So I recently came across a really neat article by Mark Shingleton where he automated the exposure of a layer with the exposure of another layer. This type of automation could be a huge timesaver, especially when creating light spills from a lightning storm or muzzle flash. Basically what this…
CS6: Quick Overview of After Effects’ Ray Traced 3D Renderer
In this really quick video, I’ll show you an overview of After Effects CS6′s new 3D Ray Traced Renderer allowing you to extrude shapes/text layers natively. Stay tuned for more in-depth tutorials on the new 3D features found in After Effects CS6. To my surprise, the rendering and previewing times…
Tuts+ Premium: Introduction to Motion Graphics
Hey folks, as you all may have known I’ve been working on a “Getting Started with Motion Graphics” course for Tuts+ Premium. After a few months and many hours of work, the course is finally live! Now, the course is a premium course (as part of the Tuts+ Premium network)…
Nothing but Cubes
So I was browsing around and saw Nick Cambell’s 5 Second Project, this time it was “Nothing but Cubes”. Interestingly enough, I love animations with primitive objects but never had the time to experiment much with such simple shapes. Well what the heck, it’s only 5 seconds. This animation took about…
Inspiration: Network by Michael Rigley
I’m usually not a huge fan of making inspiration posts, but this animation called Network by Michael Rigley is very unique that I wanted to share it with the rest of you. Check it out! What I Liked: Very clean, simple, but neat. Great variation in transition, design, and objects.…
Planet Space Scene in After Effects
So in this new type of “tutorial,” I will walk you through some basic tips on creating a earth or space scene using CC Sphere and a texture map. Now this tutorial was inspired by Iceflow Studio’s Photoshop tutorial: Space Scene. If you want to learn more about creating the scene…






