How to Mark a New Divi Section with Subtle Motion Shapes

Last Updated on September 17, 2022 by 12 Comments

How to Mark a New Divi Section with Subtle Motion Shapes
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There are many ways you can make your visitor aware of the fact that they’re moving on to another section on your page. Within Divi, there’s a wide range of section dividers you can use right off the bat. But if you’re looking for a more animated way to make it clear, you’ll love this tutorial. We’ll show you how to mark a new Divi section using subtle motion shapes. We’ll create these shapes with Divi’s built-in options and add motion to them with Divi’s scroll effects. The possibilities are endless, but we’ll share three design examples that you can use right away. You’ll be able to download the JSON files for free as well!

Let’s get to it.

Preview

Before we dive into the tutorial, let’s take a quick look at the outcome across different screen sizes.

Example #1

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Mobile

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Example #2

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Example #3

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General Steps

Upload Art Gallery Landing Page Layout

For this tutorial, we’ll use the Art Gallery Layout Pack, but you can apply the technique to any kind of website you’re building. Add a new page and upload the layout pack’s landing page.

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Add New Row to Bottom of Section #1

Column Structure

Now, we’ll go through some basic steps that apply to all three examples that were shown at the beginning of this tutorial. First, add a new row to your the bottom of your page’s first section using the following column structure:

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Sizing

Open the row settings and change the sizing settings as follows:

  • Use Custom Gutter Width: Yes
  • Gutter Width: 1
  • Width: 100%
  • Max Width: 100%

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Spacing

Modify the margin and padding values too.

  • Top Margin: 10vw
  • Top Padding: 0px
  • Bottom Padding: 0px

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Remove Section #1 Bottom Padding

To make sure the row, and the motion shapes, appear at the bottom of the section, we’ll need to remove the section’s bottom padding.

  • Bottom Padding: 0vw

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Recreate Example #1

Add Divider Module #1

Visibility

Once you’ve completed the general steps, it’s time to start recreating the different examples, starting with the first one. Add a first Divider Module and make sure the ‘Show Divider’ option is enabled.

  • Show Divider: Yes

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Line

Move on to the module’s design tab and change the line color.

  • Line Color: #ffa100

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Sizing

Modify the module’s sizing settings too.

  • Divider Weight: 50px
  • Height: 50px

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Spacing

Then, go to the spacing settings and add some custom margin and padding values.

  • Left Margin: -200px (Tablet & Phone Only)
  • Right Margin: -200px (Tablet & Phone Only)
  • Left Padding: 15vw
  • Right Padding: 15vw

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Transform Skew

We’ll also slightly transform the module by adding a bottom skew value in the transform settings.

  • Bottom: 60deg

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Horizontal Motion Scroll Effect

Time to add the different scroll effects to our module! First, we’ll add some horizontal motion.

  • Enable Horizontal Motion: Yes
  • Starting Offset: 0
  • Mid Offset: 0 (at 80%)
  • Ending Offset:
    • Desktop: 20 (at 85%)
    • Tablet & Phone: 5 (at 85%)

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Fading In and Out Scroll Effect

We’ll add a fading in and out effect too.

  • Enable Fading In and Out: Yes
  • Starting Opacity: 0%
  • Mid Opacity: 0% (at 36%)
  • Ending Opacity: 100% (at 40%)

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Scaling Up and Down Scroll Effect

And we’ll complete the module settings by adding a scaling up and down effect.

  • Enable Scaling Up and Down: Yes
  • Starting Scale: 20%
  • Mid Scale: 50% (at 69%)
  • Ending Scale: 100% (at 73%)

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Clone Divider Module #1

Once you’ve completed the Divider Module, you can clone it.

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Modify Line Color

Open the duplicate module’s settings and change the line color.

  • Line Color: #24252d

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Modify Spacing

Modify the module’s spacing values too.

  • Left Margin: -200px (Tablet & Phone Only)
  • Right Margin: -200px (Tablet & Phone Only)
  • Left Padding: 25vw
  • Right Padding: 25vw

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Modify Horizontal Motion Scroll Effect

Then, go to the scroll effects in the advanced tab and modify the ending offset of the horizontal motion scroll effect.

  • Ending Offset:
    • Desktop: -20
    • Tablet & Phone: -5

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Recreate Example #2

Add Divider Module #1

Visibility

If you’d rather recreate the second example, go ahead and add a first Divider Module to the last row of your section. Make sure the ‘Show Divider’ option is enabled.

  • Show Divider: Yes

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Line

Modify the module’s line color next.

  • Line Color: #ffa100

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Sizing

Change the sizing settings too.

