by Creation Effects·Motion Graphics
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Stands out for bundling 53 art-effect looks across roughly 27 mediums in a single After Effects project, with no plugins to install.
Creation Art Effects is an Adobe After Effects project file from Creation Effects, built to turn footage, photos, and graphics into stylized artwork. It includes 53 art effect comps covering about 27 artistic mediums, from charcoal to clay to pen, and both HD (1920×1080) and 4K (3840×2160) versions ship in the package.
Controls let you adjust detail level, texture size, realism, shading, outlines, and more to build new variations on each look. The art effect comps run at 10 frames per second for a choppy stop-motion feel, which also speeds up render times; you can change the frame rate in Composition Settings. A Timewarp option slows textures down for smoother animation, and an optional Stop Motion Effect imitates a hand-crafted look. Animated mattes, borders, and frames are included, along with over 200 photo textures and a Create Your Own folder.
It works on Windows and macOS with no plugins required, and the template has been universalized to run in After Effects in any language. Because of their complexity, some effects, especially the 4K versions, can take significant time to render and are not intended for long videos.
Creation Effects: Creation Art Effects is best for applying stylized artistic looks across roughly 27 mediums to footage, photos, and graphics in After Effects.
Creation Effects: Creation Art Effects is completely free to download and use.
Creation Art Effects is compatible with Adobe After Effects version 2022 and all later versions. If you're on something older, earlier versions of the template are available on request and reach back as far as CS5. Because it's a project file rather than a plugin, no additional plugins are required to run it. It works on both Windows and macOS, and the template has been universalized so it functions in After Effects running in any language.
Creation Art Effects is an Adobe After Effects project file, commonly called a template, so there's nothing to install. You open it in After Effects and make your customizations, since most of the work is already done. No plugins are required. The package includes 53 art effect comps, animated mattes, borders, and frames, over 200 photo textures, and a Create Your Own folder for designing custom effects from those textures.
Creation Art Effects ships with both HD (1920×1080) and 4K (3840×2160) versions, and it isn't designed for exporting images at resolutions much higher than 3840×2160. Keep in mind that some effects are complex and can take a significant amount of time to render, especially the 4K versions, so they aren't intended for long videos. The art effect comps run at 10 frames per second, which helps speed up render times, and you can change that frame rate in the Composition Settings panel.
Creation Art Effects is listed as free here, but licensing can change, so check the developer's page for current terms. The animations you create with it are yours and can be used for commercial purposes, though sharing or posting the project files with anyone other than a client is prohibited. The product also contains copyrighted intellectual property, so review the Terms and Conditions for the full details before distributing your work.
Creation Art Effects works on both Windows and macOS. It's an After Effects project file rather than a plugin, so no plugins are required to use it on either platform. It's compatible with After Effects version 2022 and all later releases, with older template versions available on request going back to CS5. The template is universalized, meaning it runs in After Effects set to any language.
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