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“Screen Fillers” Graphic User Interface Elements – Part 1

Stefan Surmabojov — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:00:57 +0000

In this first episode we are going to start covering how to create the center circular element and animate it. We are going to use mainly shape layers with all sorts of modifiers and expressions to animate the elements. This project was inspired by this piece made by the very talented z-design. Tutorial Download Tutorial [...]

Create Your Own Flourishes… Now in 3D!

Kevin Snyder — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:00:25 +0000

Using the new powerful 3D options in After Effects CS6, we will use Adobe Illustrator to create a flourish style design, animate the growth of the design in After Effects, and then extrude the paths into 3d space to give an “old” look some new life. The idea is to feel like animated strips of [...]

How To Create A Stupendous Stuttering Jumper Punch

Benjamin Eisenman — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:00:39 +0000

In this tutorial we will learn how to create an advanced and well composited Jumper Punch by using a matte, some displacement, and smoke to add style to the final effect. Throughout the tutorial, we will be using basic expressions. We’ll learn to position the jumps in time and space and give the illusion of [...]

Aetuts+ Weekend Workshop #12 – Holdin’ Me – Darin Bennett and the Requiem

Adam Everett Miller — Sat, 26 May 2012 13:00:07 +0000

Here on Aetuts+ we have a weekly community project where we post a video created by one of our wonderful readers, then ask you all to offer constructive feedback on the work. It’s a great way to learn more about video, express your viewpoint, and have your own content critiqued! Submit your own videos at [...]

Create Your Own Custom Effects!

Momcilo Stojkovic — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:45 +0000

How To Create An Awesome Teleportation Effect

Maxwell Swet — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:00:45 +0000

This is a tutorial on how to create a teleport effect similar to the Fallen’s teleport effect in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. We start with tracking the footage, adding glow to the actor, and using fractal noise to create a ‘lattice lightning’ effect. I used this shot in my short film, ‘Agents Of Evil: [...]

Nothing To Fear: From Storyboard to Animation – Tuts+ Premium

Simon Russell — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:00:48 +0000

In today’s tutorial I’m going to go through the entire process of creating an animation from a sketch on paper to the final render. I’ll specifically be going through the workflow I used for my animation ‘Nothing To Fear’. Let’s jump in! :) In this tutorial we’ll look at: Creating and preparing drawn artwork in [...]

Aetuts+ Hollywood Movie Title Series – Green Lantern

Antonio Cerri — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:43 +0000

Today we’re going to be looking at the animation style of movie “Green Lantern”. At the end of this tutorial, you can learn how to draw and animate your own title with this incredible style. The actual example of the Green Lantern movie title is just for training purposes and is not to be used [...]

10 Free Amazing Motion Design Fonts

Alexander Dohr — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:13 +0000

We all love a variety of nice fonts, don’t we? However most times it comes in more than handy to have about ten fonts you’re familiar with and that work well in multiple situations such as kinetic typography or 3D applications. If you’re still looking for your favorite ten check out this roundup because it’ll [...]

Create An Animated Helicopter From A 2D Image

Jack Grundy — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:43 +0000

In this tutorial you’ll be learning how to create a realistically animated and composited helicopter from a 2D image. We’ll cover how to extract the helicopter from the background using Photoshop before diving into After Effects to get started. In After Effects we’ll look at how to create your own rotor blades for the helicopter, [...]