New to Adobe After Effects pls HELP

Just wondering if anyone knows of a way (dont care how hard i will learn) to wipe a layer of video away but have it animated at the same time, kind off like a watery wipe away so maybe part of the video drips or something. just wondering if this is even possible.
your help is much appreciated
Sam

One way to do a wipe like that is to use a flowing liquid animation (or stock footage) as a track matte, for one layer to reveal the layer underneath.
Here's a downloadable project for a nice watercolor wipe that you can pick apart to see how it's done:
http://chriszwar.com/wordpress/2009/02/watercolour-wipe-revised-updated/
Since you're new to After Effects, I very strongly recommend that you start here and work your way through the basics. Doing so will prevent a lot of frustration.

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