Shadow Studio 3 Preset Gallery

Get a head start creating the endless styles Shadow Studio is capable of with the following bundled .ffx presets and .aep files

See below for a video tutorial on getting started with these presets.


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Grain
A gritty grain rig with reactive lighting. Uses inbuilt noise and fractal noise for texturing.
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Grain
A gritty grain rig with reactive lighting. Uses inbuilt noise and fractal noise for texturing.
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Illuminate
Additive shadow that casts light rays with a coloured gradient. Who'd have thought to use a shadow plugin to cast light?
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Illuminate
Additive shadow that casts light rays with a coloured gradient. Who'd have thought to use a shadow plugin to cast light?
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After Effects Preset File
Smoky Mist
Atmospheric shadow that gets darker farther from the source. A subtle fractal noise texture adds to the brooding mood.
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Smoky Mist
Atmospheric shadow that gets darker farther from the source. A subtle fractal noise texture adds to the brooding mood.
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After Effects Project File
Inner & Outer
Both inner and outer shadows cast by an orbiting point light. Features gradient extruded text and a light reactive bevel.
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Inner & Outer
Both inner and outer shadows cast by an orbiting point light. Features gradient extruded text and a light reactive bevel.
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After Effects Project File
Minimal SSS
A minimal sub-surface scattering composition gives a sublte waxy appearance.
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Minimal SSS
A minimal sub-surface scattering composition gives a sublte waxy appearance.
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After Effects Preset File
Extrude
Combines a simple extrusion with a soft shadow to give the result extra dimensionality.
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Extrude
Combines a simple extrusion with a soft shadow to give the result extra dimensionality.
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After Effects Project File
Fractal Shimmer
Glittering preset that mattes the input to procedural noise and sparkles over time. Move over Deep Glow!
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Fractal Shimmer
Glittering preset that mattes the input to procedural noise and sparkles over time. Move over Deep Glow!
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After Effects Project File
Spotlight
Multi-dimensional diffuse lighting from inner & outer radial shadows.
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Spotlight
Multi-dimensional diffuse lighting from inner & outer radial shadows.
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After Effects Preset File
Pearl
Soft iridescent pearl composition featuring a pastel gradient palette.
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Pearl
Soft iridescent pearl composition featuring a pastel gradient palette.
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After Effects Preset File
Hypnotoad
Don’t stare at this one too long. Demonstrates tri-coloured gradient looping and combining inner and outer shadows.
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Hypnotoad
Don’t stare at this one too long. Demonstrates tri-coloured gradient looping and combining inner and outer shadows.
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After Effects Project File
Rigged Occlusion
Example ambient occlusion rig matted to a radial shadow pass. Demonstrates how AO can be combined with direct lighting.
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Rigged Occlusion
Example ambient occlusion rig matted to a radial shadow pass. Demonstrates how AO can be combined with direct lighting.
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After Effects Project File
Gradient
A waxy, light-emitting gradient extrusion. An auxiliary shadow grounds the extrusion in its surroundings.
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Gradient
A waxy, light-emitting gradient extrusion. An auxiliary shadow grounds the extrusion in its surroundings.
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After Effects Preset File
Lo Fi Repeater
Repeating rig that maintains a constant user-defined gap between copies regardless of shadow length.
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Lo Fi Repeater
Repeating rig that maintains a constant user-defined gap between copies regardless of shadow length.
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After Effects Project File
Backlit
A light-casting gradient reflected on a diffuse backdrop.
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Backlit
A light-casting gradient reflected on a diffuse backdrop.
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After Effects Project File
Sherbet Vomitron
A looping temporally offset rainbow gradient that gets exponentially softer as it lengthens.
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Sherbet Vomitron
A looping temporally offset rainbow gradient that gets exponentially softer as it lengthens.
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After Effects Project File
GI Diffuse
Global Illumination mixed with a super soft radial shadow. An added bevel completes the faux 3D look.
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GI Diffuse
Global Illumination mixed with a super soft radial shadow. An added bevel completes the faux 3D look.
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After Effects Project File
Oil Slick
Oil Slick is a striking iridescent effect driven by a rainbow gradient and procedural fractal displacement.
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Oil Slick
Oil Slick is a striking iridescent effect driven by a rainbow gradient and procedural fractal displacement.
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After Effects Preset File
Utility Bevel
A subtle & stylish bevel. Reacts to directional and point lights from any direction.
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Utility Bevel
A subtle & stylish bevel. Reacts to directional and point lights from any direction.
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Cut Out
A clean cut-out style consisting of a soft inner shadow and tasteful bevel.
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Cut Out
A clean cut-out style consisting of a soft inner shadow and tasteful bevel.
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After Effects Preset File
Style Drop
A trio of subtle shadows inside just one effect instance creates this modern result that will make your text stand out.
