The Waenderer shows how you can create an abstract animated background in After Effects.

The Waenderer recently released a free preset that allows you to quickly choose and apply a color scheme to your After Effects work. You may have noticed an example of a moving background used in the explainer video. Now, The Waenderer shows how easy it is to make these types of scenes.

CC Ball Action.

“You see them [gradient backgrounds] quite a lot these days. They are an easy way to add life to your texts or whatever element you place in front of them.” The quick tutorial shows how you can make abstract and colorful BG gradient animations using the CC Ball Action effect in After Effects and three layers. The color comes from the free Fancy Colors preset that you can get here.