Waveform on a path in After Effects—this time with two mask controllers! Combining them is really just about adding their amplitude values.

A few examples to curl the path in After Effects—kinda like trim paths, but with a curl 😅

Just stumbled on this fun little setup: linking three nulls to the position and size of an Ellipse shape layer in After Effects, and it can stretch a circle in multiple directions.

This one’s about distance to a path in After Effects. Just visualizing how close it is at every point. 👀

Revisiting this old rig, The Twisted Rope Effect. Love to see how path and propertyGroup() make it all wrap around itself inside one shape layer in After Effects.

Another take on the Twisted Rope Effect in After Effects aka a bunch of rotations stacking along a path 😅

By simply offsetting the rotation along a path in After Effects, it gives this faux-3D look to the path. 👀👀👀

Another take on making a faux-3D path in After Effects. What still surprises me is that it’s all on a single shape layer.

Trying some path diffraction in After Effects driven by distance to the mask 😵‍💫

Another test of path diffraction in After Effects. This time the amplitude is constrained within the mask limits for a fun little effect.

Rare encounter in After Effects: open path acting like it's closed. Wasn’t expecting that, but kinda into it. 🤔🤔

Path + Shape Layer Repeater in AE. That’s it. A surprisingly powerful combo. 😮

🚨 Just realized something fun with the Shape Layer Repeater in AE: If you make a fake axis (just 2 points) and link it to the repeater's position, you get rig-like control. Super handy.

toComp() = the correct position value in After Effects, every time.

Playing with toComp() to offset anchor points. It makes the circle layers pack toward the mask center, kinda like the Apple Watch menu inside After Effects.

Another look at this one. It’s not just a scaling effector, the circles are also being pulled as they get closer to the mask edges.

Offset anchor point based on the mask distance: the layers respond as if the mask repels them, creating dynamic movement in After Effects.

Mask repeller in After Effects using distance + normal.

I just noticed that using index numbers instead of distance to interpolate along a path unlocks a new way to visually control effects like Trim Path in After Effects.

Controlling Trim Paths with a null position in After Effects. The tricky part: working out the progress that matches a position on the path. Pretty fun experiment, still not sure how useful it really is 😅