Render / Generate (241 Tutorials)
cebas thinkingParticles – Viscoelastic Fluids: Honey tutorial
April 25, 2017
The visco elasticity solver in thinkingParticles for 3ds Max allows for the creation of viscous liquids like honey or oil, or any kind of thick fluids. Learn how to use the solver to create flowing honey in this tutorial.
cebas thinkingParticles – ImplicitShape Shader Tutorial
April 25, 2017
Learn how to work with the ImplicitShape and shaders within thinkingParticles using data channels in this tutorial by Joe Gunn.
Liquid Water with Trapcode MIR
April 18, 2017
VinhSon Nguyen from Creative Dojo always puts out great content and in this tutorial, he shows how to create liquid water (not that solid kind!) with Trapcode MIR in After Effects.
Cinema 4D: Free Book Generator Tutorial
March 21, 2017
Joren Kandel from the Pixel Lab recently found a “secret” book generator hidden inside of Cinema 4D that many people might not know is there. Watch his tutorial to learn where to find and how to use this rig.
In Depth: Creating Space – A Galaxy of Resources for your Epic Space Film
March 7, 2017
Space, the final frontier! Learn to create stars, galaxy, moons, and more for your next space themed film or science fiction short.
Cinema 4D: Team Render 101 – Turn Your Old Computers Into A Render Farm For Cinema 4D
January 24, 2017
Nick Campbell from Greyscalegorilla show you how to use Team Render in Cinema 4D to utilize some of your old computers (or even newer ones) to create a render farm and vastly speed up your renders.
Boris FX: InDepth | Sapphire LensFlare in Avid
January 10, 2017
Join professional editor and independent filmmaker Damien LeVeck with this in-depth tutorial on Sapphire’s LensFlare effect in Avid Media Composer.
After Effects: Freezing Ice Transition Tutorial
January 3, 2017
Voxyde shows you how to create a freezing over / icy transition in After Effects, without the need for 3rd party plug-ins.
Cinema 4D: Plexus Particle Trail Animation Tutorial
January 3, 2017
Dennis Wei shows you how to make a very cool particle trail using Plexus, C4D, After Effects and a few other things, like Trapcode Particular and Optical Flares.
Phoenix FD 3.0 for 3ds Max – Beach wave water simulation
December 27, 2016
Check out this tutorial from Chaos Group that will teach you the basics of creating beach waves with Phoenix FD 3.0 for 3ds Max.
Red Giant | DOCTOR STRANGE Portal Effect with Trapcode Particular
December 20, 2016
Daniel Hashimoto (also know as Action Movie Dad) shows you how to create the DOCTOR STRANGE portal effect with Trapcode Particular.
Doctor Strange VFX Breakdown and Loads of Tutorials
November 30, 2016
Doctor Strange is a visually awe-inspiring sci-fi film/fantasy film. We’ll take a look at some behind the scenes videos and several tutorials.
After Effects: Create a Space Scene in Trapcode Particular
November 29, 2016
Learn how to make a cool nebula-esque space scene in After Effects using Trapcode Particular.
Burning Question: Making The Super Moon
November 14, 2016
They say it’s the Super Moon of the Century! Here are some ways to recreate the moon in After Effects or your NLE or editor, if you’re unable to capture the moon.
In Depth: Rain Generators
October 14, 2016
It has been cloudy here all day and is just starting to sprinkle here so I thought it might be a good time to update this article with some new information. Added June 13, 2016: Next Limit Realflow, Insydium X-Particles, a Boris tutorial, and more examples.