After Effects compositor Tim Harris walks through his porches for creating a swirling whirlpool effect in After Effects. The effect is largely possible thanks to Mettle’s FreeFrom Pro, which will allow you to create 3D objects without having to leave After Effects.
.how to create a whirlpool effect in After Effects using Freeform Pro
FreeFrom can create 3D shapes pretty easily using displacement maps. This is the basis for creating the whirlpool effect. Using several different layers and an animated displacement map, FreeFrom is a pretty easy solution to create an effect like this.
The plugin is also capable of handling fog and other volumetric effects, which really helps sell the vortex effect shown here.
