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October 24, 2025
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How to make this light reveal effect?

  • October 24, 2025
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Hi guys i wanna know how to make this effect it's subtle and simple, the colorful background start from the center until fully revealed, you can see from the sample, it goes with some flash lights with some sort of randomness i think, could someone explain me how to achieve a similar result?  Sample here.

Correct answer PaulMurphy

To create a light reveal effect similar to the one you described, follow these steps:

  1. Create the background lighting:
    • Add a new solid layer.
    • Apply the Four-Color Gradient effect (Effect > Generate).
    • Adjust the colors and gradient points to create a soft, diffuse lighting look.
  2. Create the reveal mask:
    • Add another solid layer (white or a bright color works well).
    • Use the Ellipse Mask tool to draw a circular mask on the solid.
    • Set the mask mode to Subtract.
    • Increase the Feather value to soften the mask edges.
    • Animate the Mask Expansion property to gradually reveal the background from the center outward.

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PaulMurphyCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 25, 2025

To create a light reveal effect similar to the one you described, follow these steps:

  1. Create the background lighting:
    • Add a new solid layer.
    • Apply the Four-Color Gradient effect (Effect > Generate).
    • Adjust the colors and gradient points to create a soft, diffuse lighting look.
  2. Create the reveal mask:
    • Add another solid layer (white or a bright color works well).
    • Use the Ellipse Mask tool to draw a circular mask on the solid.
    • Set the mask mode to Subtract.
    • Increase the Feather value to soften the mask edges.
    • Animate the Mask Expansion property to gradually reveal the background from the center outward.