Kevin Schires demonstrates how to cast shadows and reflection for 3D objects in an automatic system in After Effects using Elementary and Mettle’s ShapeShifter for After Effects. Kevin Schires is creator of the Elementary Script which provides an easy way for creating shadows, reflections and even Z Passes for After Effects 3D Plugins such as Mettle’s ShapeShifter, Trapcode, Plexus and Element 3D.

Kevin Schires, creator of Elementary shows us how easy it is to have 3D plug-ins cast shadows and create reflections on After Effects layers

It’s not too late to get into the Superman 3D Logo Design Challenge that Mettle is sponsoring and is going on until November 10th. The challenge is for you to take the well-known Superman logo and manipulate, recreated, tweak and design an incredible 3d result. There are some project files to help you get started. You can also download a fully functional trial version of ShapeShifter AE here.

Prizes include

  • Artbeats – $500 of clips
  • Mettle – 1 of everything we offer
  • Rowbyte – 2 licenses of Plexus
  • Mamoworld – grab bag of products including iExpressions
  • Rampant Design – choice any 2 of their products
  • Kevin Shires – 2 Elementary Pro licenses
  • Maltaannon – 2 licenses of Cuber
  • Red Giant Software – 1 license of Trapcode Particular and Magic Bullet Looks
  • Envato – 3 months Tuts+ Premium membership

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