Visual Effects (980 Tutorials)
Looping Waves with LightWave 3D
March 26, 2018
If you’re like me, dreaming of warm weather and beaches, this tutorial is tempting! Simon Smalley created this lovely animated scene in LightWave 3D, and rendered in Octane, and he explains how he did it!
Silverwing Training: Subsurface Scattering for Octane
March 26, 2018
Paul from The Rusted Pixel recommended this tutorial from Raphael Rau to get yourself acquainted with Subsurface Scattering. (Scroll down the page to watch tutorial)
Bao Layer Sculptor for After Effects
March 26, 2018
Draw a mask exactly where you need it and warp it with perfect precision. Plus, there’s a tutorial showing you how to use Layer Sculptor in After Effects.
ProRender for Cinema 4D
March 26, 2018
You have so many choices in renderers these days and GPU rendering is a favorite lately. ProRender, and developed by AMD, and is the new Open CL-based GPU/CPU-based rendering engine, now built right into Cinema 4D R19. Here’s everything you need to know to get you started with ProRender.
Rendering in Maya
March 26, 2018
This page contains several tutorials about installing Arnold Render, render settings you should use, saving the render and things like ray depth, viewport settings, and anti-aliasing.
Cinema 4D: Animate Growing Foliage with X-Particles
March 13, 2018
Want to populate your scenes with animated growing vegetation? This step-by-step tutorial from Rob Redman shows you how, using X-Particles in Cinema 4d.
Cinema 4D: Retopology of a Human Head in Cinema 4D
March 13, 2018
This free training course from Michael Balchaitis walks you through the process of how to retopology of a high mesh human head to low poly mesh. You will learn facial topology, the polygon pen tool, and export from Cinema 4d. Plus, it even comes with project files.
Colorful Glitch FX! 100% AE! from Video Copilot
March 6, 2018
Andrew Kramer, from Video Copilot, teased us about this tutorial last week, and it’s finally here. In this new tutorial, he shows us how to create a stylistic glitch effect, inside after effects without any 3rd party plug-ins.
Cinema 4D: Lighting Scenes with Luminous Objects
February 27, 2018
Jonas Pilz offers a C4D quick tip on how to light a scenes using only the light from luminous materials.
Space Freebies and Tutorials to create your Science Fiction Film
February 23, 2018
I love space stuff! Here’s a nice collection of free space related items for your space short, epic sci-fi feature, or documentary.
Cinema 4D: Getting Started with ProRender in C4D R19
February 13, 2018
This Cinema 4D Quick Tip with Jonas Pilz explains how to get started using the new Radeon ProRender in Cinema 4D R19.
Ebberts + Zucker Wind for After Effects: Quick Tips
February 2, 2018
Learn how to use Wind to simulate the natural motion of a breeze blowing across Text, Vectors, Video or Shape layers in Native AE 3D space.
Burning Question: How Do I Make a Hologram Effect in After Effects?
January 30, 2018
Holograms have been a popular implement in science fiction films for years, from Princess Leia in Star Wars to Joi in Blade Runner 2049.
Freeze Time with HitFilm Pro, As Seen in Doctor Who
January 30, 2018
Inspired by an effect seen in the recent Doctor Who Christmas episode, Javert shows you how to freeze time and suspend snow in midair all inside the latest HitFilm Pro.
Boris Sapphire Tutorials for Lens Flares in Avid Media Composer
January 30, 2018
Enjoy these 2 Boris Sapphire Tutorials about Sapphire’s powerful and beautiful Lens Flare plug-in in Avid Media Composer. Fun and easy,