How To Create Ghost FX In 5 Easy Steps | After Effects Tutorial

How To Create Ghost FX In 5 Easy Steps | After Effects Tutorial

October 28, 2021
Cody Vineyard

Learn how to turn yourself into a ghost easily in this After Effects.

Halloween is just around the corner! In just five easy steps, this After Effects tutorial will teach you how to create ghost effects, just in time for the spookiest time of year.

And we are in a time where the horror and thriller genres are ever-popular. There's no better time than now to let this tutorial take your next bone-chilling project to the next level. Make it stand out!
This tutorial makes creative use of Smoke and Fog and Energy Balls stock footage.

This Ghost FX After Effects tutorial covers 5 easy steps:

  1. Preparing the plates.
  2. Creating wispy smoke FX using Atmospheric Smoke and Fog Vol. 2 and Energy Balls.
  3. Combining wispy smoke FX with the plate.
  4. Creating the ghost transparency FX.
  5. Final adjustments for a polished ghost look.

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