A chunky cluster of outlined smoke clouds bursts out, drifts upward and dissipates. Classic 2D poof for entrances and exits.
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Cartoon FX
Hand-drawn style smoke, explosions, speed lines and comic impacts.
46 cartoon fx
A jagged flat-color blast flickers outward, throws outlined debris and collapses into rolling smoke. Punchy Flash-style FX.
Manga focus lines rush in from every edge and boil around a clear center. Seamless loop for dramatic reactions and emphasis.
Lightning Zap
1.5sAn outlined cartoon lightning bolt strikes down, flickers with a screen flash and lands with a starburst of sparks.
A jagged comic-book burst slams in with halftone dots and a shaking POW! lettering, then pops away. Edit the word freely.
A chunky outlined ?! squashes in with a springy pop, wobbles with hand-drawn boil and sprouts burst ticks. Edit the marks freely.
Outlined cartoon stars spin around a tilted orbit, shrinking behind and swelling in front. A seamless knocked-out loop.
Layered outlined flames waver on twos with a hand-drawn boil while embers drift up. A seamless flat 2D fire loop.
A cartoon light bulb pops in, flickers on with a glow, bursts a spark ring and radiates pulsing rays. The eureka moment.
A red cross-popping vein mark pops on and throbs with hand-drawn boil. The classic anime symbol for rising anger.
A big outlined sweat drop squashes in, wobbles and slowly slides down. The anime shorthand for an awkward moment.
Outlined cartoon Z letters float up in a lazy wave, growing and fading in a seamless snoozing loop. Edit the letter freely.
A tapered energy crescent carves across the frame with a bright core and a snap of screen flash, then fades. Stack up to three crossing cuts.
Layered energy licks boil around a tall aura envelope while wisps tear upward through the glow. A seamless charge-up loop.
Chunky dust clouds kick off the ground and tumble backwards, swelling and thinning as they go. A seamless fast-exit loop.
Two thick tear streams gush outward and down with a rippling boil while stray droplets break away. A seamless comedy-sobbing loop.
A lumpy storm cloud bobs overhead, drizzles a steady curtain of rain and cracks a small bolt on cue. A seamless bad-luck loop.
Twin jets of outlined vapour blast sideways and curl upward, swelling and thinning as they go. The classic boiling-mad loop.
Hard radial wedges snap open across the frame over a screen of halftone dots and a split-second flash. A comic-panel shock plate.
A bright glint sweeps a bowed arc across the frame and leaves a wake of twinkling stars that flare, shimmer and wink out.
A matched pair of soft rose patches flush in under slanted shading ticks and throb gently. The anime tell for flustered and shy.
Halo Pop
3sA tilted golden halo springs into place, hovers with a slow bob and throws twinkling sparks around its rim. Innocence, on cue.
A hand-drawn dialogue balloon springs in with a squash, its outline boiling, and holds your line before it pops away.
Two hearts pop into place where the eyes are, beating with a squash and a bright glint. Drop it over a face for a smitten beat.
Four-point stars take over the eyes and twinkle with a slow turn, the anime shorthand for wonder and admiration.
Spirals wind into both eyes and keep turning, the classic dazed look for knockouts, confusion and information overload.
Two crosses slam over the eyes with a settling wobble, the comedy shorthand for fainted, defeated or done for.
A lumpy thought cloud drifts up on two trailing bubbles and holds an inner monologue before it fades away.
A spiked shout balloon bangs in with a jagged boiling edge for yelling, alerts and loud punchlines.
Tapered speed streaks rip across the frame in staggered lanes, the whip-past blur that sells a dash without touching your footage.
Long curved wind lines sweep through in loose waves, the dramatic gust that blows past a character mid-shot.
Fractures race outward from a landing point in flattened perspective, throwing a low ring of dust as the ground gives way.
A ring of dust puffs blows outward along the floor the moment someone lands, with no cracks and no debris.
Three flattened shockwave rings chase each other outward across the floor, stacked with short cracks for weight.
A churning brawl cloud boils in place while fists and feet poke out at staggered angles and stars spin off the edges.
Hand-tilted manga panels slide in one after another and settle with a boiling edge, splitting the frame into a comic page.
Shards of energy rush inward and pack into a trembling core, the wind-up beat before something big goes off.
The same gathering core holds, then detonates into a spiked flare that washes outward and fades.
Runic rings draw themselves flat on the ground, counter-rotating around a sigil while sparks lift off the edge.
Shock Pop Eyes
1.5sEyes snap wide into blank staring discs with a hard shake, the stunned beat that lands on a cut.
Little hearts pop above the head and pulse in a loose cluster for smitten, hyped and adoring reactions.
Eyes ignite into burning slits with a horizontal flare and lingering trails, the power reveal that lands on a beat drop.
A single blown-out flash cuts to jagged ink spikes that hold for a beat and shake off, the anime hit frame editors hand-build.
A manga dot tone sweeps across the frame and keeps boiling, turning any shot into a printed comic panel.
A spiked flash punches out with flying sparks and a lazy puff of smoke, repeating for burst fire.
A ribbon of sparkles spirals up around the subject and blows out in a soft flash, the transformation beat without touching your footage.
What are cartoon FX in video editing?
Cartoon FX are hand-drawn style elements, smoke puffs, speed lines, impact stars and comic captions, that exaggerate a moment. They are exported with transparency and placed over footage, usually for two to eight frames on the beat of the action.
Animated exaggeration makes an ordinary cut funny. These presets puff smoke, zap lightning, draw speed lines, pop comic impacts and spin dizzy stars, in your own palette.
Read the full guide: How to Add Cartoon Effects to a VideoFrequently asked
How many cartoon fx does velements have?
46 editable presets, including Cartoon Smoke Puff, Cartoon Explosion, Anime Speed Lines, Lightning Zap, Comic POW Burst and Reaction Mark. Every one opens in the browser editor, where you change colors, timing and any text before you download.
Do these cartoon fx loop?
None of them loop. Every preset in Cartoon FX plays once, which suits cuts, openers and one-off moments.
Which formats can you export cartoon fx in?
MP4 for any editor or platform, WebM with a transparent background for the web, and a PNG sequence with alpha for Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve and Figma. Every preset exports in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5 from 720p up to 8K, with a commercial license in your name.
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