Michael Ponch

100% Shape Layers in #AfterEffects! Transparent fills + blend modes make them feel far less “wireframe” — you’ll almost forget there’s no #3D backface culling 😉 Check out my 5 new #ae Faux-3D shapes 👇 michaelponch.gumroad.com/l/everyday02

I created 5 useful fake #3D icons made with 100% shape layers in #AfterEffects 😎 Now you can track layers to the “vertices.” Free examples here: michaelponch.gumroad.com/l/everyday01

@tilles Thank you 😊

@PonchMichael awesome and very clever, man 👏

Moiré madness with my Fake-#3D Shapes. How? Offset Paths + boosted Wave in the Stroke. Applied on this 😎: michaelponch.gumroad.com/l/ps3Doprimiti… 100% #AfterEffects. No plugins.

@Phoneixx8 Thanks :)

@PonchMichael Nice 😊

@hakimgraphiks Thanks :)

@PonchMichael Looks great 👏

Gradient Fills on one of my Pseudo-#3D shapes (previous posts). The 3D vertices are projected as 2D coordinates — so I linked the gradient’s Start/End points directly to them. 100% #aftereffects shape layers. No plugins! Ok, except Deep Glow🙈

@VeronicaKhoreva Thank you :)

@PonchMichael Oh, wow, looks really nice, great job🙌🏻

@sternfx Yeah, it's fun playing with shape layers :)

@PonchMichael Love this hack

@Lipmotions Yes, in principle. I made a tutorial once: youtu.be/F_9g7odvRlE?si… The process here is a bit more complex but basically it’s the same technique.

@PonchMichael Can we create our own shapes and achieve the same 3d effects after parenting to the null?

Many of you grabbed the free AE project of the Pseudo-#3D #Pikachu made from 100% Shape Layers — thanks! 🙏 💡 Tip for bold outlines: Duplicate the shape group → add Merge + Offset Paths → increase Stroke Width. Try it: michaelponch.gumroad.com/l/ps3Doprimiti… No plugins! 100% #aftereffects

@Kamarakoms Thank you! I made a YT tutorial once where you can achieve this with ‚Nulls follow path‘. This time I made in much leaner via expressions. Basically it‘s the 3D position datas projected to 2D screen. And the points connected 😊

@PonchMichael Amazing ! You are taking only vertexs of the 3D object ? How did you do it ?

I found a way to transfer complex 3D objects into pure 2D Shape Layers. ONE pseudo-3D shape in ONE Shape Layer, driven by just ONE Null Layer — built with minimal expressions. No plugins. 100% #AfterEffects . 👉 You can download the free AE Project michaelponch.gumroad.com/l/ps3Doprimiti…

I’m really hyped for @JamesGunn #superman movie 🎥. But is this @AdobeVideo #aftereffects on the screen in the background 😎?

@Casey Happy Birthday 😎

today is my birthday.

@FLOWTUTS16 Similar situation. Been freelancing for 15 years. Worst the last 3 years. I started to connect and meet with real people last year. Now it slowly pays off.

Freelance update! Almost 3 months with 0 clients 0$ I am kinda scared now 😨

@niculinalex Great 👍🏻. Congrats 😊

Life sign? 🥹

I removed reflection from glasses in @AdobeVideo #aftereffects only (a bit in #photoshop ). No plugins, no #ai 😊 Tutorial here: youtu.be/4J2mcuUfCbU?si…

@hranimator @NLE_Ninja Thanks, man! And dito. Plus you are a great live presenter 😊

@NLE_Ninja Oh thanks for letting me know! @PonchMichael is great and his tutorials are really good!

@hranimator you got a shout out in this video youtube.com/watch?v=2-m-Yp…