• Build a complex particle system using CC Particle World
• Synchronize the particle blast to shatter a title

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• Fill 3d text with fluid in Realflow and 3ds max9

• Add RealFlows Square Emitter inside 3d Text to achieve this effect

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• Simulate water effect as if its sliding down the glass surface
• We will use After Effects CC mercury effect and fractal noise etc. LINK HERE

• Simulate water effect as if its sliding down the glass surface
• We will use After Effects CC mercury effect and fractal noise etc. LINK HERE

High impact promo using Zaxwerks 3d serpentine plug-in.

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• Animate a camera through one surface to another below
• Combine camera mapping techniques with real textures
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In this video, Chris Martin shows you how to track a 3D object onto a live action video shot using Syntheyes and Cinema 4D.
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In this tutorial, Broadcast Designer Jason Brown will show you how to use the fracture object feature in Maxon’s Cinema 4d to make a quick Breaking News open when you are pressed for time. LINK HERE

Creating a Fluid Logo

In this first video with Creative Cow, Chris Martin goes over how to create a fluid logo using Realflow and Cinema 4D. LINK HERE

Bessie Potter

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Michael Park demonstrates how to make a dark, cloudy Title reveal similar to the one seen in the Movie Which Must Not Be Named. All textures and fonts are available in the project download as well as the final CS4 project file. LINK HERE

Boris Continuum Complete’s Witness Protection Filter

In this video tutorial, we use the BCC Witness Protection filter in Apple Final Cut Pro to obscure the face of a surfer who is surfing a wave at great speed, moving across the frame from the center to exit on the right. We will use BCC Witness Protection’s built-in motion tracker to automate this process. LINK HERE

Creating a 3D Text Fly In

In this video tutorial series, Creative Cow leader Zak Peric demonstrates creating a 3D text fly in using Apple Motion. LINK HERE

Creating a Waterfall

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Michael Park demonstrates how to create a waterfall using After Effects and Trapcode Particular. This tutorial is in response to a couple of posts on the Trapcode Forum of CreativeCOW.net looking for this type of effect. This tutorial uses Particular 2.0, but the work flow and settings should work equally will with previous versions of Particular. LINK HERE

Aharon Rabinowitz has a few project files available on his site… this one is Microscope… LINK HERE

Another from All Bets Are Off…. Page Rip… LINK HERE

Last one in this roundup… Old World Map… LINK HERE

Typically when animating a title sequence or commercial, you have layered Photoshop files that were created for the storyboard. Using this script, you can quickly turn this layered artwork into 3D scenes as a starting point for the animation. LINK HERE

In this episode, I show you how to remove the banding from your videos rendered in After Effects. Banding happens when video is compressed and similar colors get posterized. This undesirable, visible bands of color that can be distracting, and in some cases downright ugly. Check out the video for some techniques to prevent this banding from happening. LINK HERE

In this episode, I to go though the new Daylight 2 from CSTools. Daylight 2 features more realistic area shadows, but you need to work to get rid of the grain. LINK HERE

In this quick tutorial, I show you how to make a glossy candy stripe texture. I have used this texture a ton lately when playing with the new physics engine. The stripes help show when spheres start to rotate. I use the scene that I built in yesterday’s tutorial, so you may want to head…. LINK HERE

In today’s tutorial, I show you how to set up the tags properly for Dynamics in Mograph 2 for a simple scene. I also go though how to cache the cloners in the scene for render. LINK HERE

In this tutorial we go over how to use Syntheyes tracking data in Cinema 4D. Watch Tip: Getting Syntheyes Tracking Data… LINK HERE

In this tutorial we use Mograph Effectors to create springy text. Watch Tip: Create Springy Text Using Mograph
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In this tutorial we create an array of blocks in Realflow and destroy them using rigid body dynamics. Watch Tip: Destroy… LINK HERE

In this tutorial we use Cinema 4D and Mograph to create spinning text with specular highlights. Watch Tip: Create Spinning Text…

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In this tutorial start with a basic photo of several homes and then with the help of Compositor’s Toolkit and After Effects, create the illusion that one house has exploded. LINK HERE

If you have never used scripts before, you are missing out. These extensions to your AFter Effects arsenal can be invaluable. There are tons to choose from, they do a wide range of tasks, and new ones are being developed all the time. Lloyd Alvarez, our former editor actually runs AEscripts.com, an online marketplace and central hub for everything scripts in the AE Universe.

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Stop-motion animation using paper cut-outs can take quite a bit of time to produce… unless you use The Paper People effect! This technique gives you similar results in a fraction of the time. With the use of a current version of AE, you’ll use the wiggle expression, hold keyframes, and the puppet tool to emulate the classic look of a beloved form of traditional animation.

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Next time you get a frustrating assignment that you didn’t ask for, don’t crumple it up and throw it at your boss’s face. Now you can easily call it quits within After Effects! Rob uses the example of creating a paper crumple transition to show off the Digieffects plugin Freeform AE. Who knows… this tutorial might just save your job.

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Satya is back with a new tutorial that will help you look as good as you sound. This technique has many options so sit back and learn how to create an attractive visual generated from your audio spectrum.

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If you’re wanting to help to save Sarah Connor then maybe this tutorial will give you an insider’s perspective on what to do. Ben McEwan has created a 3 Day Series crammed full of useful expressions to create the UI found in the Terminator. He’ll skim over some of the basics of shape layers, as well as touch on some more advanced stuff like displacement mapping.

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In this tutorial we are going to reveal how to create a cool particle transition between 2 videos using Trapcode Form. We will cover the importance of layer maps while using this plugin as well as how to create a stylish displacement of the particles.

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Until recently this effect has been created in-camera using specialized lenses. In this tutorial, Richard Bird gives an overview of how the “Dollhouse Effect” can be quickly recreated in post-production without the use of 3rd party plug-ins by remapping the depth of field, use of simple colour correction and altering the frame rate.

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Adobe Kuler is a great resource for color themes that is perfectly integrated in all Adobe CS4 software – except for After Effects. But this has changed now. In this tutorial, Mathias Möhl shows how you can use his brand-new script “Chameleon – The Adobe Kuler Color Theme Browser” to work with Kuler color themes in After Effects. Apply a new color theme with just one click and all colors of your composition update automatically.

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Create a Rocky Video Game Terrain in Blender By Roberto Roch – In this series of tutorials you will learn how to create a finished environment for Blender’s Game Engine. The main focus of the series will be texturing and lighting, with the use of some custom 2d filters to enhance the result.Day 1 LINK HERE Day 2 LINK HERE Day 3 LINK HERE Day 4 LINK HERE

In this three part video tutorial series, lead video game artist, Ron Davey, will walk you through the process of creating a game-ready environment prop in Autodesk Maya, and also share his personal techniques and thoughts along the way.

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In this multi-part tutorial, you will learn how to create simple, yet effective, 3d eyes that can be used in either CG illustrations, or animations. This series of tutorials will cover all of the steps that are necessary, from modeling and unwrapping, to texturing, to rigging, and eventually animating the eye.

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Using the graphically based, plug and play programming of ICE, you will create and learn to control the motion of electron clouds around a nucleus. This tutorial covers constraints to motion, how to do vector math, particle trails, creating and reusing ICE compounds, and even some basic ICE particle rendering. If you don’t already, you will come to love the flexibility and power that ICE provides to your simulations.

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In this comprehensive video tutorial Blender guru, Karan Shah, will walk you through a detailed demonstration of the Blender user interface. From navigation, to modeling, and even animation, this tutorial is a must for anyone who is interested in learning this free, yet very powerful, open source 3d application.

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In this two part beginner/ intermediate tutorial, professional Modo artist, Matt Braeley, will demonstrate how to model a photorealistic Swiss Army knife using Luxology’s Modo 302. Despite its appearance and apparent complexity, it is actually a surprisingly easy and fun object to model, once broken down into it’s respective parts.

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In this tutorial you will go through the process of modeling and rendering a Living Room in Autodesk Maya. You will also learn to use Mental Ray (along with the new architectural materials), create realistic fur, and implement studio lighting to create nice and soft shadows and highlights.

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In this tutorial you will learn how to create a beautiful sunset over a calm sea using DreamScape and 3dsmax. DreamScape is sophisticated set of plug-ins for 3dsmax, that allows you to create and render realistic landscapes, seascapes, skies, clouds, outdoor lighting and more.

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This tutorial will focus on creating a cool molecule type object with Maya and finish the project off in After Effects. We will begin by modeling the molecule in maya, then create a shader via the hypershade panel and assign it to the object, and render out a still image. Lastly we will take it into After Effects, and create a camera that drifts and zooms towards the molecule. We will also add a few particles to the scene and comp it all together.

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In this advanced level tutorial, you will learn all of the steps necessary to build a fully functioning car rig in 3D Studio Max. This rig features working suspension, steering and body roll, as well as some functionality for drifting and powerslides. You will learn how to set up internal functionality through links, constraints, expressions, and parameter wiring. The final result will be a robust rig with easy, and accessible controls.

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In this beginner/ intermediate level tutorial, we are going to take a look at creating a simple toon shaded render for our characters in blender. Among the topics that will be covered are: basic lighting, creating and adjusting the toon materials, rendering, and composite nodes.

