TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer


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Running Time: 37mins.
• Use normal-map to relight 3d scenes in AE
• Advanced lighting, reflection & Refraction
 
Aug 28, 2009
348,532 Views
Running Time: 26mins.
• Build a complex particle system using CC Particle World
• Synchronize the particle blast to shatter a title
 
Aug 26, 2009
563,865 Views
Running Time: 38mins.
• Create an energy-ball that re-lights the road surface
• Use reverse-tracking and build a volumetric point light
3rd Party Tools: Particular
Jul 30, 2009
689,574 Views
Running Time: 35mins.
• Create a draw-on blue print title card
• Use the scribble effect and stoke to write
3rd Party Tools: Riot Gear
Jul 06, 2009
442,142 Views
Running Time: 35mins.
• Create a DVD menu and export for DVD authoring
• Use Encore to build buttons and loop menus
3rd Party Tools: Twitch
May 31, 2009
501,044 Views
Running Time: 19mins.
• Create particles that only appear in the light beams
• Bevel the title and create a realistic soft shadow
 
May 20, 2009
669,583 Views
Running Time: 14mins.
• Cast soft shadows with a fast-rendering lighting array
• Break up text characters and animate individually
 
May 20, 2009
380,889 Views
Running Time: 46mins.
• Build a furious procedural Disintegration effect in AE
• Use displacement, turbulence and particle world
 
Apr 16, 2009
1,121,085 Views
Running Time: 36mins.
• Create a stylistic 3D city with 2D images in AE
• Built advanced structures and simulate lighting
3rd Party Tools: Twitch
Apr 03, 2009
689,380 Views
Running Time: 50mins.
• Fracture layers and manipulate in 3D space with ease
• Use expressions, scripts and create a distressed title
 
Mar 12, 2009
888,506 Views
Running Time: 38mins.
• Build a silver ring in After Effects with a particle wipe
• Use valueAtTime expression to automate over time
3rd Party Tools: Particular
Feb 17, 2009
1,045,504 Views
Running Time: 35mins.
• Create 3D interface display as seen in Iron Man's helmet
• Build self-animating components and artificial lighting
 
Jan 28, 2009
694,827 Views
Running Time: 10mins.
• Sure Target has been updated with several new features
• 3D Falloff preset also updated to use with Sure Target
 
Jan 23, 2009
789,548 Views
Running Time: 49mins.
• Use Sure Target preset to achieve advanced 3d moves
• Learn advanced tips and create "3d-looking" titles
 
Jan 16, 2009
1,242,314 Views
Running Time: 10mins.
• Create a spinning orb that self animates with time
• Convert to 3D layers and animate the camera with DOF
 
Dec 17, 2008
472,366 Views
Running Time: 25mins.
• Control 3D layers so they fade away in the distance
• Create a cool design and manipulate the powerful preset
 
Dec 16, 2008
406,990 Views
Running Time: 10mins. 25 secs.
• Build organic mesh with noise modifiers from a sphere
• Use procedural texturing to give a uneven monster skin
 
Nov 19, 2008
430,628 Views
Running Time: 10mins.
• Create a fluid energy wipe with built-in particles
• Blend title using turbulent displacement
 
Nov 07, 2008
914,083 Views
Running Time: 6mins.
• Cast 3D shadows onto live action footage
• Use shadow diffusion and special material options
 
Aug 02, 2008
433,821 Views
Running Time: 20mins.
• Use expressions to drive particles based on speed
• Create sandy like particles that fly off of text
3rd Party Tools: Particular
Jul 19, 2008
1,009,920 Views
Running Time: 29mins.
• Learn powerful expressions for animating objects
• Animate a cellphone in 3D space and custom space
 
Jul 18, 2008
371,639 Views
Running Time: 9mins.
• Create and animate Per-Character 3D Text in 32bpc
• Create Sparks with CC Particle world in 3D
 
May 07, 2008
626,991 Views
Running Time: 7mins.
• Learn to create bump maps from textures and lights
• Convert 3D position into a 2D position with expressions
 
May 02, 2008
263,137 Views
Running Time: 20mins.
• Composite and animate smoke elements in 3D space
• Create a custom particle map and write new expressions
3rd Party Tools: Particular
Apr 09, 2008
594,309 Views
Running Time: 24mins.
• Create a dynamic space world with light streams
• Use an expression to create a 3D orbit
3rd Party Tools: Particular
Apr 02, 2008
839,654 Views
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