Tag: animation
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Understanding rotation in Cinema 4D
Understanding rotation From: Up and Running with CINEMA 4D Lite for After Effects
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Adding surface detail with Relief Object in Cinema 4D
This tutorial is about adding surface with a Relief Object in Cinema 4D in Cinema 4D
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Using the Picture Viewer in CINEMA 4D
Using the Picture Viewer in CINEMA 4D from Up and Running with CINEMA 4D Lite for After Effects
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Cinema 4D Lite Tutorials
Cinema 4D Lite Tutorials from Up and Running with CINEMA 4D Lite for After Effects with Angie Taylor Intimidated by 3D modeling packages? Dip a toe in the water with CINEMA 4D (C4D) Lite, a slimmed down version of CINEMA 4D included with After Effects CC. Motion graphics designer Angie Taylor shows you how to build…
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Design Essentials for the Motion Media Artist
The book is designed as a one-stop, getting-started guide for anyone new to motion graphic design who wants to get the basic principles under their belt so they can get started quickly, making better design decisions as they go. After reading this book you’ll be comfortable with the basic concepts and principles of design, animation…
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Mask Interpolation Tips
Masking is one of the features of After Effects that I get asked about the most during my After Effects training courses. People seem to have lots of problems animating masks in After Effects and I’ve noticed a few forum questions about it recently so I thought I’d provide some quick mask interpolation tips and links…
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Happy Holidays After Effects Presets
So here is an After Effects project, complete with custom artwork. It contains some interesting techniques to help add a little festive cheer to your seasonal animations. All the effects used are native After Effects plug-ins so no extra software is required and it was created in After Effects CS4 so can be opened in…
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After Effects Light Wipe Tutorial
There was a a question today on Creative Cow about how to create a light wipe effect in After Effects. I wanted to help so I decided to put together a quick After Effects Light Wipe tutorial. This tutorial includes an After Effects project and an eight-minute video tutorial where I explain techniques used.
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Typography Video Training
Creative Graphic Design: Essential Typography is a workshop on the principles of designing with text. I’ve just finished recording my latest typography video training workshop with the fantastic team at video2brain. It’s a workshop with a difference. If you want the salient points delivered to you quickly so you can get on with your work.…
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Wacom Masterclasses
I’m pleased to announce the release last week of the new Wacom Masterclass series of workshops. I’ve worked with Wacom tablets for years and love the creative flexibility they provide to my work. In these tutorials I share some of the techniques I’ve learned over the years. If you want to check out some free…
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Happy Halloween Everybody
After Effects CS5 Presets for Halloween I’ve created some special little Halloween Software Tricks and Treats for you to use in your work. This download contains an After Effects CS5 project and artwork needed to create some spooky Halloween graphics for your projects. I love creating ideas and techniques for the community. In fact…
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Free Blood Splatter Preset for Halloween!
This free After Effects preset features a complete After Effects Project containing a graphic design idea for a TV Ident. It features a graphic, stylised blood splat made with Trapcode Particular. The blood particles use a light emmitter and bounce against a layer used as a Wall. The blood “bleeds” around the text to reveal…
