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After Effects (821 Tutorials)

Make a Earth FUI Element with Stardust in After Effects

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.

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Superluminal Stardust Replica Motion Graphics Elements

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.

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Create an Epic Saturn Space Scene in After Effects with Free Project Files

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.

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Create a Magical Particle Trail with Stardust

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.

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After Effects: Liquid Drip and Splash Simulation

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.

 

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Video Copilot Electricity Tutorial for Adobe 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.

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After Effects: How To Connect Effects with Expressions in 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.

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After Effects: Hotkeys – Parts 1-3

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.

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Animated Counter Numbers in After Effects

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”.

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AE/C4D: Tips for Compositing Cinema 4D Renders into Footage

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.

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Medical Animation Tutorial: Create Villi using Maya 2017 MASH Motion Graphics

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.

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Maya: Motion Graphics Workflow with MASH | MASH – The Time Node

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.

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Maya 2017 – Low Polygon Modeling – Parts 1 & 2

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. 

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Cut Smooth Holes Without Boolean in Maya Easy in Maya

Cut Smooth Holes Without Boolean in Maya Easy in Maya

March 27, 2017

In this video, 3DGameArt shows Maya users the method of cutting smooth holes in your mesh without boolean easily. Cutting holes is so important when modeling. Featured in the article, Maya Monday: 5 Modeling Tutorials for Beginners

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Maya Monday: mental ray vs. Arnold for Maya + Other Renderers

Maya Monday: mental ray vs. Arnold for Maya + Other Renderers

March 20, 2017

In Maya 2017, Autodesk has replaced NVIDIA’s mental ray with Arnold for Maya software. mental ray is no longer being licensed by Autodesk. This is really only a problem if you’re opening older projects or want to follow an older tutorial that uses it.

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