Latest about After Effects
Clean up thumbnails for animation
Dylan White reveals how to smooth and prepare rough storyboard drawings for use in a comic-style animation
Quirky animation throws some shapes
Geometric craziness brings electronic music to life in this quirky creation by animator Robert Wallace.
Video tutorial: Pull focus for cinematic depth of field
Christopher Kenworthy demonstrates how to pull focus from the foreground to the background of footage using one adjustment layer
Extrude a logo in 3D space
Alex Donne Johnson explains how to use the 3D ray-tracing feature in After Effects CS6
Video tutorial: Perfect your shots with digital makeup
With a few simple steps, Christopher Kenworthy shows you how to smooth skin and remove blemishes in After Effects while keeping footage sharp
Element 3D review: After Effects plug-in
▲ Element 3D provides good quality shaders plus high-res texture maps. With the right lighting and depth-of-field, beautiful motion graphics sequences are a doddle
Video tutorial: Generate a realistic heat haze in After Effects CS6
By cleverly adapting a simple filter, Christopher Kenworthy shows how to warm up your footage with a realistic heat haze
Video tutorial: Replace a dull sky in After Effects
Christopher Kenworthy shows you how to create that post-apocalyptic look with a rich, dark atmosphere
