After Effects Tutorial: Liquid Reveal Animation

Ben Marriott demonstrates a liquid reveal animation in After Effects using an illustration by Pierre Kleinhouse.

Archive republication: This article was originally published on 17 September 2020. It has been translated into English and lightly updated for clarity while preserving the original reporting and context.

Liquid Reveal in After Effects

Motion designer Ben Marriott demonstrates how to build a liquid reveal animation in Adobe After Effects. The example uses a skull illustration by Pierre Kleinhouse and breaks the treatment into a compact motion-design exercise.

The source artwork can be seen on Pierre Kleinhouse’s website. Artists following the tutorial should confirm effect availability and rendering behaviour in their installed After Effects version.