Thursday, July 2, 2009 No Comments
Using only built in plugins, learn how to create a radar screen which then reveals a logo. You will learn how to use 32-bit mode and few other tricks to simulate a real screen glow.
Category: After Effects
Sunday, June 21, 2009 No Comments
Inspired by the work of Mark Coleran. Satya shows us how to use iterations of simple shape layers to create some beautiful procedural art.
Tags: animation, Screencast
Category: After Effects
Monday, June 8, 2009 No Comments
In this tutorial we’ll look at the basics of ActionScripted animation. We’ll take a look at how to actually move a movie clip using ActionScript, various forms of collision detection and how to use these techniques to add some interaction to your Flash movies. Let’s get started!
Tags: animation, interaction
Category: Flash
Monday, May 4, 2009 No Comments
We get a lot of requests for tutorials that don’t require 3rd party plugins, and since we like to make our readers happy whenever possible, Adam is back breaking down the rarely used “CC Ball Action” built-in plugin to make some very cool type transitions.
Tags: animation
Category: After Effects
Thursday, April 30, 2009 No Comments
This tutorial utilizes Trapcodes Particular, which is one of After Effects more popular 3rd party plugins. Creating an animation like a flock of birds is very versatile and is a great filler animation which can add a lot of style to a piece.
Category: After Effects
Thursday, April 30, 2009 No Comments
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.
Category: After Effects
Monday, April 27, 2009 1 Comment
Adam brings back his charm in this tutorial that is all about the rarely used Wave World plugin. You will learn all the ins and outs about this plugin that can even do 3D!
Tags: animation, logo, Screencast
Category: After Effects
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 No Comments
In this tutorial we learn how to harness the shatter plugin along with some expressions and color correction to simulate a dramatic underground explosion that ripples and dislodges the ground.
Tags: animation, effect, Screencast
Category: After Effects
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 No Comments
In this tutorial you’ll be creating elegant glowing lines using shape layers within After Effects. We’ll create a few basic arc layers and then stylize them by using the find edges effect, glows, and blending modes. I enjoy this technique and you can easily adapt this concept to many different shapes to create some stunning looks.
Tags: animation, Screencast
Category: After Effects
