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Millhou3e
Millhou3e
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December 9, 2019
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Blending Text in after effects

  • December 9, 2019
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Is there a way to blend the text in after effects to make it look like part of the street? So that it looks textured and worn like its been painted on the street. I did it in phtoshop but can not figure out how to do this same effect in after effects. I'll attch some photos.

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Roland Kahlenberg
Roland Kahlenberg
Brainiac
December 9, 2019

Other than using Blending Modes which Towerguy mentioned, you will also want to look at using the Road as a Luminance Matte (Track Matte or Set Matte). Then, where appropriate, look at using opacity props to tweak results further.

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    Millhou3e
    Millhou3eAuthor
    New Participant
    December 10, 2019

    I am unfamiliar with the Luminance Matte. Trying to figure out how to make that work. 

    Roland Kahlenberg
    Roland Kahlenberg
    Brainiac
    December 11, 2019

    Luminance Matte is commonly known as Luma Matte. It's quite an easy-to-understand process. In an Alpha Matte, an RGB layer/composite receives its transparency values via the Alpha Channel. This Alpha Channel may reside in a layer or in another layer/composite.

     

    A Luma Matte takes its transparency values from the greyscale values of another layer/composite.

     

    You should be able to get some good hits by googling - "adobe after effects luma matte".

     

    HTH

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      Towerguy
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      December 9, 2019

      Hi. Try using Blending Modes. Select your Text layer and you should see a Mode dropdown box next to the layer's title(if not select the Toggle Switches/Modes button at the bottom of our screen). You can scroll through the modes by depressing your capitols key and hitting the + key (- to go back). Overlay and Soft Light modes might get you started.

        Millhou3e
        Millhou3eAuthor
        New Participant
        December 10, 2019

        Thanks for the info! This does allow for the street to come through but not quite enough  of the textured look I was hoping for.

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