Visual Effects (1143 Tutorials)
Create a Splash with Phoenix FD for 3ds Max
January 8, 2019
Jesse Pitela shows how to make water splash with the basic liquid emitter in Chaos Group’s Phoenix FD for 3ds Max. He has it set up to splash over half an orange, but you can splash water on anything you can conjure. This tutorial covers the 3ds Max version of Phoenix FD but there is also a version for Maya.
iToo Software Railclone: Xmas Tree III
January 2, 2019
Learn how to make a rather unconventional Christmas tree by stacking any model into a cone shape, to create a “tree” from nearly any geometry, using Railclone for 3DS Max.
Red Giant Trapcode Form 4: New Features Tutorial
January 2, 2019
Trapcode Form 4 came out at the end of October. In case you haven’t upgraded and want to know more, here is a walk through of all the new features including the new Dynamic Fluids physics engine, Designer and more.
Boris FX Continuum: Particle Illusion Overview and Tutorial
January 2, 2019
Learn how to apply high-end particles like fireworks and explosions in Premiere Pro using Particle Illusion, part of Continuum 2019, in this tutorial from Youtuber Surfaced Studio.
In Depth: Time Effects – Time Displacement aka Slit Scan, with Examples
December 31, 2018
Learn all about the Time Displacement filter, which creates an effect known as slit scan, a trippy looking time manipulation that can be used to represent a time travel, a warp in the space time continuum, a drug trip and much more.
Cinema 4D: Use Kitbash 3D Models to Build a Space Colony in Octane
December 21, 2018
In this Cinema 4D Octane tutorial, you’ll learn how to texture, assemble, light, and integrate Kitbash3D space colony buildings into a Mars environment.
Create Blade Runner Inspired Fog with Redshift for Cinema 4D
December 11, 2018
Chad Ashley of Greyscalegorilla introduces an excerpt from the new Greyscalegorilla training about creating fog using Redshift for Cinema 4D.
After Effects VJ Loop Tunnel with Trapcode Tao + Audio Sync
December 4, 2018
VinhSon Nguyen of Creative Dojo has a fun tutorial using Trapcode Tao to make a tunnel animation synced with audio.
Infinity And Beyond | Red Giant Cheap Tricks
December 4, 2018
Hashi’s latest Cheap Tricks episode, “Infinity And Beyond,” in which he shows you how to achieve the disintegration effect that you have probably seen in Avengers: Infinity War! This is a great tutorial with loads of tips.
Avid: Essential Keyframing in Media Composer Knowledge
November 27, 2018
Soundsnap has a great beginners guide to keyframing in Avid Media Composer. If you’re new to Avid, or new to keyframing, this article gives clear and detailed explanations on how to use keyframes to take your effects to the next level.
Yanobox Mosaic from Eran Stern
November 27, 2018
Trainer Eran Stern gives a great overview of a cool plug-in from Yanobox called Mosaic. It’s great for pixel texturing & ASCII effects with adaptive tiling.
Marker Remap for After Effects Quickstart Tutorial
November 26, 2018
Retime compositions using split layer markers + Marker manager. Marker Remap lets you retime compositions using split layer markers in two easy steps! AE CC 2019 ready! Get up and running with this quickstart tutorial.
Mocha AE 2019 Export Workflow for Adobe After Effects
November 20, 2018
In this short tech video, Mary Poplin explains how the Mocha AE 2019 Export Workflow to get motion tracking data and masking data from Mocha to AE has been improved.
Tutorial: New Features of Trapcode Mir 3
November 13, 2018
Brian Behm will get you up and running in Trapcode Mir 3 quickly, as he shows you all of the great new features in the latest release, which came out last month. He shows you how to import and play with 3D objects into Mir. He shows you examples with a rainbow heart, an array of bananas, and more! It’s very fast and fun to use.
8 Substance Painter Tips from Professional Character and Concept Artists
November 13, 2018
Concept Artist Daniel Hahn and Character Artist Jakub Chechelski offer their top tips for creating better textures with Substance Painter.
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