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In this beginner/ intermediate level tutorial, you will learn how to create and render a realistic interior scene in Cinema 4D and Vray. The first day will focus on modeling the room and all of the furniture, and the second on materials, lights, rendering, and post production.

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In this multi-part,hard surface modeling tutorial, you will learn how to quickly create a realistic looking Nokia 5800. The techniques shown in this tutorial can easily be applied to other 3d applications, and the methods of making the phone itself are fast, and very efficient. Though the resulting mesh will not be perfect, the final render will still look great, thus the goal of this tutorial is not to teach you how to make a perfect mesh, but to teach you a trick or two about fast and efficient modeling.

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a bullet shooting through a liquid apple using Realflow, Cinema 4D, and After Effects . On the first day, you will learn scene setup in Realflow and proxy objects, Day 2 will cover importing Realflow data back into Cinema 4D and setting up for multipass rendering, and on the third and final Day, we will focus on importing .aec data from Cinema 4D into After Effects and isolating individual elements, as well as post effects.

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In this tutorial you will learn how to create a fantastic tunnel scene in Maya, and then add some final lighting touches in Photoshop. You follow Abed Ibrahim through his process as he of modeling, texturing, shading, and rendering techniques, and finally arrive at the spectacular result that is shown here.

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In this intermediate/ advanced video tutorial, you will learn how to model a highly detailed high-poly car rim from scratch. First, you will study a tried and true method of setting up a blueprint, and learn to make an animated x-ray material. Then, you will jump into modeling, where you learn a wide variety of tools and techniques, both low and high, to complete the final sub-d model.

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In this screen capture of a recent Adobe After Effects E-seminar, learn how Trapcode Soundkeys was used to control the look and feel of a boxing promo. Other topics include a technique for using Trapcode Shine along with CC Glass to create a stylistic impact effect, and various real-world workflow techniques. LINK HERE

Motion Sketch is one of those Adobe After Effects tools that is often forgotten (at least by me) but is still a handy addition to the After Effects toolset. In this quick tip we look at how you can use Motion Sketch to add natural, organic motion to your layers. LINK HERE

After Effects: Rotoscoping Fields – In this short tip, learn how to set up your Adobe After Effects composition to rotoscope footage imported with fields. (Note: please excuse the room ambience included with the audio, my regular microphone failed during this recording). Watch tip (5mins) LINK HERE

Photoshop Extended A Workflow with AE – In this screen cast of a recent Adobe E-seminar, learn how to incorporate Adobe Photoshop Extended into your Adobe After Effects workflow, by preparing video in After Effects, exporting to Photoshop and adding Filters, then reimporting back to After Effects for final compositing. LINK HERE

In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Maltaannon demonstrates the Audio Spectrum effect.

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Ko Maruyama over at NinjaCrayon has a roundup of some C4D pumpkin and bat modeling tutorials just in time for Halloween!

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Modeling a Human Hand in Blender… LINK HERE

Rig a Piston in Blender… LINK HERE

35. After Effects: Creepy Nuclear Scene (Color Manipulation)

• Use CC Glass and other plugins to make a picture look 3d
• Play with Shine and Color Correction to create a creepy tone
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Modeling a Bullet in C4D LINK HERE

Texturing/Animating a Bullet in C4D LINK HERE

Hey guys, you can check out both parts right now.

Meanwhile, the Cinema 4D and AE part are here. In Part one we will cover how to fully create the scene in Cinema 4D and then we will add final effects and camera chaos in After Effects. Both tutorials, if added up, add up to 20 minutes, so its a great deal to learn a powerful scene in a short period of time. Check them out and tell me your opinion.

Also check out the other side of the storm, Nahuel and his 3DS Max part: http://www.nalvfx.com.ar/

Noise Junkies Part

Lighting with Materials.

Neville Page, creature designer for Avatar, Star Trek and Cloverfield, demostrates his ZBrush PhotoShop Workflow. Remember you have to LOG IN FIRST – LINK HERE

In this tutorial you will learn how to use Illustrator and After Effects to create a spider web that animates on and catches some text that flies into it. LINK HERE

A quick introduction to using blurs in After Effects and Fusion 5. We cover the Box Blur, Gaussian Blur, and the Lens blur. Custom blur shapes and how to match the bokeh pattern from a specific lens are covered in Fusion 5. LINK HERE

In this tutorial, Carl Larsen shows you how to create an array of 3D particles using Trapcode Form and Red Giant Plane Space to achieve a look that, under most circumstances, has been reserved for more complex, 3d applications.

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In this episode of Red Giant TV, Chad Perkins shows you how to create various elements for use in a Twilight Zone-esque TV show opening, using After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and Cinema 4D. Get ready to kick it old-school…

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Learn how to give your motion graphics compositions some flair by learning to harness the power of randomizing the 3d position and motion of characters within a bunch of text layers.

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Find out about the exciting new features offered in Mudbox 2010 in this series of short videos! LINK HERE

This is a tutorial primarily for beginners who are interested in editable poly. A set of stairs will be completed from this tutorial. I am using 3DS Max 2009, but any version of 3DS Max should be fine. LINK HERE

On MacBreak Studio, Alex and I continue our discussion of new features in Motion 4, this time with a “focus” on Depth of Field. See it on iTunes here or on the web here. LINK HERE
I return to MacBreak Studio, where I talk with host Steve Martin about the new camera framing behavior and a few other useful commands in Motion 4. Watch it on iTunes here or on the web here. If you want to learn about my Motion 4 Up and Running tutorial, that’s here. LINK HERE

Back in 2006 Chris Zwar created an awe-inspiring opening sequence that got a lot of attention, because despite what you might think, it wasnt created in 3d, only After Effects. Check out the post on his site, to see the spot we’re talking about, and to find the links to the tutorials at PVC.

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Richard has a nice little introduction to Keylight over at PVC. There are tons of Keylight tutorials riddled across the internet, but coming from an industry veteran like Mr. Harrington, you’re bound to learn something new.

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Eran finishes the Energy Drink tutorial by putting the finishing touches on it using Photoshop Extended as well as After Effects.

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Learn to carefully tint all of your footage within the same project to look like it was all shot together under the same lighting conditions. LINK HERE

You have your product or title object beautifully modeled and textured…but what about lighting? Well, one short answer is to look into Global Illumination. Another option fake GI with a complex lighting scheme. There are many options out there, here is one. We’re going to use MoGraph to make the setup a little easier and more flexible. LINK HERE

Chrome text, chrome logos, chrome, chrome, chrome… everybody wants some bling bling. What makes metallic textures look so good? Reflections. Reflections are easy if you have some text floating in a complete modelled environment. What if you want some chrome text as an element to bring back into AE for a composite? Here’s a beginner/intermediate tutorial to show you how you to make it quickly… LINK HERE

Let’s take a look a the layer shader. It is one of the more powerful shaders in the C4D shader arsenal. It basically works very similarly to the layers palette in Photoshop and the layered timeline in After Effects, so most of this will be familiar to a lot of you. Let’s dive in. LINK HERE

Well then the Transfer Tool is exactly what you’re looking for…

Let’s begin by selecting the object we want to place. (sphere) LINK HERE

CINEMA 4D Version 11 AR3 GI is a major upgrade from AR2 with a completely revamped new state of the art Global Illumination native render engine for Cinema 4D. VRay users may notice some similarities, while AR2 users will need to become acclimated to new terminology, settings and controls. Cinema users that until now wanted better GI in Cinema’s native Advanced Render should appreciate the improved render performance and control. LINK HERE

The Portal Cube or Weighted Companion from the Valve game Portal has become somewhat of an icon. This morning I modelled this in 3D Studio Max and recorded to show how it was done. LINK HERE

Brand new tutorial in a series of Maxscript for beginners – here we introduce basic terminology and generating objects and managing them through basic mat and scripting lingo.

This series is designed to move artists into more technical subjects easily and apply them to appropriate subjects for real production. LINK HERE

Check out this Transformers Logo tutorial from Tendest.com. LINK HERE

Info Hello viewer My name is Gourav Sharma. 3D Asian girl is my 1st attempt to make a realistic looking 3d girl! Software i used -3ds max 2008 and photoshop cs. Inspiration I got this information from my friend she told me that her one friend got pregnent coz of not using condom! we can’t stop anyone for having sex but we can be aware for safe sex ! LINK HERE

“What’s new in Mudbox 2010 – Extraction” by Ashraf Aiad

In this series of podcasts we will explore some of the new features in Mudbox 2010. The extraction user interface has been improved to allow extraction from diffrent levels. LINK HERE

“What’s new in Mudbox 2010 – FBX” by Ashraf Aiad

In this series of podcasts we will explore some of the new features in Mudbox 2010 Transferring your work between 3D applications is much simpler now that Mudbox supports the Autodesk FBX file format. LINK HERE

“Rifleman” by Robin Benes

I will show you how I proceeded with the modelling, texturing,postproduction. The most inspiring thing for me is art by Blizzard entertainment and becouse I´m a big fan of Warcraft i have started work on “my” Rifleman. LINK HERE

Nahuel’s 5 part tutorial series called The Truck on compositing a realistic explosion and fire into a peice of moving footage. Click the image to go to the page with the models and project files available for download, and click the individual links for direct links to the video tutorials

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

On MacBreak Studio, I talk with Steve Martin about the new text styling and animation tools in Motion 4. Watch it in iTunes here or on the web here.

