Visual Effects (1108 Tutorials)

Create an Ugly Sweater in After Effects #tutorialtuesday
December 17, 2019
Workbench shows you how to create an ugly sweater in After Effects. Indeed, it’s a very clever tutorial that is built procedurally using the built-in Mosaic plugin.

Red Giant Tutorial Roundup
December 10, 2019
Check out these great tutorials from Red Giant. Get started with Universe and VFX Reflections, learn “cheap tricks” for re-creating cool Frozen II and Game of Thrones effects and even learn how to create a Star Wars style Force push.

Frozen II VFX: Cheap Tricks with Hashi
December 5, 2019
Red Giant has a fun new tutorial from Hashi of Action Movie Kid. In this tutorial, Hashi goes through how to create the diamond burst effect from Frozen II.

How to Create a Pennywise Jaw Rip Effect + FREE Film Riot Stock
October 29, 2019
Tim Cowles at HitFilm explains how to make the freaky jaw rip effect that is from Stephen King’s IT film. It’s totally gruesome!

Beat Reactor from Mastering Continuum for Avid
October 22, 2019
Ben Brownlee shows Avid Media Composer editors how to use Continuum’s integrated Beat Reactor that uses audio to drive effects. No keyframing needed!

Create a Pennywise Demon Face + FREE 3D Balloon Model #Halloween
October 22, 2019
Hitfilm is killing it this Halloween. Bring the scare with this Pennywise effect. Pennywise is the terrifying clown from Stephen King’s IT.

Lockdown for After Effects Quick Start Tutorials #gettingstarted
October 8, 2019
Here is a set of 3 tutorials for Lockdown for After Effects. The first is a brief intro if you need to learn and use Lockdown fast. The second tutorial goes in depth and covers everything you need to know about using Lockdown, and the 3rd explains how to get tracking data from Mocha into Lockdown.

Stardust: 3D Plexus Styles Effects in After Effects
September 24, 2019
In this tutorial, Najib Khayati from Noble Kreative shows you how to Create 3D Plexus Styles Effects in Adobe After Effects using Superluminal Stardust, the modular particle system.

Jonathan Moser Blog Series for NewBlueFX
September 19, 2019
Jonathan Moser has a huge blog series (24 parts and counting) for NewBlueFX products like Titler Pro, Total FX 7, Total FX 360, NewBlueFX Amplify, and more.

Kingluma Trade Tattoo (+) Tutorial #gettingstarted
September 18, 2019
Here are 2 tutorials to help you get started creating a variety of halftone style graphic looks for Final Cut Pro, using Kingluma Trade Tattoo (+).

Editing Plants in E-on Plant Factory, Tips & Tricks
September 17, 2019
In this tutorial, Daniel Seebacher talks about Editing Plants that have been painted with manual tools such as pruning and touch-up!

Creating the Star Wars Force Push with Red Giant & Trapcode Tools
September 6, 2019
Seth Worley creates Star Wars Force Push effect with VFX Supercomp, Optical Glow, Trapcode Particular, Universe Camera Shake, Magic Bullet Suite.

Boris FX Continuum Premium Filter Motion Blur Tutorial #gettingstarted
August 28, 2019
This series of tutorials shows you how to use the Continuum Premium Filter Motion Blur to simulate realistic motion blur or interesting stylized effects, in After Effects, Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, and DaVinci Resolve.

Creating Components in e-on PlantFactory, Tips & Tricks
August 27, 2019
Daniel Seebacher shows you how to use the create components for your own preset brushes to make tree trunks, leaves, branches, and more.

Game of Thrones VFX Parts 1 & 2: Cheap Tricks with Hashi
August 22, 2019
Red Giant has a fun new tutorial from Hashi of Action Movie Kid. Parts 1 and 2 walk you through several great tricks to make your VFX look spectacular.