Adobe / Adobe Creative Cloud (687 Tutorials)
Faking Physics in Newton and Element 3D
May 23, 2013
by Adam Taylor at AEtuts+ “In this tutorial I will be going over the steps of setting up a 2d physics simulation in Motion Boutique's Newton, and then tying 3D models to it using Element 3d. Then I'll go over how to tweek the keyframes to make the physics appear to be more 3D. I'll share some tips for animating a 3D camera. Finally I'll go over making the shots looks good. “
Using Shape Layers to Create a Vector Water Animation in After Effects
May 13, 2013
By Batuhan Türkay at AEtuts+: “In this tutorial we’ll take a look at the basic principles and behaviors of water in the case of forces being applied to it. We’ll be keyframing masks on solids to recreate a liquid movement.”
Create a 3D Cloud Flythrough Scene With Trapcode Horizon
May 8, 2013
Learn how to create a 3D cloud flythrough scene using Trapcode Horizon, in this tutorial from Felix Cremerius.
Creating a 3D Cloud Fly Through Scene With Horizon
May 8, 2013
By Felix Cremerius on AEtuts+ “This tutorial explains the steps you need to take to convert an HDRI in Photoshop into a usable file in Trapcode Horizon to create a Skydome and populate it with clouds. We’ll also explained how to mask clouds, create a camera move in AE, and add a complimentary lens flare to the scene.”
Paint Drips with Trapcode Particular + Free Preset
May 7, 2013
In this QuickTip, Harry Frank shows you how to create a spray paint effect with paint drips.
Simple Car Rig in Video Copilot Element 3D
May 7, 2013
Create a Simple Car Rig with Element 3D! This technique will work well for almost any 3D vehicle model. Be sure you are using Element 3D V1.6
Layer Space Transforms in After Effects, 6 Part Series!
April 30, 2013
Felt Tips, secret agent and VFX artist, gives a 90 minute, 6 part series about “Understanding Layer Space Transforms in AE and Manipulating 3D Space with Expressions”. Felt Tips gives a great presentation. He's very articulate and explains it with great care and interesting graphics. Good stuff!
Displacement and Deformation Techniques in Cinema 4D
April 27, 2013
In today’s tutorial, new Cgtuts+ author Mario Brajdic will introduce you to working with displacement and deformers in Cinema 4D and show you how this powerful combination can be used in conjunction with custom materials, lighting, and post effects to create some truly unique and visually stunning results.
Webinar: Motion Tracking & VFX Webinar – Learning mocha AE
April 26, 2013
Just in case you didn’t catch the mocha AE webinar for planar motion tracking and AE workflows, here is the recording! We hope you learn something!
Baking Textures in Cinema 4D for Element 3D
April 18, 2013
By Harry Frank: “CInema 4D has a couple ways of baking textures for your objects and this is one of them.”
Tutorial: MAXON and After Effects Integration using CINEWARE- Party Balloons
April 4, 2013
Check out these free new tutorials at Cineversity that explore upcoming C4D/ AE integration features.
Make a Chalkboard-Style Scribble and Smudge
April 2, 2013
By Jorrit Schulte at AEtuts+. “We’ll be looking at creating a chalk-style scribble based on an image. We’ll be creating masks to make the lines using both manual and automatic techniques. From there we’ll animate the drawing on, and create a wiping animation which leaves smudges on the screen.”
How to Animate Retro Pixel Art in After Effects
March 26, 2013
In this tutorial Nik Morris will show you how to take animated pixel art and incorporate it into large HD videos while retaining the original quality!
Tutorial: Greyscalegorilla: Setting up CityKit to Work as a Holographic Interface
March 11, 2013
In this quick tutorial, Chris shows you how to add some effectors to City Kit so you can focus in on just a few buildings, and then zoom around the city. A similar effect was used to make part of Iron Man’s heads up display. Keep an eye out in the future for a follow up where we push this effect even further!
Digitally Iron Clothing in After Effects with Boris Continuum SmoothTone
February 27, 2013
Michele Yamazaki of Toolfarm takes you through a unique use of the Boris Continuum Complete BCC SmoothTone filter for Adobe After Effects, which is made for smoothing skin. She walks you step-by-step through how to make a wrinkled shirt appear smoother, while retaining the sharpness in other details. The tutorial explains PixelChooser.
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