Creating the sun

You will now create a bright halo of light that will go behind the particles.

1 Go to 0:07.

2 Press Ctrl+Y (Windows) or Command+Y (Mac OS) to create a new solid layer.

3 In the Solid Settings dialog box, do the following:

􀁴 Type Sun in the Name box.

􀁴 Click Make Comp Size to make the layer the samesize as the composition.

􀁴 Click the color swatch to make the layer the same yellow as the Birth Color of the particles (255, 200, 50).

􀁴 Click OK to close the Solid Settings dialog box.

4 Drag the Sun layer below the Particles layer in the Timeline panel.

5 Select the Ellipse tool (), which is hidden behind the Rectangle tool () or the Star tool () in the Tools panel, and Shift-drag in the Composition panel to draw a circle with a radius of roughly 100 pixels, or one-fourth the width of the composition.

6 Using the Selection tool (), drag the mask shape to the center of the Composition panel.

7 With the Sun layer selected in the Timeline panel, press the F key to reveal its Mask Feather property. Increase the Mask Feather amount to 100, 100 pixels.

8 Press Alt+[ (Window) or Option+[ (Mac OS) to set the In point of the layer to the current time.

9 Hide the properties for the Sun layer.

Дата добавления: 2014-11-20