In the monthly video tutorials that Chris and Trish Meyer have been releasing, this month’s video is on understanding how shape layers work.

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This tutorial goes over the procedure of rendering a movie from After Effects, including how to use the Render Queue. LINK HERE

Dennis Radeke shows you how to create some realistic fog inside of AE using Fractal Noise and some masks.

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Nick takes us through the steps of creating a simple 3D background for a green screen interview type scenario.

A quick an easy technique to get a professional look for your next corporate production. LINK HERE

In preparaation for a web series that Pro Juice have in pre-production, i’ve been playing around with some effects that are to appear in a number of the episodes.

The first effect is replicating the look of a large screen plasma TV. One of the characters appears on a screen mounted on a wall and then interacts with the characters in the room. It looks like we will achieve the effect in post, so in this tutorial i take you through some of the steps involved in creating this dot-matrix type pattern which is in effect a working style guide for some effects that will appear in the web series – The Science of Night. LINK HERE

Nick takes us through the steps of how to manipulate the settings in the default Bad TV Effect in Final Cut Pro and create an original rolling analogue TV effect. LINK HERE

In the first stage of building a scene Rob shows you how to use a variety of tools to build a chair. Starting with a spline and a sweep nurbs, you will learn how to create a frame. Then on to poly objects, using soft selections, magnet, bevel, extrude and more to create realistic cushions. Finish off with some texturing and get ready for part two. LINK HERE

In the second stage of building a scene Rob shows you how to use a variety of tools to build a bath tub, with taps and even a towel created using the clothilde engine. Move on to apply textures and render a test, ready for part 3. LINK HERE

In the third part of the series, you will learn how to create a cabinet, complete with a sink, taps, and a mirror. Add some details and group everything together for easy import into the final scene. The next tutorial will cover setting up the room, adding materials and final modelling, before moving on to lighting and rendering. LINK HERE

In the fourth part of the series, you will learn how to set up the scene. Starting with building the room itself, adding a few props and then adding materials. See how mograph was used to build a lighting rig and a quick look at using photoshop to paint some textures. Also learn a quick tip for speedy navigating a scene without having to re-adjust your view for render time. LINK HERE

Mograph’s tracer object lets you easily generate and animate tendrils that follow any object. This tutorial shows you how easy it is. LINK HERE

Use the fracture object in cinema 4d to create an exploding logo, which is easily animateable. LINK HERE

Learn how to use Maxon’s exchange plugin to send 3d data from cinema 4D to After Effects, for easy compositing. LINK HERE

Why build your model and animate the long way when mograph can do almost of it for you? Watch and find out how. LINK HERE

Use the mograph module in cinema 4d to create a sci-fi scene, saving a lot of time and effort. LINK HERE

Learn to how to easily set up a hair material and the scene it’s in to create realistic grass. It catches a lot of people out but once you see what is involved (which isn’t much) you can get some really nice results with a minimum of effort. LINK HERE

• The first of many “Quick Tips” we hope to provide which will allow you to save time, effort and headaches…
• If you have ever had Z-Depth channel information which just wont let you get good Depth of Field, here is the solution…
• This fix allows you to correct the problem in After Effects without having to go back into 3D and re-render…

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• Learn how to create realistic running water in After Effects…
• Use particles to drive an image map displacement effect based on a background still image…
• You will learn how to use CCGlass to achieve a Specular highlight for added realism…

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• Introduction to basic 3D rigging using only pivot points and linking…
• Learn about IK versus FK rigging for animation and how to set up IK controllers…
• You will learn use the Layer Manager to separate Mesh objects from Rig objects…

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Using some particle systems, 3d cameras, and texture compositing, Levi shows you how to create a cool looking title sequence.

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Using a day for night technique, some roto, color correction and fractal noise, learn to make a nice sunny day look like a horrible, knock-out-your-power storm.

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Quick and easy way of a not very detailed water faucet. Perfect for those quick distant shots and angles. Obviously for close ups more details and variation would be needed but this should get you started. Enjoy LINK HERE

In this tutorial I go through the easy use of the bend deformer in C4D LINK HERE

See how easy and quick it is to spin an object. In C4D LINK HERE

How to use the explosion deformer easily and effective in C4D. LINK HERE

Showing you how to model a chess queen piece using only a bezier spline in C4D. LINK HERE

Following on from the Chess Queen piece tutorial heres one on how to model the board. I did however use the old tutorial from Maxon on modeling the board. It was the first ever written tutorial I followed and therefore I am now showing you with a video on how to do it. LINK HERE

An effective way to improve the quality of your blueprints or reference images to get rid of the nasty ‘blur’ and distortion. Its my common method to work with references and images within Cinema 4D although many use references and images as a background instead of on a plane now. But as you can see this way also has an advantage if your blueprint isnt top notch quality. Enjoy LINK HERE

How to create fire using the mograph module. More specifically the Mograph Displace Deformer. LINK HERE

I show you a quick way to export from Cinema4D to Photoshop including lights, layers, reflection and more. LINK HERE

Video tutorial showing how easy it is to make a basic LCD model using one cube and a few spheres. Good tutorial for those wanting to see how the Extrude tool works. LINK HERE

Tutorial showing how to easy create a basic wire or cable using only a spline and circle. LINK HERE

Here I show you the main ways to create a bridge or fill a gap. Also shows how to create a ‘hole.’ LINK HERE

The reason for this quick tutorial was to show you how to use the Atom Array quickly and its main purpose. LINK HERE

Basic tutorial showing how easy it is to model a ring for example a wedding ring. LINK HERE

Modeling a Table Lamp using Loft Nurbs tutorial. Good for the quick easy table lamp models needed. LINK HERE

A quick video tutorial showing the basics of how to create grass using the Hair module in cinema4D. Obviously the hair module is needed for this. LINK HERE

Keying Footage With Keylight Software Used: After Effects Overview: In this tutorial we look at the basics of keying footage in After Effects using the plugin Keylight. This tutorial doesn’t go over all the buttons and switches of the plugin but gives you enough to get started and understanding how it works. View: View Tutorial

2 Simple Expressions In After Effects Software Used: After Effects Overview: In this After Effects tutorial focus on two simple expressions. The two expressions used are; loopOut(); and Wiggle(2,2); For more information on expressions in After Effects check out AE Enhancers and the tutorials by Harry Frank over at graymachine.com. View: View Tutorial

Basics Of Rotoscoping In After Effects Software Used: After Effects Overview: In this tutorial we look at the basics of rotoscoping in After Effects. This tutorial is for beginners and should give you an idea of what rotoscoping is and how essential it can me to any project. View: View Tutorial

Creating A Wipe With A Basic Mask Animation Software Used: After Effects Overview: In this tutorial we look at creating a wipe by animating masks in After Effects. This tutorial is for beginners and should give you an idea of how to animate a mask and what alpha channels are. View: View Tutorial

Simple Counter Expression In After Effects Software Used: After Effects Overview: This is my first After Effects video tutorial so please take that into consideration. In this tutorial I go through the basics of how you add an expression in After Effects. I focus on setting up a simple counter expression using an expression and the slider control effect. Here is the expression used; val = effect(“Slider Control”)(“Slider”); numDec = 0; // digits to right of decimal numDigit = 2; // digits to left of decimal if (val < 0) sign = “-” else sign = “”; s = Math.abs(val).toFixed(numDec); while (s.length < numDigit + numDec + 1) s = “0″ + s; sign + s For more information on expressions in After Effects check out AE Enhancers and the tutorials by Harry Frank over at graymachine.com. View: View Tutorial

Intro To RealFlow – Basic User Interface Software Used: RealFlow Overview: In this first of hopefully many RealFlow tutorials I go over the basic user interface and layout. I show you how to navigate around and manipulate objects in a scene. This tutorial is just to get your feet a little wet and introduce you to RealFlow and understand where all the basic buttons are. View: View Tutorial

Tyson Ibele has created an amazing free script for 3DS Max that generates complex buildings with mere clicks. If you haven’t picked this one up you need to asap! This script is the reason I love Max. No other community would share such a powerful script for free. LINK HERE

New tutorial uploaded showing the process of exporting content into the correct format for use in Frenzoo, a 3D chat service that allows users to create their own 2D and 3D custom content. As with is common with most services like this, the content can be exported out directly from 3DS Max but not other applications so there are a couple of extra steps required to get files and content set up properly for use. Read how to export models to Frenzoo.

New tutorial uploaded on exporting models to the Open 3D *.o3d format, or more correctly the *.o3dtgz format. LINK HERE

Most modern games use normal maps and luckily for Blender users the program has a native abilty to render bake them from high resolution meshes… LINK HERE

I am very proud of what I have achieved by working on this animation. In this tutorial I will show you how to make gold typography with a see through mesh. LINK HERE

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an awesome 3D magic top-hat! We will use 3ds Max and Adobe Photoshop to render and then post-process the image.

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In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an outstanding 3D tunnel animation! We will use 3ds Max to create a tunnel, add some materials and set up lightings and then we will use Adobe After Effects to post-process entire animation! So, let’s get started!

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This tutorial will show you how to create an interesting 3D text image. It will explain you how to set up your rendering engine to render glossy surfaces and create some glossy materials as borders of your letters. Then, we will create a simple background for your rendered text. Let’s get started!

