Sparkling Star Animation in Adobe After Effects
Create a sparkling star animation using Adobe After Effects. In this easy-to-follow tutorial, we’ll show you how to make stars twinkle and shine, adding a touch of enchantment to your designs. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned designer, you’ll learn step-by-step how to bring these celestial wonders to life. Join us to illuminate your projects with captivating starry animations and let your creativity shine bright!
Project File Details:
Updated | September 17, 2023 |
Compatibility | After Effects CC |
Effect | CC Particle World |
Size | 10.56 KB |
Category | After Effects Tutorials |
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Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Sparkling Star Animation:
Step 1: Setting Up the Composition
- Open Adobe After Effects.
- Go to the Composition menu and create a new composition.
- Rename it to “Twinkling Stars” (or your preferred name).
- Set the resolution to 1920×1080 pixels, frame rate to 30 frames per second, and duration to 20 seconds.
Step 2: Creating the Background
- Create a new solid layer.
- Go to the Layers menu > New > Select Solid.
- Rename it to “Background”.
Step 3: Adding Gradient Ramp Effect
- Go to Effects & Presets.
- Search for the “Gradient Ramp” effect.
- Drag and drop the gradient ramp effect onto the solid layer.
- Change the second color to dark blue. The color code is #26007C.
Step 4: Adding Twinkling Stars
- Create a new solid layer.
- Rename it to “Stars” (or your preferred name).
- Go to Effects & Presets.
- Search for the “CC Particle World” effect.
- Drag and drop the effect onto the Stars layer.
CC Particle World Settings
- Select both layers (Background and Stars) and drag them to the left side.
- Set the birth rate to 3 and Longevity to 5.
- Under Physics, set gravity to 0.
- Go to the Particles section:
- Set particle type to “Stars”.
- Change birth and death colors to white.
- Change birth size to 0.050 and death size to 0.135.
- Change Max Opacity to 25%.
- Set velocity to 0.
- Set radius X and Radius Y to 1.
Step 5: Rendering the Composition
- Select the Twinkling Stars composition.
- Go to the Composition menu and choose “Add to Render Queue”.
- Click the “Lossless” setting.
- Change the Format to QuickTime.
- Set the channels to RGB+Alpha.
- Click OK.
- Don’t forget to hide the Background layer by clicking the eye icon next to it.
- Click the Render button to start rendering the animation.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully created a sparkling stars background animation in Adobe After Effects.