Double exposures can look cool when done nicely. Use the Magnify effect to create a double-exposure effect on a portrait. The author thanks the Adobe Stock team for granting permission to include this watermarked photo in this course. To create this look, combine the Magnify effect with a second copy of the same layer, giving you a lot of control and a quick way to create a fully editable double-exposure effect.
- [Instructor] In this example,…we'll use the magnify effect…to create a double exposure effect on a portrait.…And before I continue, I'd like to thank DW stock team…for giving me written permission…to include this watermarked image in the course.…So, back in After Effects to begin,…let's go to the file menu and create a new project.…Then let's go back to the file menu,…let's come down and choose import, choose file,…and let's locate the portrait.jpg file…which is in folder six of the chapter one folder…of the exercise files.…
And once you've located the file,…make sure to uncheck create composition.…We want to create our own composition size.…Let's click open.…So now we have a jpeg file imported into the project panel.…We have no compositions created…and no layers in the timeline panel.…Now, the reason we wanted to do this…is because we're going to be magnifying this image…and we want to make sure that we don't magnify…larger than the original size.…So the size here is 3600 by 2400.…So let's come up to the composition menu,…
Author
Chris Converse
Released
12/18/2018- Getting comfortable with the After Effects interface
- Importing and exporting files
- Adding a sunset, a burst of light, and a rippled reflection
- Creating a double exposure effect on a portrait
- Using colorizing techniques
- Repeating, blending, and texturizing patterns
- Using the Roughen Edges effect to create a wide range of edges
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Import Photoshop files4m 40s
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Import Camera RAW files3m 4s
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1. Special Effects
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Add a sunset6m 5s
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Add a burst of light7m 2s
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Double exposure portrait6m 49s
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2. Colorizing Techniques
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Change colors with Colorama3m 43s
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3. Patterns and Textures
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Blend patterns with RepeTile4m 25s
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Wrapping Up
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