Freaky Fractals

May 2nd, 2011

I was experimenting with some interesting energy fields and I discovered a fun combination of effects. I used the standard fractal noise effect to create a basic turbulent map and then applied a Find Edges effect on top. I added some color correction and a glow to give it more punch and even animated the evolution settings. Feel free to play around with the fractal noise settings with the Find Edges effect applied and see what other interesting looks you can discover.

The project file is only cs5 because I don't have CS4 on my laptop right now but I took a screen shot of the settings so that should help.

Download Project File CS5

Breakdown with Settings

Andrew Kramer

POSTED:

14 years ago

77 Comments

bmw motorrad

12 years ago

Thanks for sharing???interesting concepts to play with!

ahmad

12 years ago

thank you very matsh

Jimmy

13 years ago

Tryed this effect on a logo, making a kinda ring of fire. Worked quite well. However very nice effect. Thanks for sharing!

SHeeDeED

13 years ago

GUYS i really need ur help i have AE CS6 can i download the project cs5 and work it on cs6. if not how about cs 5.5?

Vinoba

14 years ago

Amazing Effect. Fractal noise is a powerful effect.

Skreany

14 years ago

Hey I have a problem ...How I can animate this? please help

wilf

14 years ago

I'm about as newbie as it gets and would like some advice on how to change this one to a white background with these beautiful highlights in shades of blue. they would make a perfect summer water surface effect to put over a logo (on a white bkground). I've played with everything but...er...well...ya know.

By the way Andrew. I take my hat off to your creativity, gift for explanation, sense of humour and your sheer humanity of putting so much in the hands of so many. From CERN to LEARN. This is what the web was made for man! Just wish I could return.

wilf

Alain

14 years ago

fractal noise has to be the most versatile tool you can have in your arsenal and here is another proof of it!

Evan Abrams

14 years ago

This is some crazy stuff. That dang fractal noise is so handy.

james

14 years ago

nice Andrew i appreciate alot u have really helped me so much creatively thnks

masum

14 years ago

Hi Andrew,
You all guys are simply awesome! I am amazed how easily you show the path of after effects. I am masum from bangladesh and grateful to for your hundreds of tutorials in this site. My uncle bought evolution and i used it for last couple of weeks. Very nice stuff! Please accept my thanks....... wish u good luck andrew........ you are my guru.......

Evan Croft

14 years ago

awesome stuff!!

marwan

14 years ago

I dont know if these fils of Andrew works on sony vegas or, Im just srat to ,learn about it, i wea trying to download but didnt work on sony vegas, I need help please can anyone answer me please

Evan Croft

14 years ago

these files won't work with vegas, you need after effects (specificly cs5)

saurabh

14 years ago

hello sir Andrew i m from india and i hav learn alote from ur site sir u r great what ever i know about after effcts is just because of u plz accept my thanks ... thanks and thanks alote....SIR..

personman

14 years ago

Bubble picture: Jabba the Hutt, anyone?

Brian

14 years ago

You should make a tutorial on this... And you should also make a tutorial on that The Bullet Promo cuz that's just crazy. But good job Andrew!

Jonek

14 years ago

Hello,
I did similar effect on AE 6.5
thank you for nice idea.

Vincent MBINDZOU

14 years ago

hello Andrew
I'm not updated on After Effects. I use CS3. therefore the art of screen shot of Freaky Fractals project than you can give to help those who can not CS4 or CS5. So think of us dude. you're the best.
peace

Vincent MBINDZOU
djasvinny@yahoo.fr

masum

14 years ago

I agree with you Vincent. I use cs4 and If I get the cs4 version then I will benefited for this post. Plz andrew guru think for us. We beg you to give the opportunity to get the earlier versions of this files. Thank you very much.

Jonatas Brazil

14 years ago

nice effect
One more time tks Andrew

Yemeeh

14 years ago

Wow! Nice! You guys should try to use this effect w/ CC lens, looks awesome!!

Ken

14 years ago

Thanks for sharing...interesting concepts to play with!

Gustavo

14 years ago

interesante afecto, estoy siguiendote

Danu

14 years ago

Nice....................

said

14 years ago

GREATING FROM MOROCCO thanks ANDREW & all the TEAM PEACE AND RESPECT

Hilalidin

14 years ago

Definitely Easy Way Our Friend... That is Cool Imagination... I love this Brain... Thx...

Nico Hirsch

14 years ago

looks great

keep it up!

zeemalik

14 years ago

I am from pakistan and i like your work,
thank u so much andrew,

Aarons Rogers

14 years ago

Cool Andrew, thanks

John Robbins

14 years ago

Now throw on a CC Vector blur and go to town.

Andrey

14 years ago

Awesome!!!!
Took some time before i got a nice look, but the secret is to scale in ALOT!

I hope you never stop doing what you're doing Andrew!

Andrey

14 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93vLz4i82Ck

Felipe

14 years ago

Hey Andrew, can you please save the project to be compatible with after effects cs4. Thank you so much for all your work!!

Steve Sage

14 years ago

Andrew i have bought almost everything off your siteYou havechanged my life.. I wish i had this stuff 30 years ago when i was a kid....lol
now that i have all these great tools
i just got a new job editing and adding sfx for TV commercials and music videos..all your tutorials made this happen..thanks a million

you rock....
Steve Sage

Ahmed Marawan

14 years ago

Great job as every time you post Andrew.

guiom

14 years ago

Freaking Beautiful !!!!!!!!! Oo Love it Dude !

Stranger92

14 years ago

you are the best...