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Style Drop
A trio of subtle shadows inside just one effect instance creates this modern result that will make your text stand out.
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After Effects Preset File
Simple Combo
Combines raytracing & standard modes to create a soft result that's more chromatic the further the shadow casts.
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Simple Combo
Combines raytracing & standard modes to create a soft result that's more chromatic the further the shadow casts.
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After Effects Project File
Guilloché
A guilloché composition playing with engraving styles and cross-hatching. Btw did you know guilloché is lé Frénch? 🥖🍷
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Guilloché
A guilloché composition playing with engraving styles and cross-hatching. Btw did you know guilloché is lé Frénch? 🥖🍷
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After Effects Project File
Iris
Abstract disc shadows emitted from the source. Procedural radial noise texturing emulates an iris.
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Iris
Abstract disc shadows emitted from the source. Procedural radial noise texturing emulates an iris.
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After Effects Preset File
Long Source RGBA
Simple long shadow that uses the source layer as the colour. Artist credit: Jellygummies.
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Long Source RGBA
Simple long shadow that uses the source layer as the colour. Artist credit: Jellygummies.
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After Effects Preset File
Ripple
Concentric rings pulsing from the origin utilising gradient color looping. Artist credit: Jellygummies.
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Ripple
Concentric rings pulsing from the origin utilising gradient color looping. Artist credit: Jellygummies.
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After Effects Preset File
Glossy Reflection
Gorgeous exponential falloff inheriting the layer source colours, reflecting against a diffuse backdrop.
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Glossy Reflection
Gorgeous exponential falloff inheriting the layer source colours, reflecting against a diffuse backdrop.
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Long Radial
Classic long shadow with an inverse radial origin.
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Long Radial
Classic long shadow with an inverse radial origin.
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Pressed Shadow
Soft inner radial shadow with an embossed bevel.
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Pressed Shadow
Soft inner radial shadow with an embossed bevel.
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Isometric
Combines inner & outer shadows with isometric transforms.
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Isometric
Combines inner & outer shadows with isometric transforms.
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After Effects Preset File
Anchor Rig
0 - 100% slider defines the anchor point; giving the appearance the layer is anchored to the shadow itself.
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Anchor Rig
0 - 100% slider defines the anchor point; giving the appearance the layer is anchored to the shadow itself.
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After Effects Preset File
Fake 3D
Faux 3D style featuring shaded extrusion, bevels and highlights combined into a single layer for maximum convenience.
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Fake 3D
Faux 3D style featuring shaded extrusion, bevels and highlights combined into a single layer for maximum convenience.
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Fire
Firey preset utilising fractal noise, turbulence, displacement and an exponential glow.
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Fire
Firey preset utilising fractal noise, turbulence, displacement and an exponential glow.
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After Effects Preset File
Long Shadow
Classic hi-fidelity long shadow. No frills, just crisp parallel lines.
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Long Shadow
Classic hi-fidelity long shadow. No frills, just crisp parallel lines.
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After Effects Preset File
Spooky
Haunted flames silhouetting the source text in this preset that's perfect for halloween.
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Spooky
Haunted flames silhouetting the source text in this preset that's perfect for halloween.
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Vanishing Point
Radial, inverse long shadow. Great for drawing the viewers eye to a point of interest.
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Vanishing Point
Radial, inverse long shadow. Great for drawing the viewers eye to a point of interest.
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After Effects Preset File
90's VHS
Retro colour palette with added flavour from justGoscha's VHS IT script.
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90's VHS
Retro colour palette with added flavour from justGoscha's VHS IT script.
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After Effects Preset File
Ambient Occlusion
Wraps your layer in the cold embrace of ambient occlusion; great for combining with other styles.
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Ambient Occlusion
Wraps your layer in the cold embrace of ambient occlusion; great for combining with other styles.

Preset Installation & Overview

This video covers the process of preset installation, different preset formats, general use and troubleshooting.

 

Chunk Motion’s Inner Lighting Presets are back!

Revamped specially for Shadow Studio 3

 
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After Effects Preset File
Inner Colorised
Adds bi-directional + rim lighting to your source; great for enhancing 2D artwork & iconography
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After Effects Preset File
Inner Lighting
A subtler treatment of the Inner Lighting Colorised preset, bi-directional lighting with no rim.
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After Effects Preset File
Full Lighting
Bi-directional + rim lighting setup with complementing shadows.
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After Effects Project File
Glowing Edge
A soft glowing edge highlight utilising Deep Glow for inverse square falloff.
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After Effects Preset File
Studio Lighting
3 point studio lighting setup with back, key and fill light sources. Combine with the Full Lighting shadow for the whole shabang.