{"id":397,"date":"2025-04-15T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samarart.net\/?p=397"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:01:30","slug":"mastering-anime-background-shading-in-clip-studio-paint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samarart.net\/en\/post\/mastering-anime-background-shading-in-clip-studio-paint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to design action backgrounds for anime scenes using After Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to a new and exciting After Effects tutorial where we'll learn how to design action backgrounds for thrilling anime scenes. These backgrounds aren't just ordinary images; they're crucial for enhancing the speed and impact of action scenes. Without them, the footage might appear less impactful and lack emotional depth. So, let's begin learning how to design them from scratch, step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting up the project and configuring layers using After Effects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. To open a new project: We start by opening Adobe After Effects, then from the side menu File \u2192 New \u2192 New Composition<\/strong>\u00a0(File \u2192 New \u2192 New Composition).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A window will appear Composition Settings<\/strong> (Composition settings), where we can change the name to \u201cFast Lines\u201d or any other name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. We press OK<\/strong>\u00a0(OK) to continue.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Creating the basic background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    In the Timeline window, right-click \u2192 New \u2192 Solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    A blank page with no background will appear while we are working on the action backgrounds. We right-click on the left menu and select New \u2192 Solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    We will add two layers: one for a white background, then press OK<\/strong>\u00a0(OK), and we repeat the process to add another layer that will be for the lines, so that we have two layers: one for the background (at the bottom) and one for the lines (at the top).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Background coloring and effects added to the Action Backgrounds project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Open the Effects & Presets Panel from the right-hand menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. In the search box, we type Fill, then drag the effect towards the background layer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. From the Effect Controls Panel, we select the orange background color as the primary color.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Creating a highway effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. We go back to the effects section and look for Fractal Noise, then drag it to the lines layer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        In the impact options, we set the following values:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        • Here's Contrast: 843<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Here's the brightness: 164<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Here is the Scale Width: 2222<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Here is the Scale Height: 29<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          This is a close-up of the options in the Action Anime Backgrounds project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          Color extraction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          We add the Extract effect to the same layer, then drag the Threshold bar from right to left to get rid of the white background and keep only the black lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          Packaging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          We look for Fill again, drag the effect to the lines layer, and then change the color from black to brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          Moving lines quickly in the scene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          1. We go to the lines layer, add Keyframe to the Offset Turbulence option at the first frame, and set the value 50<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. We move on to the framework 50<\/strong>\u00a0We add a new Keyframe, then set the Offset Turbulence value to 50000.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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            Now, the lines will move quickly from left to right, becoming like the action lines that appear in anime.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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            Explanatory video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            This is how the action backgrounds and lines will move quickly from left to right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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