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In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at a built-in script called the Solidify Selection script. This script, created by Campbell Barton, will allow you to solidify a mesh by adding a second “skin” to it based on the selected geometry. LINK HERE

In this tutorial, we’ll be taking a look at the basic blocking for modeling a 3d cartoon hand. Part 1 Part 2

In this Blender tutorial, we’ll be taking a look at how to model a smooth t-joint connection. This technique is something you might want to consider when simply intersecting two cylinders doesn’t quite give you the appearance you need. LINK HERE

In this Blender tutorial, we’ll take a look at how to add simple transitions to camera changes in an animation. This will be accomplished using Blender’s Video Sequence Editor. LINK HERE

Brick is one of the Popular material that we usually often used in 3ds Max. The brick’s application as wall constructor or wall exspose. Behind as Architectural element, the bricks are usually used in the Game and Industry. This tutorial will guide u how to make your own bricks material step by step, and I assume that it really works for the beginner, and that you have a great understanding of basic geometry. LINK HERE

Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Tearing cloth with an object – swf format – 4.6mb Password : www.jag4d.com Create a cloth and activate the tearing option, place the cloth in a ClothNURBS object. Create a collider object and move it through the cloth, fixing the border of the cloth and moving the collider through the middle will work in any case. LINK HERE

Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Clothilde with belt – swf format – 4.6mb

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Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Normal Map – swf format – 6mb One technology that is widely used for the modern game is a normal mapping. Normal mapping is a way to handle a light to the surface with a height / depth specific. Normal mapping can be similar / the same as the bump mapping. At the game level is higher are typically used where the effect of parallax mapping from a depth of a surface can be drawn with only one additional texture only. Normal mapping is used to produce a highly detailed image by using only some polygon. LINK HERE

Finger Setup – swf Format 31 mb Password: www.free-tutorials.freesitespace.net

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Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Skin with Claude Bonet – swf format – 4.1mb Password : www.free-tutorials.freesitespace.net LINK HERE

Video Tutorial for Cinema 4D – Basic UV Export – swf format – 1.5mb Password : www.free-tutorials.freesitespace.net LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use the particle system included with Cinema 4D. You’ll also learn how to use gravity, wind, deflectors, destroyers and rotation with your particles. LINK HERE

In this first part of a multi-part tutorial you’ll learn about the settings in the general tab of lights. You’ll learn about the different types of lights, shadows and visible light. LINK HERE

In this second part of a multi-part tutorial you’ll learn about the settings in the details tab of lights. This includes: Inner angle, outer angle, aspect ratio, contrast, what a shadowcaster is for, falloff and the inverse square law for lighting as well as near clip and far clip. You will also see how to exclude objects from your lights and how to add noise to your volumetric lighting for a fog effect. LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use multiple cameras in your scene and switch between them with the Stage Object. LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use a simple version of xpresso to help control your animations and reduce the amount of keyframing necessary. You’ll also learn how to use the cycle command in the Animation timeline. LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to combine the MoGraph spline mask with the sound and delay effectors to create interesting shapes filled with clones. LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to combine your Cinema 4D projects with After Effects. You will learn how to combine object buffers with external compositing tags and lights to use as emitters with Trapcode Particular in After Effects. LINK HERE

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to add bounce using Mograph. Using a simple cloner object and a delay effector, you too can add spring to your step, or in this case to your lighting fixtures. Thanks to Ame for the inspiration for this tutorial! LINK HERE

Tutorial showing you how to use Global Illumination to light your scenes. LINK HERE

Short tutorial showing you how to wrap text along a spline using the Mograph plugin. LINK HERE

NURBS, NURBS, NURBS. Guess what this tutorial introduces you to. You’ll get a basic understanding of how to use the diffferent types of NURBS in C4D. LINK HERE

This Time With Prizes From VideoHive!

Yep, It’s True! Videohive.net has graciously sponsored the latest five second project with $100 worth of credit to spend on their After Effects projects and Video Loops. $50 will go to the winner and $50 will be given to a random winner picked from all the entries. Check out their new site re-design and especially their After Effect Projects. You can even sell your own AE projects through VideoHive and get paid! Support our sponsor and go check them out
What Are Five Second Projects?
We all want to make cool shit for our reel right? Sometimes you just need a theme to get you started… Some rules to fight against. Use the theme “Fast Food” to make a five second motion piece and link it in the comments of this blog post. Please be sure to post a link in this post’s comments to ensure me seeing it.

Photographers, use the theme, “Fast Food” to go shoot a photo. Link it in the Flickr group.

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Did you know that CC Particle World allows you to use an image (or texture) as a custom particle type? Just select the “Textured QuadPolygon” and a texture roll-out becomes available that allows you to choose a layer along with some other options.   Here is a fun project file. that uses a custom particle type to create the image-based glowing lights.  LINK to Download

UV mapping finally available in After Effects. Check out this amazing tutorial to learn how to integrate your 3D artwork with After Effects to improve your workflow, save time and money. It’s a must-see!  LINK HERE

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An introduction to custom effects which trigger actions using layer markers inside of Adobe After Effects.  Look out for a VLOG soon giving away a few of “A New Solid” from Eran Stern!  LINK HERE
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Imagineer Systems Tutorial Contest! The challenge is to create tutorials for Imagineer products including mocha, monet, mokey, motor and others. The prize? The full kitty of Imagineer products! The deadline is September 15, 2009. LINK HERE

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Learn how to move projects from FCP to AE seamlessly and free from Richard Harrington over at PVC – LINK HERE

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In Toolfarm Expert Series Professional Training for After Effects Camera, Rob Birnholz uncovers the mysteries of the After Effects camera, going through basics and moving quickly through the more advanced settings and controls. This is Chapter 12, Auto Orient Layers to Cameras for free!  LINK HERE

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Nick takes us through the steps to create an animated thought bubble.  Using masking techniques, motion tracking and shadows, he creates a thought bubble that floats alongside Arlo’s head helping him decide what to do.  LINK HERE

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Have you ever looked in the Adobe After Effects Effects menu and wondered what some effects are used for? In this extended series of tips take a voyage of discovery as we uncover every default effect that ships with Adobe After Effects. Each week myself and other guest presenters from around the globe will take you on a whirlwind tour through an effect, starting right here with the Add Grain effect.  LINK HERE

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In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Eran Stern demonstrates the basics of using the Advanced Lightning effect. LINK HERE

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In this Adobe After Effects: Effects A-Z tip, special guest presenter Topher Welsh covers the basics of using the Alpha Levels effect. LINK HERE

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via AEPortal – sParticular is a script that helps you with 3D integration when using Trapcode Particular. Running sParticular will create as many Particular instances as needed between all your 3D layer and spread the particles in your 3D world, all linked to a master instance you can edit if you need to tweak your particles. Be sure to also check Sebastien Perier’s sParticular homeland.  Tutorial LINK HERE

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Immigration turns the pain usually associated with importing and batch replacing files in After Effects a joy. While browsing for import, it shows file sequences as one line item instead of a long list of files. Immigration uses a custom algorithm to scan the file system at speeds dramatically faster than even the OS can. In our testing a server folder with 30,000 files that takes over 5 minutes to open in the finder opens in 12 seconds in Immigration (and that includes file-sequence detection!). If you frequently find yourself waiting for the OS to open folders then you will love Immigration.  Tutorial LINK HERE

In this short video they “help you get started with setting up the motion tracker and stabilizer built into After Effects. Although this video uses AE CS4, the tracker’s controls have been largely unchanged over the last several versions, so this will also be of use to those using other recent vintages of AE. The tracker in AE is much-maligned (and AE CS4 now comes bundled with mocha for After Effects as an alternative), but once you know the secrets of how the track points work and how to set its options, it works fine for a large variety of shots.” LINK HERE

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Have you ever had a text layer that has to be changing every few seconds or so?  Does it get really annoying to have to trim your layers and replace it with a new one with a different set of letters?  Well, in this very simple, yet very useful quick tip, we will explore changing the Source Text parameter in the pull down menu settings on your text layers in your comp.  Using hold keyframes, you can set the Source Text to change over time, which in turn will lower your layer count and keep your projects more organized.  LINK HERE

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In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz gives you some cool tips for working with Numeric Text, for things like video game scores and other digital readouts. No 3rd Party Plug-ins are used in this tutorial – Just straight After Effects.  LINK HERE

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Have you ever run into that issue when you import very large images (I’m talking like 10,000 by 10,000 pixels large), and you get image buffer errors, or it takes like a whole minute to draw a frame?  Or perhaps you are using the CC Repetile or Motiontile effects to mirror the edges of an already large image so that you can move the 3d camera around, and still have a background for your image, only to find you are still getting huge frame renders and error messages?  Well fret no longer my friends… I have a nice little, albeit very “derr… why didn’t I think of that” tip for you all to create some seamless backgrounds without having to worry about frame buffers and that other annoying crap that After Effects likes to throw your way.  LINK HERE

Create the “My Paper Mind” Effect by Nicolas Plaire This tutorial will teach you how to recreate the “My Paper Mind” effect done by Javan Ivey, but with the environment in mind, Nicolas has come up with a way to save some paper (as well as about 3 days worth of paper cuts!) It is all done in After Effects without any third party plug-ins. Enjoy!  LINK HERE

