A colorful fluid logo reveal animation created entirely with Fluid, a GPU-accelerated 2D fluid simulation plugin for After Effects. No third-party particle systems, no workarounds, just native AE.
Get Fluid: https://aescripts.com/fluid/
Other YCraft plugins:
TextLab Pro: https://aescripts.com/textlab-pro/
ExpressionKit: https://aescripts.com/expression-kit/
Watch the full tutorial: • Fluid Plugin Tutorial | GPU Fluid Simulati...
🌊 ABOUT FLUID
Fluid brings real-time 2D Navier-Stokes physics directly into After Effects, fully GPU-accelerated on both Windows (OpenCL) and macOS (Metal). Emit fluid from any layer's alpha edge, blend dual color sources at collision points, and shape the simulation with collider layers, all without leaving your composition.
✨ KEY FEATURES
Real-time GPU fluid simulation
Source Layer and Source Point emitters
Dual color sources with collision blending
Collider layers for obstacle interaction
5 color modes (Original, Color, Dual, Random, Gradient)
Bloom, brightness, saturation, exposure controls
4 quality tiers (Standard, High, Ultra, Extreme)
Native AE plugin, no expressions
⚙️ REQUIREMENTS
Adobe After Effects 2021 or later
Windows & macOSGPU: OpenCL 1.2 (Win) or Metal (Mac)