Doodly Advanced Tutorial

Using Blurring Effects

Advanced Tutorial #25

Using Blurring Effects

Showing the gaussian glass blurring effect.

Shows how using a motion blurring effect on a portion of the background can provide the appearance of motion in Doodly.

Explains proper blurring techniques in Doodly. How to use them to your advantage and different types of blurring. Using blurs is a wonderful method to bring your doodles to life. This article will stick to 3 different types of blurs; Gaussian, Motion and Surface.

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Types of blurring effects

There are quite a few types of blurring effects for different situations. The most common and general blur is called the Gaussian blur. There are motion blurs used to give that pseudo appearance of motion and surface blurs to provide those really fantastic effects as if sunlight is coming in through a window or a sun-shower effect.

Gaussian Blur

This is the most common effect and is used from everything from frosted glass to a blurred appearance to blurring out words or areas from a screen you see in a video.

Motion Blur

Really excellent method of providing that vehicular motion when everything is blurred behind the vehicle giving the appearance the vehicle is moving fast.

Surface Blur

Add that blurry effect when light is hitting a surface or dark skies are happening. This is one of those subtle effects viewers don’t notice but are glad they are there because they add to the excitement of the message being told.

Instructions

  1. Rapidly Export the Scene out of Doodly.
  2. Either screenshot the scene or use a photo editor that will allow working with mp4 files.
  3. Create your blurred effect in the photo editor.
  4. Save that image as a PNG.
  5. Import that image back into Doodly.
  6. Set the Image asset to the appropriate size.
  7. Fade that image on top of the current scene or vice versa.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to the most common questions regarding this topic.

Blurring helps specific elements like text or characters stand out to your audience. It directs the viewer by giving them areas to avoid focusing on, which naturally brings your animated scenes to life.

There are three primary options discussed which include Gaussian, motion, and surface blurs. Each option serves a distinct purpose depending on the visual situation you are trying to create.

This is the most frequently used option and works perfectly when you need to obscure specific words on a screen. It is also ideal for creating a frosted glass look or adding a general soft appearance to your background.

You can achieve a high speed look by applying a motion blur. By softening the background behind your car or truck, you create a convincing illusion of rapid movement.

Yes, you will need a separate photo editing program like Photoshop to generate the actual effect. You must export your scene, apply the changes in your external editor, save the file as a PNG, and then bring it back into your main project to fade it over the original scene.

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