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Creating a Tracked Head Wound by Mathias Mohl In this tutorial Mathias shows that corner pin tracking can do much more than just replacing some pictures on a wall. We are going to compose a wound on a moving head and use the Mocha tracker in combination with his script MochaImport. Trust me, this is so much easier then creating a real head wound!  LINK HERE

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Create a Palmticular Treeby Vincent Boudier Vincent introduces a few of the new features in Particular 2 with the creation of a growing palm tree. Put on some sun screen and enjoy! LINK HERE

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Construct a Detailed Type 97 Hand Grenade in Cinema 4D, BodyPaint, and Photoshop – Day1 by Mountaga Kane – In this two part video tutorial, you will go through the complete process of modeling, unwrapping, and texturing a Type 97 hand grenade, the standard fragmentation grenade that was used by the Imperial Japanese Army in WWII.  In the first part, you will learn how to create the model using the lathe and boole functions in C4D, and in second, you will learn how unwrap it in BodyPaint, and paint the texture maps in Photoshop.  LINK HERE

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Create an Awesome Exploding Glass Effect with Thinking Particles and 3ds Max by Cristian Pop – It is always a good idea to learn as many new techniques as possible to help flesh out your CG scenes. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an impressive breaking glass effect using 3ds Max 2009 and Thinking Particles 3.  LINK HERE

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Advanced Lighting and Caustics with Mental Ray and Maya by Alan Monroig – In this tutorial you will learn how to use the 3 indirect lighting systems in Maya (Global Illumination, Final Gathering, and Irradiance Particles) and caustics. You will learn how to solve common problems and reduce rendering times while creating hi-quality images. At the end of this tutorial, you will have gained enough experience to decide which of the 3 indirect lighting systems is the most convenient for any situation.  LINK HERE

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Construct a Detailed Type 97 Hand Grenade in Cinema 4D, BodyPaint, and Photoshop – Day 2 by Mountaga KaneIn this two part video tutorial, you will go through the complete process of modeling, unwrapping, and texturing a Type 97 hand grenade, the standard fragmentation grenade that was used by the Imperial Japanese Army in WWII. In the first part, you learned how to create the model using the lathe and boole functions in C4D, and now you will learn how to unwrap it in BodyPaint and paint the texture maps in Photoshop.  LINK HERE

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An Introduction to Subdivision (High-Poly) Modeling Tools and Techniques by Racer445 – Subdivision modeling is a very common technique used when making almost all big name games, movies, and CG pieces. It allows you to make hard surfaces with nice beveled edges and a very high polycount in a short amount of time. In this tutorial, you will learn the very basics of subdivision modeling. How it works, the common tools used, keeping forms, and how to apply it to your models. This tutorial is targeted towards 3D Studio Max users, however the same concepts can be easily applied to any other 3D program.  LINK HERE
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An Introduction to Fluid Simulations in Blender by Greg Dunn – Learning to simulate realistic fluids in any 3d app is always a challenge, but Blender’s sophisticated solver allows for some very rewarding results. In this introduction to Blender fluid simulations, you will learn the basics of how to set up a fluid simulation in Blender with an obstacle, and a few fluid set ups to give you an idea of some of the other things that you can do with Blender fluids. LINK HERE

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Next-Gen Weapon Creation – Day 1: The High-Poly Model by Ben Bolton – Creating weaponry effectively in a next-gen workflow requires detailed knowledge of a variety of very specific skills and tools. In this, the first tutorial in the next-gen knife creation series, you will learn to build a high-poly knife model using 3ds Max.  LINK HERE

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Create a Custom Cartoon Effect with Red Giant ToonIt 2Add pro cartooning effects to your next project in After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, or Avid by Sean Safreed over at Studio Monthly -  LINK HERE

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In this demonstration the instructor creates the high res version of a complex modular fountain from scratch with 3ds Max 2010. The sculpting portions of the video are done twice, once in Mudbox 2009 and again in Zbrush 3.1. Part 1 LINK HERE Part 2  LINK HERE

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here is the introduction of our houdini shading and rendering video. Take a listen. We cover many topics in this video.  LINK HERE

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This is a quick tip video that will walk you through how to utilize the layer manager inside of 3D Studio Max  LINK HERE

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This is a short video showing how to use the grab viewport tool inside of 3D Studio Max. Vice using a 3rd party capture software, or print screen.  LINK HERE

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Learn how to create some cool alient tentacles and learn how to use the Alpha material option in Cinema 4D.  LINK HERE

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Learn how to use emitters and lights to simulate an explosion and play around with glowing materials.  In Part 2 Finish up with some final After Effects touches and use Vector Blur to distort the animation.  Part 1 LINK HERE Part 2  LINK HERE

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For these next 4 tutorials you have to be signed into The Gnomon Workshop to access them.  You can SIGN IN HERE or REGISTER HERE if you don’t have an account.  Its kind of wierd the way it links if you click through to the tutorials if you aren’t signed in.

ZBrush’s Alpha Palette Explained Alphas form the backbone of sculpting inside of ZBrush. However, they have many other uses as well. This tutorial explores the Alpha Palette button by button and provides a context for each feature. We cover the following: Make 3D Stencils Creating Your Own Alphas Crop & Fill Mid-value Alpha Curve and more.  LINK HERE

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ZBrush’s Document Palette Explained The Document palette controls the space you sculpt inside of. This tutorial explores the controls used to modify your ZBrush document.  LINK HERE

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ZBrush’s Color Palette Explained The Color palette is explored and its various controls explained. We also look at the modifiers and how you can alter your ZBrush interface.  LINK HERE

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ZBrushs Layer Palette Explained
ZBrushs Layer Palette is explored using artwork from Meat’s Meier. Document depth and various layer controls are explored.  LINK HERE

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The Disp Approx modifier lets you make the displacement mapping settings on an object in the modifier stack. It converts its input object to an editable mesh. LINK HERE

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This lesson explores how to set up a collision between particles and polygon geometry.  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will see how mental ray can be used to render Smooth Mesh Previews in Maya 2009+  LINK HERE

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In this lesson you will learn how to use the Cut Faces Tool in May 2008+  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will explore the process of extracting and rebuilding curves from existing geometry in XSI.  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will learn how to setup and render a UV pass for later use with a pixel parser for retexturing in XSI 5+  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will learn how to setup and render a UV pass for later use with a pixel parser for retexturing in XSI 5+  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will learn how to use groups to find N-gons in Houdini 9+  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will learn how to use the Save Reminder in Mudbox 1.0.5  LINK HERE

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In this lesson we will learn how to use the elasticity parameter to control how bouncy or stiff an object is in Realflow 4+.  LINK HERE

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From Text to a Cool Extruded-3D with After Effects – We’ll show you how to turn simple text into a cool extruded-3D scene inside After Effects.  LINK HERE

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In this tutorial I’ll take you through the process of quickly creating a textured city in 3ds Max 2009 and how you, through a few extra render passes, can go from a quite crappy render to something half-way decent using After Effects CS3. If all goes well, we’ll end up with a finished shot not too far from the clip above. In Part 1 I’ll cover the creation of the city in 3ds Max and in Part 2 we’ll jump over to After Effects for the compositing.   LINK HERE

Download this article Light Wrap by Chris & Trish Meyer of Crish Design. This article discusses how to help your keyed footage and 3D renders sink into their new backgrounds.  LINK HERE

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Energy Drink — Part 1 – by Eran Stern of Stern FX – This first tutorial in a two-part series by Eran Stern takes you step-by-step through designing a 3D object using Photoshop Extended, animating it in Adobe After Effects and then creating a realistic reflection in water. Watch Tutorial Download Project Files LINK HERE

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In this animation I explored the possibility of using image to create butterfly flying. Also I have used Generator from Noise Industries to create clouds effect.  LINK HERE

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Learn how to create, from scratch, a morphing effect from one graphic element to another using fractal-noise animation… You will learn how to create a map grid with interactive animation…Use brightness animation to control the fractal noise for an organic transition effect…  LINK HERE

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Learn how to create a shaky, hand-held shot of a UFO sighting to fool all of your friends and workmates… You will learn how to stabilize footage in order to accurately add digital elements and graphics for animation… Then you will learn how to add the stabilization data back into the comp for a hand-held looking final product…  LINK HERE

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02. Preparing the Scene -Import camera data from Boujou, Recreate the scene in 3d (environment), Add materials to the scene objects, TRUCK MODEL: DOWNLOAD LINK HERE

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03. Creating the Missile – Use PFlow to create the missile trails, Use AfterBurn to create the shader for the missile,  MISSILE MODEL: DOWNLOAD. LINK HERE

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04. Explosion A  -  Create a pluming explosion with FumeFx, Use Fluid Mapping to add detail to the explosion. LINK HERE

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3d Glasses – In this tutorial we answer some of your tutorial requests on how to create the 3D look made when you put on a pair of 3D glasses. This short yet useful tutorial in inspired by 3D movies such as UP, and Monsters vs. Aliens.  Watch Tutorial in Standard Definition Watch Tutorial in High Definition

Rapid Cellular Regeneration – In this tutorial we show you how to create a nasty gash heal over a short amount of time on someones body. We do this with some textures, color correction, motion tracking and simple rotoscoping.
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Heroes Flying – This is the second tutorial of our Second Heroes Training Series. A set of tutorials that show you how to recreate the visual effects you see on the NBC show heroes. We use after effects to create the final clip and work with some basic rotoscoping, video splicing, and position animations. Watch Tutorial in Standard Definition Watch Tutorial in High Definition

Heroes Invisibility – This is the third tutorial in our second Heroes Training Series. In this tutorial we show you how to turn your actors invisible using displacement maps, rotoscoping, and luma mattes. Enjoy! Watch Tutorial in Standard Definition Watch Tutorial in High Definition

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In this exciting tutorial we show you how to create the effect of precognitive dreaming as seen in the hit show heroes. This is the final tutorial of our second heroes training series. Enjoy Watch Tutorial in Standard Definition Watch Tutorial in High Definition

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Add a classy film look to your footage by creating a Shutter Streak effect as seen in Red Giant Software’s amazing plugin – Magic Bullet Looks. Switch given features of the streak on and off for quick and easy adjustments.

