100% FREE Sky Effect for After Effects ('Auto Sky' Tutorial)
Auto Sky is a free, customizable sky rig for Adobe After Effects which includes a sun, moon, stars, clouds, and automatic lighting for different times of day. To download, go to https://CreationEffects.com, and head to the Freebies page. Or, check out the complete, paid version of the effect with additional nature effects at https://CreationEffects.com/landscaper.
This tutorial shows how to use Auto Sky to create a perfect sky, and how to customize it in After Effects. Learn how to easily add daytime, sunset, or nighttime sky backgrounds to your scenes. A "Clock" control lets you instantly set the time of day. By keyframing the Clock control, you can create time lapses to show the passage of time. Included in Auto Sky are multiple star backgrounds and multiple cloud types to choose from. The clouds are made in After Effects, and can be customized and animated to move across the sky. All elements of the sky can be customized with easy controls.
Auto Sky is one of the 24 nature effects developed for the Landscaper template, which lets anyone create stunning 3D landscape animations in After Effects. Landscaper will let you add elements to your sky like fog, atmospheric haze, birds, insects, water reflections, and much more. You can check out the video for Landscaper at https://CreationEffects.com/landscaper.
