ABSTRACT
The Distort effects all bend, warp, and otherwise disfigure pixels. The Distort effects can be used to distort characters for things like facial expressions, or even body movements. The Bezier Warp effect might also be called the Corner Warp effect. The effect refers to the corner point as the vertex, and the two other points as tangents. The Bulge effect is very similar to the Spherize effect. Both effects attempt to create a round, bulging distortion on a layer. The Displacement Map effect is a little challenging to get the hang of, especially if the illusionists are not acquainted with using grayscale maps as effect controllers. Many effects in After Effects—such as Fractal Noise, Cell Pattern, and Wave World—generate grayscale patterns. Several other effects—such as Displacement Map, Shatter, and Caustics—can use patterns like this.
