The CreativeDojo’s VinhSon Nguyen shares a look at how to get the long shadow effect in After Effects by stacking a few simple effects. The long shadow effect is something that is quite popular over the last little while, popping up in the flat 2d animation style a lot.
how to quickly create a long shadow effect, popular amongst flat motion graphics animations.
VinhSon shows his take on creating the long shadow effect which he claims to be a more efficient method than some of the ones out there, by using less effects.
VinhSon’s take on the long shadow effect uses the CC Radial Fast Blur and Matte Choker effect as well as the fill and CC Composite effect to add the effects overtop of the original layer.
