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In this tutorial we’ll take a look at how to create some great looking 3d chrome text. I’ll demonstrate how to create gleaming edges, convincing shadows and my basic 3d workflow. Enjoy!

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This entry is part 21 of 21 in the series Hollywood Movie TitlesContinuing our Aetuts+ Hollywood Movie Title Series, today’s tutorial will explain how to make the Thor flying logo. We’ll start by covering the 3D part as we model and create the …

Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favorite site, or would like to start learning something completely new, this is …

Harness the power of Newton to create a 3D pile of coins dropping from the sky within After Effects. We’ll be using a “Lost Treasure” theme to work through how to use tool to add real life physics to any object using an extremely fast…

It is mind blowing what you can do in After Effects nowadays and this tutorial is perfect example. This full 3D, fully physics simulated title animation is done 100% in After Effects in a very short amount of time without having to write a single expre…

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Pixel StormNancy shows us how to use ShapeShifter AE along with 2D Tools, filters and presets found in After Effects, to create a complex 3D animation. She covers 3D shape morphs and explores many of the features…

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Broadcast News GraphicsIn this third and final tutorial for the Broadcast News-Style Graphics tutorial series we are going to focus mainly on the lower third design. You are going to see how to create very cool a…

We recently crossed a 15,000 member milestone at Tuts+ Premium, our online education membership designed for Tuts+ readers. Today, we’re very pleased to reveal a massive change for the better for Tuts+ Premium, including a gorgeous redesign, 27 t…

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Broadcast News GraphicsIn this second part of the Broadcast News-Style Graphics tutorial series we are going to continue using basic layers, masks and gradients to create stylish and cool looking elements. After …

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Broadcast News GraphicsIn this tutorial we are going to create a professional looking broadcast background loop using only built-in tools within After Effects. You are going to see how to combine simple yet very …

Twice a month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from back in the archives of Aetuts+. Today we’ll look at a post that first introduced many of the features found in Trapcode Particular2 by creating a growing palm tree. This tutorial wa…

In this 3 Part tutorial we’ll be creating a 3D title and guitars using AE and 3D Extruder (a script by Ben Rollason). We’ll start off in Illustrator to create our guitar mattes, use Photoshop to texture and color our guitars, then animate …

In today’s tutorial we will learn how to create old fashion Cabaret-style Las Vegas bulb lights and make them shine in different patterns with help from Trapcode Starglow and Trapcode Particular.

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This entry is part 20 of 20 in the series Hollywood Movie TitlesIn today’s followup to yesterday’s Part 1, we will complete the modeling with lights, materials and the sequence animation. After we finish these elements and render them out, …

This entry is part 18 of 20 in the series Hollywood Movie TitlesContinuing our Aetuts+ Hollywood Movie Title Series, today’s tutorial will explain how to make the Cars 2 flying logo style. In this first part of the tutorial, We’ll be taking you…

Today we have a brief Quick Tip on how to create a complex-looking 3D logo in After Effects, using ShapeShifter AE. She explains how to use a combination of displacement mapping and reflection mapping to create a 3D logo in a matter of minutes.

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Instead of spending months of positioning and repositioning objects, or taking weeks doing it digitally frame by frame, we are going to look at Procedural animation to light a couple of hundred candles in any shape or animation you desire.

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Tudor “Ted” Jelescu explains how FreeForm Pro can be used to create animated Water in After Effects, and how the Aqua Pack enhancement pack can be used to replace water in a still image. The tutorial has 3 parts: Animated Displacement Map a…

Using audio in Cinema 4D to drive animations can be a powerful tool, but it can be difficult finding the same power of Trapcode Soundkeys. In this tutorial, we will look at a workflow to generate keyframes in After Effects using Trapcode Soundkeys and …

In today’s video, I’ll talk about the Apple Box… a rectangular multi-purpose block used on production sets dating back to practically the beginning of film. This video is for exposure more than anything. A year ago, I didn’t eve…

In this 3 part tutorial we will learn how to turn your basketball court floor from solid to elastic and back to solid again using FreeForm Pro by Mettle. Along the way we’ll create a very cool basketball promo with some glass explosion, bombastic…

Exactly one year ago this month is when we first really announced that we had a Facebook Page that our users could become a fan of to get daily updates on the latest activity from Aetuts+. Today we’re releasing an exclusive free tutorial followin…

In this two part tutorial, we’re going to start by creating the center for the gyroscope by tweaking out Trapcode Particular’s Aux System. The second part will focus on building the actual gyroscope layers around the center using Trapcode P…

Calling All Video Producers! Are you an expert in production? Do you have lots of tips, techniques, and industry advice that you’d like to share? You might be the perfect person to contribute a tutorial to Tuts+! We’re particularly interest…

Twice a month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from back in the archives of Aetuts+. Today we’ll look at a great post from Satya Meka. This tutorial was published in July 2009.

