After Effects (838 Tutorials)
Earthquake VFX in Adobe After Effects + Earthquake VFX Samples
July 11, 2017
Make an earthquake in After Effects! Make the earth shake with some shockwaves and heat distortion waves. Graded with Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks.
3D Pre-Compose Free Script and Tutorial from Video Copilot
June 23, 2017
This 3D Pre-Compose Free Script comes from the creative minds at Video Copilot. It makes it easy to pre-compose 3D-aware layers. It’s free!
Make a Earth FUI Element with Stardust in After Effects
June 13, 2017
I sat in on a session with Maxon about FUI, Future User Interfaces. These are fantasy HUD elements that you see in Sci-Fi films such as Iron Man, Star Wars, and others. Roland Hartmann of graphicinmotion.com explains how to create an exciting globe HUD element with the new Stardust, a modular particle system for After Effects.
Superluminal Stardust Replica Motion Graphics Elements
June 13, 2017
This is a walk through of how to add some fun and engaging elements to your After Effects comps with Superluminal Stardust by replicating particles.
Create an Epic Saturn Space Scene in After Effects with Free Project Files
June 9, 2017
This Epic Saturn Space Scene from Caleb Ward includes a tutorial and free project files for creating, animating, and stylizing a planet in After Effects.
Create a Magical Particle Trail with Stardust
June 6, 2017
Make a Magical Particle Trail with Visionary Universe’s Lendon Bracewell walks you through making an enchanted magic particle trail with Stardust.
After Effects: Liquid Drip and Splash Simulation
June 6, 2017
Mike from MOBOX Graphics explains how to create a hand drawn water drip and splash effect in After Effects.
Video Copilot Electricity Tutorial for Adobe After Effects
May 10, 2017
Andrew Kramer shows you how to direct lighting movement, create dynamic reflections, and more, all completely inside Adobe After Effects.
After Effects: How To Connect Effects with Expressions in After Effects
May 9, 2017
Learn how to connect effects and effect parameters in After Effects by using expressions making it easy to simplify keyframes and workflow, in this tutorial from Sean Frangella.
After Effects: Hotkeys – Parts 1-3
May 2, 2017
Being able to work quickly is important in the world of mograph. Boost your speed in working with After Effects by learning these essential hotkeys, compiled by School of Motion.
Animated Counter Numbers in After Effects
March 28, 2017
Animating a counter was one of the first things I ever had to create in After Effects, and it wasn’t tough, but there are a few “gotchas”.
AE/C4D: Tips for Compositing Cinema 4D Renders into Footage
March 28, 2017
EJ from Eyedesyn gives some great tips on compositing your 3D work into After Effects.
Medical Animation Tutorial: Create Villi using Maya 2017 MASH Motion Graphics
March 27, 2017
In this tutorial, Emily McDougall shows you a quick and easy way to create animated villi using Maya 2017 and the MASH toolset.
This is suitable for people with a basic knowledge of Maya. Featured in Maya Monday: Maya for Motion Graphics and MASH.
Maya: Motion Graphics Workflow with MASH | MASH – The Time Node
March 27, 2017
“In this movie, Scott explains the MASH Time node. The Time node is a core component of a MASH network and gets created automatically when you create a MASH network. The Time node allows for animation looping and offsetting to create ordered or randomly influenced timing offsets for animated elements that are being distributed and replicated in the MASH network.” Featured in Maya Monday: Maya for Motion Graphics and MASH.
Maya 2017 – Low Polygon Modeling – Parts 1 & 2
March 27, 2017
This covers tutorial covers so much including loop and ring selections; shortcuts like the G key to repeat the last command; components like Bridge, Extrude, and Bevel; Extract; Outliner; and so much more. The second part of low polygon modeling. take the lighthouse from last week and learn to add additional detail with more tools and kit bashing. Featured in Maya Monday: Learning to Model in Maya.