The Boys. All it took was a little work in After Effects and Blender with some ActionVFX blood assets.
This tutorial covers:
- Masking and tracking techniques with Mocha in After Effects.
- Integrating ActionVFX blood assets with practical blood FX.
- Using lens flares to add a flashing device.
- Compositing gore and blood splatter in 3D.
- Creating realistic camera shake.
VFX assets used:
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