By now you should expect nothing less than amazing proce…

Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to start learning something completely new, this is…

In this tutorial, we’ll be creating a regeneration effect, inspired by the Doctor Who TV show. I say inspired by, because it’s not screen-accurate, but we’ll be using AE’s built-in tools, alongside some stock footage, VCP’…

In this tutorial we’ll break down a project I created called Motion Cards. We’ll create 3 scene’s in which we’ll animate some falling customizable placeholders that will be re purposed using Trapcode Particular for a dynamic log…

This entry is part 17 of 17 in the series Rig A Realistic PuppetThis video explores a few techniques that can be used to create multiple pose-able hands, fingers and feet using nested compositions and sliders. This technique can be applied to simple ha…

This tutorial describes how it is possible to create a bloody stream on a wall with basic CS5 tools only. No video clips or 3rd party plug-ins, all procedural. Grab some candy and enjoy this Halloween tutorial!

This tutorial describes how it is possib…

Exactly two years ago, I created this post about AE terminology and thought that it might be helpful to re-post for those who are new to our reader-base. Are there any terms or concepts in After Effects that confuse you or that you often mix up? Leave …

In this fourth Aetuts+ Quiz, we’re gonna have a few questions for those of you who really know your After Effects. If you have any questions you would think would be good for future quzzes, email them to ae@tutsplus.com. Get crackin’ after the …

We love the community of readers we have at Tuts+ and your opinion is incredibly valuable. This week, we’re giving you the chance to have your say about Tuts+, and win a few fantastic prizes at the same time! Read on to find out how to get involv…

This entry is part 16 of 17 in the series Rig A Realistic PuppetIK is finally here for After Effects! It has actually been around for a while thanks to Nicolas Dufresne’s Duik Tools. You can now create inverse kinematic chains for fast and intuit…

This entry is part 15 of 17 in the series Rig A Realistic PuppetMaking clothes react convincingly doesn’t have to be an impossible mission of frame by frame keying. Using simple expressions and the puppet tool you can make clothes react automatic…

In this tutorial you will learn the workflow on how to set up a scene for an animated pack shot of a phone in CINEMA 4D and composite it in After Effects. Perhaps you have developed a revolutionary iPhone app that you want to show off to the world, or …

This entry is part 14 of 17 in the series Rig A Realistic PuppetThere are many ways to connect your character together and the best way often depends on the style of the puppets joints and the clothes it wears. This video explores the many ways to make…

This demonstration is about shooting a translucent object, in this case a crystal illuminated by a match, and compositing that object with stock footage of dramatic fire. Finally, we’ll be simulating similar lighting effects in After Effects to r…

This entry is part 13 of 16 in the series Rig A Realistic PuppetIn this video I will show you how to connect all of the head and face controls from a nested composition to a null object in the parent composition. This will get all of the controllable p…

This entry is part 18 of 18 in the series Hollywood Movie TitlesContinuing our Aetuts+ Hollywood Movie Title Series, today’s tutorial will explain how to make the “Captain America ” flying logo style. In this tutorial using Cinema 4d, we’ll…

This entry is part 12 of 16 in the series Rig A Realistic PuppetIn this tutorial I use CC Lens and the Magnify filter to create rounded eye balls and simulate really thick lens glasses. I also show you how to convert layer space coordinates composition…

Hey folks! I’m Jordan McNamara, the Community Manager for Envato and I wanted to share some exciting news with you about the Envato Marketplaces.
The 12th of September was an exciting day for me as a member of our thriving Marketplace community. …

This entry is part 11 of 16 in the series Rig A Realistic PuppetThis video shows one method for getting the FreeForm Pro objects positioned and parented to other 3D enabled layers in after effects.

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Last Friday, I was invited to participate in a PRSSA alumni panel with other Communications graduates from Liberty University. Since many of our Aetuts+ readers are high school and college students, I thought I would share some of my responses to ques…

This entry is part 10 of 13 in the series Rig A Realistic PuppetThis Tutorial shows you how to apply the painted displacement map to the characters head. I also demonstrate how to use an animate-able displacement map composition to create a more detail…

This entry is part 9 of 13 in the series Rig A Realistic PuppetDisplacement maps are the theme of this video which outlines the basics of how they work and gives a few examples of how to paint them and what affect they can have on your object and its m…

During the month of September we teamed up with Mettle (Creators of FreeForm Pro + ShapeShifter AE) to put together the Freeform Third Party…. Party!. Check out the winners after the jump!

1st Place – Sebastien Girard

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I made a video for GSG five second project and I wanted to share how I build it and it’s called The Shoe. So I build it from scratch with all the psd layers and such. I tried to recreate the papercut characters on the net and I think its a really…

This entry is part 8 of 11 in the series Rig A Realistic PuppetThis videos demonstrates how to take the head composition we have been working with to the third dimension for making convincing head rotations using Free Form Pro.

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