LINK HEREMaxAfter.com – Emit lots of particle footballs and make them bounch in AE, and Trapcode Particular’s BOUNCE option will be the weapon of choice
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In this AE Podcast, Eran Stern gives an introduction to custom effects which trigger actions using layer markers inside of Adobe After Effects.
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Sneaky Fast AE Editing Tricks… LINK HERE

In this rockin’ episode of Red Giant TV, Motion Designer Harry Frank shows you how to create a realistic crowd scene using Trapcode Particular 2. He’ll also create a similar scene using Trapcode Form.  LINK HERE

Tutorial Roundup: 52 Excellent Cinema 4D Tutorials by Topher Welsh Ok, so I’ve done it again people! There were so many amazing C4D tuts just floating around out there on the web, that I couldn’t stop myself from gathering them all up, and stuffing them into one little easy to digest package for you. No no…no need to thank me…just sit back and enjoy all the Cinema 4D goodness (ok…and then you can thank me)!  LINK HERE

Texturing a Human Face – Day 2: Painting the Texture by Dan Cox In this 2 hour, multi-part video tutorial, you will follow professional Game artist and teacher, Dan Cox, as he gives insight into his own thought process and workflow of how to go about unwrapping and texturing an existing human face. The techniques and theories that Dan teaches can be used in either video game or film work. LINK HERE

Model and Texture a Photorealistic USB Cable with Maya and Mental Ray – Day 2 by Alan Monroig In this tutorial you will go through the process of modeling and rendering a Photorealistic USB cable in Autodesk Maya. You will also learn to use Mental Ray, along with the new architectural materials, rendering layers, and Photoshop, to create a fast, accurate, and photorealistic depth of field.  LINK HERE

Animate a Dancing Ice Cream Bar in Cinema 4D and After Effects by Tomas Sinkunas - In this 125 step monstrosity of a tutorial you will learn everything you need to know to make a dancing ice cream bar animation in Cinema 4D, and then composite it in After Effects.  You will start off by modeling the Bar, making procedural textures for it, and creating a Soft IK rig with Cinema 4D. Then you will light the scene, set up cast shadow and AO passes, and export the final renders of the animation using batch rendering. Finally, you will bring it all into Adobe After Effects to compose the final sequences, add post blending effects, and create some simple text animations.  Don’t miss this one. Seriously..it’s HUGE!  LINK HERE

3ds Max 2010: The Graphite Modeling Tools – Day 1 by Kaleb Aylsworth 3ds Max 2010 introduces a vast array of new tools and features, not the least of which, are the new Graphite Modeling Tools. In this two part tutorial video tutorial series, professional game environment artist, Kaleb Aylsworth, will walk you through all of these new tools, and show you how to use them effectively in a practical, every day workflow. LINK HERE

Create Fairly Realistic Fire using CC Particle World by Eddie Bogdanov Using the built-in plugin CC Particle World and a few tricks, learn how to create this fairly realistic looking fire shot  LINK HERE

25 or so Presets/Project Files to Wet Your AE Whistle by Topher Welsh You might have noticed the Freebies tab in our navigation menu. When we run across any great free plugins or preset we list them there but today Topher brings you a bunch more in this awesome roundup.  LINK HERE

Create a Flare and Light Streak Text Reveal by Devin Northrup Made popular in recent commercials, using light streaks to reveal text and logos is a great way to bring an extra punch to your productions.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn various ways of creating edge loops in 3ds Max 2008+.  LINK HERE

In this lesson you will learn how to use the Mirror Geometry Tool in Maya 20008+.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will take a look at the new Soft Select feature in Maya 2009.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to change the color of hair, as well as how to create a mustache in Softimage 5+.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn about hair instancing and its applications in Softimage 5+.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how use to a few similar tools for manipulating edges and polygons in Modo 301+  LINK HERE

Interior Illumination with Mental Ray – LINK HERE

Intro to Rendering with Lux Render

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22. Cinema 4D: The “Universe” Series Chapter 1: Basics of Lights Part 1 -Part 1 Of Chapter 1 in “The Universe” Free Cinema 4D Training Series.

Difficulty Level: 2/10  LINK HERE

23. Cinema 4D: The “Universe” Series Chapter 1.1: Basics of Lights Part 2 – Part 2 Of Chapter 1 in “The Universe” Free Cinema 4D Training Series.

Difficulty Level:3/10  LINK HERE

24. Cinema 4D: The “Universe” Series Chapter 2: Basics of Particles – Chapter 2 in “The Universe” Free Cinema 4D Training Series.

Difficulty Level: 3/10 – LINK HERE

25. Cinema 4D: The “Universe” Series Chapter 3: The Moon – Chapter 3 in “The Universe” Free Cinema 4D Series

Difficulty Level: 4/10  -  LINK HERE

26. Cinema 4D: The “Universe” Series Chapter 4: Fluid Blob -Chapter 4 in “The Universe” Free Cinema 4D Series

Difficulty Level: 5/10  -  LINK HERE

In this video tutorial, Ashraf Aiad talks about the benefits in utilizing render layers for your scene.  LINK HERE

Fourth video tutorial dedicated to Object–Space Modifiers in 3DSMax2010: Bevel and Bevel Profile modifier – LINK HERE

Third video dedicated to Object–Space Modifiers in 3DSMax2010: Bend modifier  LINK HERE

NEW TUTORIAL: 01. Matchmoving

The first tutorial of “The Truck” advanced training series is now online. Please leave your comments! Watch Tutorial Discuss tutorial  LINK HERE

Please enjoy this free tutorial on creating a Glowing Line in After Effects from Dean Velez and MotionGraphicsLab.com  LINK HEREAudio Visualization in After Effects – Using Adobe After Effects to create graphic visualization of an audio track.  LINK HERE

Snow Displacement Using VRAY

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Working with Layouts in C4d LINK HERE

Creating Logos in Cinema 4D

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Part 2 LINK HERE

Polygon Modeling a House in c4D

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• The VideoHive Blog
  AE.tutsplus.com
• My Youtube Channel
• CG.tutsplus.com

Yeah, I gotta ton of stuff going on, so if you want to check out what I have been up to hit up all four of those, and hey, you might even win a prize!

The new tutorial from Video Copilot… DVD Menus with Encore.  Learn how to make loopable DVD Menus with some cool effects.
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Text Effects with Set Matte

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to use the Set Matte effect with other effects like Fractal Noise, Glow, and TriTone to can create some incredible text effects!

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MaxAfter.com – Bullet Control Part 1

Part 1 of the 3ds Max Particle Flow tutorial of controlling the bullets, First we will use some easy techniques to model this gun.

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Crime Avenue by Eran Stern of Stern FX (www.sternfx.com)
Eran Stern’s newest video tutorial, Crime Avenue, mixes ordinary city aerials with unique, computer generated clips to create a dynamic TV Promo. Eran employs the 3D tracking capabilities of Pixel Farm’s PFHoe to give this After Effects project a truly advanced look that’s easy to achieve. LINK HERE

Paint Strokes Morph June, 2009 new!
Using paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes.  LINK HERE

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use Trapcode Form to create the effect of text (or a logo) dissolving to sand and blowing away. You’ll also learn how to reverse the transition, so that sand forms into text. You can see an example video of the end result here.