  • Divider Weight: 200px
  • Width: 200px
  • Module Alignment: Center
  • Height: 200px

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Border

Next, we’ll turn the module into a circle by adding some border radius.

  • All Corners: 200px

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Horizontal Motion Scroll Effect

Time to add the scroll effects! The first effect we’re using is horizontal motion.

  • Enable Horizontal Motion: Yes
  • Starting Offset: -2
  • Mid Offset: 0
  • Ending Offset:
    • Desktop: 20
    • Tablet & Phone: 5

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Scaling Up and Down Scroll Effect

Next, we’ll also enable a scaling up and down effect.

  • Enable Scaling Up and Down: Yes
  • Starting Scale: 20%
  • Mid Scale: 100%
  • Ending Scale: 100%

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Clone Divider Module

Go ahead and clone the entire Divider Module.

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Change Line Color

Open the duplicate and change the line color.

  • Line Color: #24252d

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Modify Spacing

Add some top margin too.

  • Top Margin: -200px

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Change Horizontal Motion Scroll Effect

Then, go to the horizontal motion scroll effect settings and change the ending offset.

  • Ending Offset:
    • Desktop: -20
    • Tablet & Phone: -5

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Recreate Example #3

Add Row Padding

On to the next and last example! Start by opening the row you’ve created in the general steps of this tutorial and change the padding values in the spacing settings.

  • Top Padding: 50px
  • Bottom Padding: 50px

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Add Divider Module #1

Visibility

Add a new Divider Module to your section’s last row and hide the divider.

  • Show Divider: No

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Gradient Background

Add a gradient background next.

  • Color 1: #ffa100
  • Color 2: #f77f00
  • Gradient Type: Linear
  • Gradient Direction: 121deg

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Sizing

Move on to the module’s design tab and change the sizing settings as follows:

  • Width: 200px
  • Module Alignment: Center
  • Height: 0px

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Spacing

We’re adding some custom top and bottom padding next.

  • Top Padding: 100px
  • Bottom Padding: 100px

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Horizontal Motion Scroll Effect

Now, it’s time to add the scroll effects, starting with some horizontal motion across different screen sizes.

  • Enable Horizontal Motion: Yes
  • Starting Offset: -1 (at 30%)
  • Mid Offset: 0
  • Ending Offset:
    • Desktop: 20
    • Tablet & Phone: 5

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Rotating Scroll Effect

We’ll complete the module settings by adding a rotating scroll effect.

  • Enable Rotating: Yes
  • Starting Rotation: 0° (at 46%)
  • Mid Rotation: 50° (at 75%)
  • Ending Rotation: 90°

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Clone Divider Module

Go ahead and clone the entire module.

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Change Gradient Background

Open the duplicate’s settings and change the gradient background colors.

  • Color 1: #24252d
  • Color 2: #16161c

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Change Spacing

Add some negative top margin.

  • Top Margin: -100px

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Change Horizontal Scroll Effect

And modify the horizontal motion’s ending offset in the scroll effects settings.

  • Ending Offset:
    • Desktop: -20
    • Tablet & Phone: -5

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Preview

Now that we’ve gone through all the steps, let’s take a final look at the outcome across different screen sizes.

Example #1

Desktop

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Mobile

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Example #2

Desktop

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Mobile

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Example #3

Desktop

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Mobile

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Final Thoughts

In this post, we’ve shown you how to create motion shapes and use them to mark a new section on your Divi page. Using this technique will help visitors become even more aware of the fact that they’re switching over to another part on your page. The motion effects we’ve recreated are subtle and add interaction to your website in an effortless way. You were able to download the JSON files for free as well! If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment in the comment section below.

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12 Comments

  1. I went through and did Example #1. Love it. BUT now I can scroll right because that’s where the dividers end up. Obviously don’t want to scroll into a white screen. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

  2. awesome tutorial … you saved my lots of time. Can you please tell me how can I add table in my page.

  3. Hey Donjete, thank you so much, you saved my time i really loved divi. And one of my clients were asking for an complicated thing, now i just won on that, thanks again

    • Happy I could help, Rahul! 🙂

  4. Great Tutorial, can we use some small images instead of shapes?

    • Yes, you can easily use an Image Module instead of a Divider Module! 🙂

  5. looooooove it!!!

    • Happy to hear that, Alex! 🙂

    • loved it tooo

      • Awesome to hear! 🙂

  6. Hey. Let me start by saying I really like this blog. It is very creative and inspiring. So good job and keep it up, but is there a reason why these projects aren’t available for download as json files so that I can upload them directly to the divi library?

    • It is. See the section above title, “Download The Subtle Motion Shapes Layouts for FREE.”

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