Layered outlined flames waver on twos with a hand-drawn boil while embers drift up. A seamless flat 2D fire loop.
Cartoon FX
Steam From Ears
- steam
- angry
- cartoon
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Steam From Ears – Cartoon Boiling Mad Loop with Alpha
About Steam From Ears
Twin jets of outlined vapour blast sideways and curl upward, swelling and thinning as they go. The classic boiling-mad loop.
Part of Cartoon FX. New to this kind of graphic? Read How to Add Cartoon Effects to a Video.
- Category
- Cartoon FX
- Length
- 2 seconds, up to 15 seconds
- Playback
- Plays once
- Controls
- 11 editable
- Format
- MP4 · WebM · PNG sequence
- Alpha
- WebM or PNG sequence
- Resolution
- 720p to 8K
- Aspect
- 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:5
- License
- Commercial use included
Frequently asked
What is the Steam From Ears animation?
Twin jets of outlined vapour blast sideways and curl upward, swelling and thinning as they go. The classic boiling-mad loop. It belongs to the Cartoon FX category on velements, where you edit it in the browser and download it as a finished video file.
What can you customize in Steam From Ears?
Every control in the editor, grouped the same way there. Style: background, primary, secondary, accent and outline. Layout: aspect ratio, scale, rotation and position. Motion: duration and variation. Each change appears in the live preview straight away, and editing is free.
How long is Steam From Ears?
Steam From Ears runs 2 seconds by default, and you can set any length up to 15 seconds before you export. It plays once from start to finish, so it drops straight onto a cut or an opening.
Can you download Steam From Ears with a transparent background?
Yes. Set the background to Transparent, then export a PNG sequence for Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro or Figma: import the first frame as an image sequence and it drops onto a track above your footage with a straight alpha channel. Export WebM with a VP9 alpha channel for the web and for CapCut. MP4 has no alpha channel, so it keeps a solid color or image behind the animation.
Can you use Steam From Ears in commercial projects?
Yes. Each download comes with a perpetual commercial license in your name for client work, ads and products, and you may sell the edited clip on stock footage sites. Reselling the preset itself as an editable template is not allowed.
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