Recently I have completed a tutorial in After Effects that involved creating 3D lights to add more depth to an object. To keep the project pretty basic I simply spelled out the the words light and used that make my project.
One of the more difficult parts of creating the light was creating the mask I put in the background. It involved adding effects to an oval shape and just messing around with it until it reached a look that I was satisfied with. I believe it was harder because I had a specific look in mind and getting the effect that I felt satisfied with.
After creating the cloudy blue effect everything else was basically touching up simple things to make the final product. In the future I might customize this a bit more to fit me, I might switch out the word light for my name. However, I the only other use I can see this being used for is if I wanted to add some interesting light effects on a video or animation.
I believe the project turned out alright in the end. It isn't amazing by any stretch of the imagination, but I believe I learned a good amount about After Effects in the process and it ended up looking alright. The tutorial was informative and I now have a better grasp on some of the tools that can help me in After Effects.