Matt8teen

14 years ago

AK's idea generation is great

illd

14 years ago

looking good - thanks bro

Manuel Garcia

14 years ago

Brilliant Mind.

enishi

14 years ago

Very interest, sorry my bad english
AE cs5 with rotobrush, need tutorial Vc

Am fan of VC

Arequipa Peru

Eray

14 years ago

Andrew, you rock. thanks.

eMendez

14 years ago

Awesome stuff Andrew. Many possibilities!

crimson jelly che

14 years ago

Im just wondering where I can find video about man turning into countless bats? I found it long ago somewhere here in the blog... could someone help me find it? Its something about interview...

hanok

14 years ago

pls upload cs4 version project file

Hansen

14 years ago

hehe.....

can it be cs3 version?

hope that this will be happen...

a cs3 version...

Daniel Perez Arcas

14 years ago

I agree
I cannot buy cs5 version yet

mike

14 years ago

Just copy the settings postet by Andrew.
I'm using CS3 and it works exactly as expected... no need for CS3 or CS4 files and some extra hassle

apple boy

14 years ago

uh oh.. no 64 bit yet, nail it again mr K.

Dustin

14 years ago

Hey Mr. Kramer,

Looks very nice, but it's CS5

Could you upload a CS4 version too? That would be great if it isn't that hard

-Dustin

KingComposite

14 years ago

Agreed, Haven't bought CS5 yet.
A CS4 Version would be great!

vikash

14 years ago

same here...
is it possible to convert the file into a lower version of after effects?

Chris K

14 years ago

Guys, I think the idea here is to experiment on your own. These effects are all available in earlier versions of AE (and similar effects in other editing packages). The whole point of these tutorials and sample files is to help teach techniques, not to outright give you the project to slap into your own footage.

It's easy. Create a new comp. Creates a new solid. Add the fractal noise effect. You can even use the settings seen in the link above. Animate evolution over time.. Add the find edges effect, followed by a curves adjustment to get the colors the way you'd like to see them. Finally, add a glow.

That's it. You probably won't get the exact same look Andrew achieved, but do you really want to be a copycat?

Make your own, don't be a clone.

vikash

14 years ago

thanks chris for the help

Selva Kumar

14 years ago

i want it for my cs4 edition plsss...

John

14 years ago

Fudgin BEAST!!! awesome Andrew!!!

John paul

14 years ago

Its really Nice, It looks Great Thanks for your Great help and Tutorials Mr. Kramer, I really Appreciated this post

Steely

14 years ago

Glad you thought about us CS4 & below users and took a screen shot. I can't afford a new 64 bit operating system and CS5 AE, so thanks. Can't wait to try this tonight!

Michael Wentworth-Bell

14 years ago

Thanks for Sharing, Andrew!

Vito Corleone

14 years ago

Interesting though it creates slow processing with crappy system. I love the imagination Andrew - reminds me of Dr. Lecter when he mentioned something about the Red Dragon.

DrB

14 years ago

This isn't new if you experiment with After Effects. I guess "anything" Andrew puts out is considered genius these days lol

sahis

14 years ago

hey i got some interesting results when i applied this to an image with a little modification ...pls check my post ! http://www.videocopilot.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=57315

SCOT

14 years ago

love fractals and this site !

AHISH

14 years ago

WOW Awesome wonderfuL BUT I STILL HAVE CS 4

Niclas

14 years ago

The find edges effect really made it for me! Its so interesting to find new ways of doing things when you show them like this! Thanks a lot! I recently bought ProScores, ProPresets2 incoming this summer!

EDrisCG

14 years ago

Thanks Andrew!
I Can't wait for your new Film, new Tutorial, and new Blog Show!

Saeid KamKar

14 years ago

thanks andrew...

Salem Musaffer

14 years ago

Thanks MAN .............Nice look with fractal noise

Tcarle

14 years ago

Awesome! What a tank i just did it on CS4 and it looks ninja as! Id call it top quality if you ask me. I can always really on you for ideas!

badhon

14 years ago

wow.wonderful man.but i use cs3

jeremyian

14 years ago

looks awesome, but im to poor for AE5, I still have AEcs4..

Benedict

14 years ago

You are a great mentor andrew. Benni all the way from Lesotho...

atiemark

14 years ago

always amazes me how you can create awesome looking stuff with only a few simple effects!

Jamal AlTamimi

14 years ago

you just awesome Man

Shelton

14 years ago

So amazing. Just goes to show that everything in after effects can and will be turned into something else... Well almost everything in after effects. Lol.

Osvaldo_Tampico

14 years ago

It's Always good to see this kind of Discoveries! Helps to inspire new ways of thinking not just for this effect but for many others! Triggers the "thinking outside the box" effect! Thanks! ;D

gogec123

14 years ago

wow thanks andrew,you are the best

Cody

14 years ago

YAY. I love new updates. Thanks Andrew.

OlympiaLogger

14 years ago

Su-weeet !!!

Just in time to accent some "hot-Hot-HOT!" seminar opportunities pieces I'll be doing.

TIMELY!

Kind of reminiscent of some Dean Velez goodies.

Inspire

14 years ago

whoooi - nice style, thanks man !

Jordan Fountain

14 years ago

Awesome! I really like how it pops!

gaurav sharma

14 years ago

you are mind blowing andrew keep updating your tuts god bless you......dear

Miguel Chacon

14 years ago

first comment ... i feel honored ... anyway nice thanks Andrew your a very inspiring person dont forget about us little people that watch your videos.

Evan Croft

14 years ago

yeah!! don't forget about us, i'm only 11 right now! i've been doing vfx since i was 9 and have come a long way because of you and you're website

Richard (Singapore)

14 years ago

WOW! I loved it! Definately interesting effect!

Sybert

14 years ago

Downloaded the project file definitely will be something I'll be messing around with.
Looks awesome!

Moammer Jaber

14 years ago

same here .. thanks andrew

Makeitdouble

14 years ago

Youar beast Andrew

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