John Dickinson, motion graphic artist and Toolfarm Forum Expert shows you how to create a versatile and pretty blurred light background. He employs a unique use of Vector Paint, Colorama and CC Radial Fast Blur (ships with AE Pro or CycoreFX) to create this gorgeous, etherial background.

Project files are included as well as a bonus project file which includes the Colorama preset. The documentation contains an introduction PDF that explains everything you need to know before diving in.

Creative Background Design Bundle

Save $10 on the bundle! Get the Creative Background Design Bundle now! Did I mention that it's available immediately in our checkout? Yep! They're very large files and you can download one lesson at a time if you have a slower connection to the internet.

The Bundle includes:

• Lesson 01: Basic Fractal Loop
  Make an etherial, undulating background in After Effects.
• Lesson 02: Award Night
  Make a realistic theatre curtain in After Effects.
• Lesson 03: Venetian Blocks
  Make interesting and varied background effects in After Effects.
• Lesson 04: Fractal Flower
  Create a gorgeous fractal flower and a cool variation, a hi-tech worm hole
• Lesson 05: Molten Cells
  Make an undulating molten lava background.
• Lesson 06: Rose Window
  Make a variety of Persian-style designs.
• Lesson 07: Vector Light
  Create a versatile and pretty blurred light background.

Labels: After Effects, Creative Background Design, John Dickinson, Training