Finally, after much request, we’re going to be talking about some of the practical uses of Mir, what the plugins is all about, and how to achieve some cool abstract elements and fluid motions. Trapcode Mir is extremely fast, which makes it easy to experiment…
Galaxy Nebulas with Trapcode Particular
In the last tutorial we took a look at creating planets and asteroids, today we’re going to play mother nature and create some galaxies to add to our creations! We’ll primarily use Trapcode Particular to create the elements and top it off with a nice…
Shoot for the Stars and Galaxy
Here’s a quick update on what’s cooking at the Dojo. First off, there’s going to be a new tutorial tomorrow on the galaxy nebula you guys were so interested in. We’ll create it entirely in After Effects using primarily the Trapcode Suite and it will…
Creating an Asteroid Field & Planet Using Element 3D
Today in this lesson, I’m going to go over how to create a fairly interesting 3D asteroid field using After Effects and Element 3D from Video Copilot. We’ll also take a look at lighting the scene, building the planet, and creating an atmosphere. With some…
Fracturing Objects in Cinema 4D for Element
Today in this brief tutorial, I’ll go over how to break up and fracture objects in Cinema 4D and bring it into Element for some animated shattering goodness. Something to keep in mind is that this isn’t just for Element, you can use the same…
Pouring Roses with Trapcode Mir
Here’s a quick animation I did using primarily the new Trapcode Mir plugin from Trapcode. When I had the chance to beta test Mir I did share with you guys a few still frames, but this is actually my first time popping out something with…
Total Recall Titles Using Element 3D
Today in this tutorial, we’re going to look at some basic features of Element for creating 3D titles. We’ll explore creating and extruding 3D text, some simple animation, and some tips on making the title look pretty good. The title is inspired by the movie…
The Sky is Falling
Here’s a quick sneak peak at my upcoming tutorial, a basic meteor composite. This will actually be my first ever visual effects tutorial as opposed to the normal motion graphics stuff, so we’ll see how this goes. We’re going to construct everything from scratch and…