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Create a Split-Flap Type Display Jun 1st in Motion Graphics by Mattias Peresini – Split-Flap-What? It’s the term used for displays that are found in train stations and airports, where they typically display departure and/or arrival information and do that cool flipping of letters to display the new information.  This tutorial does not show how to create the effect from scratch but instead it is a tutorial to explain how to use the project file created by Mattias Peresini who runs the totally awesome mattrunks website which has incredible tutorials for After Effects in French. We are very happy to have Mattias doing his first English tutorial for us here at Aetuts+.  LINK HERE

Create a Surprising Billowing Cloth Reveal Jun 3rd in Motion Graphics by Lloyd It’s amazing how much pseudo-3D you can do in After Effects today. This tutorial will focus on using a new plugin that brings 3D bicubic deformations to layers that allows you to truly bend and twist layers in 3D space. If you are familiar with 3D packages, this is true displacement as opposed to just bump mapping.  LINK HERE

Create a Sci-Fi Movie Title Sequence Jun 8th in Motion Graphics by Michael Park This tutorial covers the creation of a space-like si-fi title sequence from scratch. Michael shows us how you can easily create a visually interesting and impressive title animation with some simple title cards and text animation. The tutorial uses the Twitch plugin from Video Copilot, though a similar effect could be obtained by manual keyframing.  LINK HERE

In the final part of this series we’ll look at how to add some more detail to the shatter in Cinema 4D using the Knife tool, add dust in Adobe After Effects using Trapcode Particular, create a quick background and fake refraction using the Displacement Map effect.   After adding the Particle Null, right click the layer and choose Cinema 4D Tags > External Compositing. This will ensure the null is available in After Effects. LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to use the ViewCube in Maya 2008+

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In this lesson we will learn how to parent in the Hypergraph and parenting options in the Move tool in Maya 2008+

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In this lesson we will learn how to disconnect joints within a skeleton without having to detach the bound mesh in Maya 2008+

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In this lesson we will learn how the Trimming tool can be used to punch holes into NURBS meshes in XSI 4.2+.  Trimming is an effective way to create complex NURBS geometry quickly. Once you learn this technique, you have much more control over your NURBS meshes. LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to extrude multiple non-merged faces in XSI 4.2+.  When modeling with polygons, you sometimes need to extrude a continuous row of faces, without having them all merged together. This technique is useful for making bumps on a dinosaur’s back, a serrated knife blade, or a spiked mace head. You can create interesting geometry using this technique.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to merge separate polygon surfaces into one unified mesh within XSI 4.2+.  This is a useful technique for reusing your geometry and then merging it back together for texturing. LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to use the Flare effects in XSI 4+ to reproduce Lens Flares. Lens Flares are traditionally the bane of photography, as they can ruin good photos and footage. In XSI that isn’t a problem but it is a reproducible effect. Try adding a Lens Flare to your next render for creating a neat lighting effect.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to change the point around which we rotate an object in Modo 301+

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In this lesson we will learn how to use gradients and input parameters to quickly texture an alien pod based on its displacement height in Modo 301+

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Here is a great new tutorial on using particleIllusion 3.0 to create the transport effect from the new Star Trek movie.

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Episode 20: Creating a 3D picture Montage with Trapcode Particular By Rob Birnholz – In this Episode, Rob Birnholz shows you a great technique for quickly creating a 3D picture montage with Trapcode Particular. It takes just minutes to set up, but can save you hours of work.  Read More |  Watch Video |  Comment

Product(s) Used: Trapcode Particular

‘Get Into Blender! Introduction, Menus & Views, Navigation & Components’ is the latest set of video tutorials for Blender by Jason Welsh

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Mike Bauer brings us another 3dsmax video tutorial where he shows us how to create a basic mesh which will help you to quickly model characters.
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Green Grass Apple Motion Video Tutorial
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Idea Concept Purpose Apple Motion Video Tutorial
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In other news my article “La Grande After Effects Tutorial Roundup From Elsewhere” is at AEtuts+.  Make sure you check it out!

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Learn How to Create a Light Rays Custom Effect from Scratch by Jorrit Schulte – A custom effect is special kind of preset that looks and behaves like a plugin. It allows you to save a special recipe of plugins and keyframes into something that you can reuse with ease. Jorrit Schulte has been producing a bunch of these very useful custom effects and providing them for free at http://aenhancers.com. In this tutorial he breaks down how to create the incredibly popular light rays effect and how to package it all into a custom effect.  LINK HERE

Maltaannon has a cool video exploring the features of Zaxwerks new product SERPENTINE
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Forging Fire Studios has a new tutorial called “Swallowed By Light”.  Takes a lens flare and it kind of swallowed a text layer.  Looks similar to a TV turning on or off.
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Trish and Chris Meyer’s new book After Effects Apprentice has ANOTHER free tutorail… a Gentle Introduction To Expressions for you to check out.
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Dean Velez’s Motion Graphics Lab has a Writing With Water tutorial.  Simulating a write on effect with water flying everywhere.
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Red Giant TV Episode 19 is from Eran Stern of SternFX.com.  Taking the inspiration from the new Star Trek movie, he teaches you how to create the transporter effect.
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Carl Larsen has a killer tutorial over at Toolfarm on replacing the horizon on a shot to use with Matte Paintings or stuff like that using Mocha.
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One more from our buddy Carl Larsen… the second half of the Tracking a Child Series over at the CreateCow.net AE Podcast.

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Aharon has a tutorial that I missed a couple weeks back… It was a follow up to Better Compositing with LightWraps… very cool stuff.
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FINALLY Harry has a new tutorial up… and its pretty freakin awesome.  Reverse Shatter Effect In AE, heavily reliant on Expressions and uses some Adobe Illustrator.
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Video Copilot – Ancient Titles
Very cool tutorial showing an alternate way to make a real looking drop shadown, and make particles only appear where light “would actually” be in your scene.  LINK HERE

Video Copilot – Soft Shadows 3ds Max
check out how to create soft shadows using a specific light array, as well as animate letters individually for a cool looking animation.   Also VCP is having a sale on their products… 20% off this Monday, coupon: HOLIDAY.  LINK HERE

In this 3 tutorial series we’ll look at how to build a glass shatter effect using Illustrator, After Effects and Cinema 4D. This section includes capturing the template in After Effects, creating paths in Illustrator and setting up imported splines as polygons in Cinema 4D.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to use Maya 8+’s History to create an interesting effect.
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In this lesson we will learn how to transfer a UV set between two polygon objects that do not have the same number of points in Maya 8.5+  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to spice up a boring animation with squash and stretch in XSI 5+.  LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to use lofting to create a NURBS mesh in XSI 4.2+.  LINK HERE

Creating a Teddy Bear in Blender Part 2

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Working with Curves in Blender

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Go over different shadow options and create some creative renders.  A quick method to adapt the “Soft Shadows” concept introduced by Andrew Kramer…but in Cinema 4d.  LINK HERE

Leather is one of the most used materials in the field of Furniture design. Especially for design of sofas or couches. It is quite easy to obtain a good leather material.  LINK HERE

This is an automated method that I discovered on how to create stairs. The technique can be used in any software. I hope it helps! LINK HERE

In this tutorial you will learn some of the basic concepts behind animating on a computer.  These principals can be applied regardless of the software package you prefer.  LINK HERE

@ PVC – Over on Artbeats.com, we’re starting a trio of articles on the use of color: basic color theory, ideas for how to select a workable color palette, and techniques for remembering and easily applying your chosen colors throughout a project. This month is the article on basic color theory, including some basics on picking colors including combinations that do or don’t work for text. LINK HERE

Ever used the caching that is available in certain tags and objects for Cinema4D?  Here is an introduction to the Point Cache Tag and Point Cache Deformer.  For this tutorial I thought I’d record a short movie.  LINK HERE

Looking on “Crashing Meteor” tutorial in Vue 7- Understending how it’s working, Advanced function editor, Adjusting settings…. LINK HERE
Also check out the Lighting Tutorials: Underwater & Make It Glow

Apr 3rd in Articles by Topher Welsh

Eran Stern @ Creative Cow

In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates how to create flower trails using Trapcode Particular in this special holiday episode. You’ll also work with the light emitter and use 3D layer to obscure particles.

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R11 Cinema4D Tip 02

In this QuickTip, I’ll show you how easy it is to set keyframes with the HUD with R11.  Of course, you could create something similar in earlier version, but it was never this easy.  It’s a great way to use the most of your screen without navigating all the way back to the attributes window.

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R11 Cinema4D Tip 03
AutoKeyFrame can be your friend: don’t abuse the F9 KeyMany Adobe After Effects users expect other applications to set keyframes automatically for them each time they make changes to parameters. With 3D applications, that can involve creating multiple keyframes every time you click which could be terrible. But, there are some good ways to use Autokeyframe… some.

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R11 Cinema4D Tip 04

You know there are many different ways to use your materials, many different ways to create materials – well here are some easy ways to not only get your bitmap textures in, copy them to multiple channels, but also turn texture tags on and off without removing them!
You might know a few ways to manage your materials in CINEMA4D, but there are so many different ways to manipulate bitmap textures when you’re inside of C4D, that a simple refresher might help.
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After Effects Apprentice Video Tutorial #4

Animating text in After Effects.

In this fourth video, we show how to master Text Animators, including Range Selectors, the secret to creating cascading animations, and more. Click on the Play Video link below, and enjoy! (For the previous video on how to create and typeset text, click here.)

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From Alan Shisko -

“I recently uploaded a fun little ‘accessory’ project to my stable of AEP’s for sale at Revostock. It’s what I call a ‘motion widget’, which is to say it’s a project that you can use and adapt to solve any number of visual problems. It can be used for full-screen presentations, gallery sequences, a little lower third, maybe even a kind of ‘thought bubble’.” Take a look at the promo HERE.
TUTORIAL HERE.

Create an Elegantly Handwritten Text Reveal By Jurrien Boogert

In this tutorial you will learn how to animate a handwritten text sequence with ink bleeding through the paper to create an elegant old-world style title reveal.

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From Alan Shisko -

“You’ll need to download the font from dafont.com. It’s called “Homoarakhan” (for some reason) and it’s available for free HERE. Once you install the font, open up the After Effects project file (AE CS3 or later, available HERE) and sling some web!”

From Nick Campbell at Greyscalegorilla.com: Really great work last week for the Circle Vs Square Project. The work keeps getting better and better!  This weeks project is all about YOU. Everyone needs some personal pimping. Need to finally make that reel intro you have been putting off? Maybe you always wanted to see your name in lights? Now is your chance. Use this theme to make a short motion piece with your name or company’s logo and link it in the comments of this blog post. “Shout Box” submissions will not be seen. Please be sure to post a link in this post’s comments to ensure me seeing it and posting it. Can’t wait!

