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Introduction to 2.5D Compositing Tutorial [Video]
I am sure that all of you at one time or another have experimented After Effects' 3D world, and for beginners it can be quite the concept to wrap your head around. Along with being able to animate in 2D space, you can actually manipulate, move and place objects in Z space as well as the X and Y plane.
Continue ReadingTop 5 Time Saving Short Cuts in After Effects
29. May 2009
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The following 5 short cuts will save you in expensive pain medication from staring at your screen for far too many hours. I know they’ve saved me in the past. Here’s a little video I did for this article to grab screenshots and such. We won’t be learning how [...]
Continue ReadingVelocity Control in After Effects
16. April 2008
Velocity Control in After Effects Tutorial from Go Media on Vimeo This is a short, quick and easy tutorial showing how to use the graph editor to control the velocity of keyframes within after effects. I go over using the easy ease function and how to manipulate the bezier curves using the [...]
Continue ReadingVelocity Control in After Effects
16. April 2008
Velocity Control in After Effects Tutorial from Go Media on Vimeo. This is a short, quick and easy tutorial showing how to use the graph editor to control the velocity of keyframes within after effects. I go over using the easy ease function and how to manipulate the bezier curves using the [...]
Continue ReadingInk Bleeding Effect in After Effects (Like Gnarls)
2. April 2008
Ink Bleeding Effect from Go Media on Vimeo.
Continue ReadingInk Bleeding Effect in After Effects (Like Gnarls)
2. April 2008
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Ink Bleeding Effect from Go Media on Vimeo. ANIMATING WITH INK EFFECTS (software required: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects with Trapcode’s Particular) In this tutorial I’ll recreate a similar look from an older Gnarls Barkley video. The principles I’ll cover are foundational and [...]
Continue ReadingAnimating Spray Paint and Stencil Effect in After Effects
8. October 2007
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: So in this tutorial I’m going to show you how to create a spray paint effect using After Effects. It’s a fairly simple process but I’ve got a few tricks that you may not have thought of. Here is a sample video of what you’ll [...]
Continue ReadingAnimating Birds with After Effects
28. February 2007
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Introduction: Source File Like a lot of motion designers I spend many hours trying to accomplish complex animations in a short amount of time, while attempting to optimize my workflow within After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator. This tutorial utilizes Trapcodes Particular, which is [...]
Continue ReadingAn Angel Grows Wings. Animated Mask in Flash
19. January 2007
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Download the Source File Here (INCLUDES THREE FREE VECTOR DESIGNS!) Introduction Like most Flash Motion Graphics designers, I am regularly perusing the web for design inspiration. I don’t know about you, but when I saw complex design elements like plants and tribal shapes grow [...]
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15. July 2009
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