About This Site

This site was started by me, Topher Welsh.  I believe that anyone and everyone can learn how to make visual effects.  Anyone can create stunning visual effects and motion graphics, right from their very own home.  Anyone can strive to become a great artist.  Anyone can make those breathtaking effects they see in the movies, make the stunning environments and compositing effects, dramatic fight scenes with wands, lightsabers, and anything else that might provide an amazing cinematic experience.  And I believe that you can do it without spending a dime.

I started in visual effects a little over two years ago, at a company called Fox Interactive Media.  I edited short little pieces of video for direct upload to the internet.  I used Windows Move Maker… yeah, I know.  I got the company to buy me Adobe Production Premium CS3 and I poked around a little bit looking for a way to spice things up.  I found CreativeCow.net and VideoCopilot.net, and it greatly changed my life.  I now work from home as a freelance visual effects artist, compositor, motion graphics artist and video editor.  I learned all that I know from the free tutorials that I found online, and I think that ANYONE can do the same as me, given the discipline and patience they put in.

I made this site so that I could direct anyone and everyone that wants to learn the way I did to the right places.  I thought that I would showcase some work, made from the tutorials I post, even my own work, in hopes that it will help guide those on the right path.  This website is for you.