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Dynamic Candle Flame + How to make Lights & HDRI’s Flicker

Dynamic Candle Flame + How to make Lights & HDRI’s Flicker

June 19, 2018

Dynamic Candle Flame and Flicker go together perfectly. In addition, you’ll be able to utilize the content and knowledge from the tutorial together.

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Maya Monday: Redshift and Maya, part 2

Maya Monday: Redshift and Maya, part 2

June 6, 2018

Redshift has several tutorials on working with Redshift in Maya. Here is the second batch from their YouTube Channel to get you started.

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Wakanda Form-ever! by Action Movie Dad | Red Giant Cheap Tricks

Wakanda Form-ever! by Action Movie Dad | Red Giant Cheap Tricks

June 6, 2018

The second episode of Cheap Tricks is up at Red Giant! Hashi from Action Movie Kid dives into creating the Vibranium sand effects from the end title sequence of Marvel’s Black Panther, created originally by the team at Perception. He uses Trapcode tools including Form, Particular, and Shine, as well as Red Giant Universe and Magic Bullet Looks. Check it out!

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Using Trapcode Particular with Master Properties in After Effects

Using Trapcode Particular with Master Properties in After Effects

May 29, 2018

Harry Frank that explains how to use Particular with After Effects new Master Properties feature, which allows you to easily create tons of variations from a single comp.

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How to Work With Displacements in Redshift Maya

How to Work With Displacements in Redshift Maya

May 29, 2018

Saul Espinosa, a Matte Painter and Environmental Artist, walks you through everything you need to know about working with displacements in Maya with the Redshift plugin.

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free photogrammetry models

Photogrammetry Model Collection + Tutorial

May 25, 2018

Oliver Harries scanned these beautiful photogrammetry models of fruits, ginger, and candy, and is giving them away on Gumroad. Plus, a tutorial.

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Save Time with Custom Render Passes / AOVs in Redshift for Cinema 4D

Save Time with Custom Render Passes / AOVs in Redshift for Cinema 4D

May 16, 2018

Chad Ashley at Greyscalegorilla demonstrates how he uses Redshift’s New Custom AOVs to save loads of time in production. Chad breaks down his workflow, where he goes from Redshift in Cinema 4D and then into Blackmagic Design Fusion.

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After Effects: Large Scale Explosions in AE

After Effects: Large Scale Explosions in AE

May 15, 2018

ActionVFX’s Alan Fire has two tutorials explaining how to create a composite using their explosion stock footage in After Effects.

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Shoelace Displacement in Cinema 4D

Shoelace Displacement in Cinema 4D

May 1, 2018

Sean Dove explains how he used custom displacement maps to create realistic shoelaces in Cinema 4D and Photoshop.

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Speed Up The Cinema 4D Physical Render…. Here’s How!

Speed Up The Cinema 4D Physical Render…. Here’s How!

May 1, 2018

Cut your Physical Render time in half with this time-saving Cinema 4D tutorial. Optimize the Physical Renderer for speed with Reflectance. Nick Campbell from Greyscalegorilla gives you the details.

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Cinema 4D Octane Tutorial: Dramatic Lighting Tip

Cinema 4D Octane Tutorial: Dramatic Lighting Tip

May 1, 2018

Joren at The Pixel Lab has a C4D quick tip for creating dramatic, moody lighting using the Octane for C4D Daylight Tag, plus what to do when your HDRI doesn’t show up when using the tag.

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Cheap Tricks – It’s Wrinklin’ Time (VFX tutorial)

Cheap Tricks – It’s Wrinklin’ Time (VFX tutorial)

April 30, 2018

Daniel Hashimoto (creator of Action Movie Kid) walks through how to re-create some of the VFX and motion graphics from “A Wrinkle In Time, with special guest Lyric Wilson, who played Young Meg in the film. 

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Red Giant Universe: Getting Started with Universe VHS

Red Giant Universe: Getting Started with Universe VHS

April 24, 2018

Harry Frank walks you through the new features and UI changes in Universe 2.2 VHS.

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Trapcode Particular 3 Training Series

Trapcode Particular 3 Training Series

April 3, 2018

Red Giant has a nice little 14-part series on Particular to get you up and running fast with your plug-ins. Learn all about emitters, physics, and everything else!

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Animating Mars with MoGraph in Cinema 4D and After Effects

Animating Mars with MoGraph in Cinema 4D and After Effects

March 27, 2018

Jeremy Walker creates Mars with realistic planet texture maps, using Cinema 4D’s native MoGraph Effectors. He animates and composites it in After Effects.

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