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


Running Time: 25mins.
• Create the illusion of camera passing through glass
• Fade out reflection and add slight glass distortion
 
Oct 15, 2007
382,015 Views
Running Time: 13mins.
• Composite blood render with live action footage
• Animate camera into 3D skin layer to reveal blood
3rd Party Tools: Particular
Oct 01, 2007
200,583 Views
Running Time: 22mins.
• Import blood render and create 3D particle system
• Use particular to stream particles with depth of field
3rd Party Tools: Particular
Oct 01, 2007
154,405 Views
Running Time: 15mins.
• Create a complex microscopic view of inside a body
• Model a blood cell and integrate with After Effects
3rd Party Tools: Particular
Oct 01, 2007
264,946 Views
Running Time: 13mins. 40 secs.
• Turn a 2D picture into a 3D virtual scene
• Create a clean plate and composite elements
 
Sep 10, 2007
632,477 Views
Running Time: 30mins.
• Extend a live action set with custom matte painting
• Link several motion trackers into one null object
 
Jan 27, 2007
355,561 Views
Running Time: 18mins. 19 secs.
• Transform daylight footage to night footage
• Add artificial lights and illuminate windows
 
Jul 30, 2007
299,412 Views
Running Time: 24mins. 2 secs.
• Add face warp using reverse motion tracking
• Warp face using liquify & texture skin with shadows
 
Jan 23, 2007
1,033,941 Views
Running Time: 15mins. 4 secs.
• Use procedural mattes to remove a blown out sky
• Track background and create custom mattes
 
Jul 16, 2007
258,605 Views
Running Time: 3mins.
• Add 3D control to earth inside After Effects
• Use simple expressions to CC sphere plug-in
 
Jul 09, 2007
243,321 Views
Running Time: 14mins. 56 secs.
• Create a cool earth in After Effects
• Add atmosphere, rotation and cool lighting
 
Jul 08, 2007
367,561 Views
Running Time: 23mins. 5 secs.
• Create a cosmic Earth zoom in AE
• Use masking and parenting to link imagery
 
Jul 02, 2007
1,037,532 Views
Running Time: 6mins.
• Use Vanishing Point to generate 3D from still
• Import in to AE and use as a 3D scene from PS
 
Jun 27, 2007
214,493 Views
Running Time: 9mins. 18 secs.
• Convert a still photo to 3D geometry in AE
• Create multiple walls and a 3d light
 
Jun 27, 2007
246,247 Views
Running Time: 19mins. 30 secs.
• Transform a single image into 3D space
• Use light transmission to simulate camera mapping
 
Jun 25, 2007
255,165 Views
Running Time: 12mins. 45 secs.
• Simulate a frozen world around one person
• This simple effect uses masks to create illusion
 
Jun 17, 2007
767,339 Views
Running Time: 6mins.
• Create a semi-realistic water surface in 3D
• Use a pre-composed displacement map layer
 
May 14, 2007
167,663 Views
Running Time: 14mins. 25 secs.
• Control speed from slow to fast like film 300
• Use pixel motion and frame blending options
 
Apr 23, 2007
250,455 Views
Running Time: 6mins. 21 secs.
• Simulate a blow back action from a small firearm
• Recreate the barrel and add motion blur to slide
 
Apr 16, 2007
169,932 Views
Running Time: 9mins. 29 secs.
• Create an easy earthquake expression with controller
• Generate 32bpc motion blur from 8bit footage
 
Apr 02, 2007
164,632 Views
Running Time: 13mins.
• Learn how to make blood stick to things
• Use masks to composite blood behind actor
 
Mar 19, 2007
202,550 Views
Running Time: 5mins.
• Make a muzzle flash actually light up your scene
• Use for saber hits, lighting or even explosions!
 
Mar 05, 2007
143,460 Views
Running Time: 12mins. 35 secs.
• New Light Saber preset with enhanced motion blur
• Obscure the Light Saber when behind Objects
 
Jan 22, 2007
319,691 Views
Running Time: 11mins.
• Use Custom Preset to generate instant Light Sabers
• Change color and size Setting Globally with ease
 
Jan 29, 2007
267,738 Views
Running Time: 7mins.
• Create depth of field with live action footage
• Take advantage of the new lens blur effect
 
Nov 06, 2006
170,833 Views

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