Episode 15: Better Compositing with Particles
By Aharon Rabinowitz
In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you a technique for placing layers inside the middle of a particle system – crucial to truly integrating your CGI effects with your live action footage or motion graphics.
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Product(s) Used: Trapcode Particular

In this lesson we will learn how to add Ease In and Ease Out to an animation in XSI.   Easy In and Ease Out are a principle of animation. Ease In and Ease Out are necessary whenever an object starts to move or stops. The beginning of motion has to be slower then the constant speed, because the object has to build up, or Ease In, to the movement.
Uses XSI 5.0+   LINK HERE

In this lesson we will learn how to use the Mesh Insert brush to add detailed geometry onto our model.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Accessing the Mesh Insert brush, loading a tool for use in the Mesh Insert brush, changing the elevation of the inserted object using BrushMod, dealing with common Mesh Insert problems.
Uses ZBrush 3.0+ LINK HERE

At StudioDaily.com -
Disintegrate Geometry Objects using Frantic Films Krakatoa and Autodesk 3ds Max

While this approach is applicable to any geometry object, in this example I use a Lamborghini model downloaded from www.turbosquid.com. First, delete any existing animation of doors and wheels. Create a camera and animate it to move around the car. Render an image sequence using any renderer like Scanline or mental ray. This is your projection map.
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Precomposed.com -01. Precomposed Flourish (13 minutes)
Import our flourishes as a PNG sequence
Colorize & change blending modes

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Precomposed.com -02. Texturize (23 minutes)

Creative techniques for texture use
Applies to After Effects, Photoshop, & more…
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In this in-depth tutorial, you will learn how to create a vast 3D city in After Effects using images from real buildings.Watch Tutorial    High Resolution Image

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17. Tennis Raquet February 21, 2009

Model a tennis raquet in 3ds max using splines and modifiers
Texture the raquet with Mental Ray
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In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use After Effects to corral a crowd, or rather a flock, of birds that fly across your scene without the hassle of animating each one.

Interactive Tutorial Content

Click here to See Tutorial
download the files used in this tutorial.
View the finished effect here.

This video will cover some of the main concepts that my students seem to have trouble with when it comes to understanding how to generate a walk cycle for any character. We will look at many of my techniques for achieving this brand of animation most useful for game characters, but which can also be used to generate animation files which can be added and blended with animations at a later date. If you follow me through this tutorial you will understand how to use any software package to assist you in creating a character that has a solid walk cycle.
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In this video I demonstrate a brand new workflow to use every Photoshop brush file you own inside of Mudbox 2009. This workflow comes from a conversation I had with Dave Cardwell of Autodesk
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Download you Photoshop Action File here

The folks at GeniusDV have just published a 2-part introduction to working in 3D with Motion. Basic stuff, but a good gentle introduction.

Part 1 is here; part 2 is here.

If you really want to know how to work with 3D in Motion, be sure to check out my training DVD: Motion 3D Deep Dive.

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In this training video we will dive deeper into controlling our particles and getting them to move in a precise path, without using a spline. This has many benefits as it is, like all of our other techniques, completely procedural. We will utilize what we have already learned in the previous video and build it into a system where our particles start as a sphere, fly around a wall, form a cube, fly back over the top of the wall and reform the sphere. This technique is fully translatable and scalable. For a better view go to the tutorials page and click the corresponding icon.  LINK HERE

3D Video monitor effect
Learn how to create a stylistic monitor wall with a different piece of video playing in each monitor. Also learn how 3D cameras and camera behaviors work. Techniques featured are: 3D cameras, Replicators, Drop Zones, clones.

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Swamp metablob. Uses Vue 6 and 7
Creating metablob.
Adding custom material.
Animating metablob.  LINK HERE

Hey Everyone!  Sorry for the lameness this week… I have been freakin busy as hell shooting stock footage for VideoHive.net. I have tons of footage for sale over there, and am having a lot of fun.

Secondly, I have my second official blogging article published over at AE.tutsplus.com go check it out!  It is entitled “17 Amazing Inspirational Typography Peices.”

Evan Schaible has another 3Ds Max tutorial on making text turn to dust in using PFlow.

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Digital Tutors – Using Photomerge in Photoshop
In this lesson we will learn how to use the Photomerge command to create a panorama in Photoshop.

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Digital Tutors – Creating an Artistic Look with Minimax and Overlay in After Effects
In this lesson we will learn how to use effects and blending modes to create an interesting artistic look in After Effects.
Uses After Effects CS3+
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Graymachine.com aka Harry Frank -

Using Trapcode Form, and some twist and color, we can create something that can be used as DNA strand. Download the project and take a look!

>Download the CS3 project

Creative Cow – In this After Effects tutorial podcast, Eran Stern will show you how to control the scattering of light in a composition using adjustment light.

Podcast Hosted by Eran Stern

LINK HERE

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Chris Meyer explains the new corrected pixel aspect ratios in After Effects CS4 and how you can deal with some of their ramifications in the New Pixel Aspect Ratios, a free video in the Lynda.com After Effects CS4 New Creative Techniques series.

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Todd Kopriva points the way to video tutorials in several languages in his recent post, After Effects video tutorials, esercitazioni, tutoriales, didacticiels, Lehrgänge, チュートリアル.

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From John Dickinson at Motionworks

In this 4 minute video tip learn about precomposing, versioning and the must-know shortcut for copying and pasting. No more pasting layers the hard way.

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Create an Ethereal Morphing Letter Canvas by Satya Meka

This tutorial is designed to show most of the UV mapping techniques and tricks that I use day-in, day-out. This is more of a brief case study rather than a step by step tutorial, but it will give you, the viewer, an idea of the work flow I use when UV mapping something tricky like a human skull. I hope you’ll enjoy it and learn something.  LINK HERE

The tutorial was aimed at showing a technique using 3DS Max to shatter text to give us the in-vogue look.  LINK HERE

Lastly, Nick Campbell’s Five Second Projects – Coffee And Triangles last week was a HUGE hit.  over 40 videos total, in one week!  Shows that people love to make cool shit.   Anyways, this weeks theme is Balloons in Black & White.  So go over to GreyScaleGorilla.com and check it out… and remember all you have to do is MAKE COOL SHIT.

So make sure you go check out my article over at AE.tutsplus.com and remember to check out all the rest of the articles and check back to the website every Friday to see my weekly article!

Additionally, I have been shooting some stock footage lately that is now up for sale on VideoHive.net.  I have 7 clips up right now, mostly stuff that I have shot around my house in Tacoma, Washington.

Places like the Puget Sound, Narrows Bridge, and other really cool looking places around my neck of the woods will be available for download very soon.  I also have an affiliation set up with the sites as well as the rest of the Envato Network, so make sure you click through THIS LINK for me!

In this After Effects Tutorial podcast, Eran Stern takes the next step in the science fiction classic and finalizes the promo by projecting graphics in space from a flying saucer.

Ross Shain’s Channel on Vimeo:

In this advanced tutorial, Ben Heusner of Curious Turtle details the workflow for removing an actor in After Effects.
Covers tracking, roto and mocha shape plug-in for After Effects.

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Pond5, who is one of the  friends on the links at the very top of the page at Toolfarm.com, has just launched their free clip of the week. Sign up for a free account at Pond5 and download it!

Also Check out AEFreemart.com for free stuff throughout the week for After Effects!

VideoCopilot.net – In this tutorial we will learn a fast method for fracturing a layer into multiple parts and distribute in 3D space. This 50 minute tutorial is also packed with all sorts of tips, tricks and a few stories too.

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Artbeats.com – Cartoonification

by Chris & Trish Meyer of Crish Design (www.cybmotion.com)

Tips for getting better results from “cartoon look” plug-ins.

Download this article

I am going to let AEPortal.blogspot.com report this one… Rich knows what he is talking about bettter than I do…

“Via Sebastien Perier, a top contributor to After Effects Community Help, is DuDuF IK Tools for After Effects, a free script that does Inverse Kinematics (IK). The script is from Duik Tools, a website in French (English translation).

Sebastien says it seems pretty decent, and that you can even add bones to puppet pins. For specifics see the Overview and Help sections.”

Link to article on AEportal.blogspot.com

The Adobe Beginner Classes Episode #13 and Episode #14 from Dennis Radeke show you how to extrude text into 3D in After Effects.

Episode #13

Episode #14

Download 3D Text Project File

Digital Tutors – Fixing Texture Distortion with Warp Image in Maya – In this lesson we will learn how to fix texture distortion without changing the UVs with the Warp Image command in Maya. Topics covered in this lesson: Creating a new UV Set, Copying UVs between Sets, Using the Warp Image command.
Uses Autodesk Maya 8.5+  LINK HERE

Digital Tutors – Working with Keyframe Handles in AE – In this lesson we will learn how to change animation using keyframe handles in After Effects. Topics covered in this video: Changing keyframe interpolation, How to read the interpolation line, Using the Graph Editor
Uses Adobe After Effects 7+    LINK HERE

Interested?  Go to GREYSCALEGORILLA.com, see what its about and MAKE COOL SHIT!

These two web pages will teach you how to do the Egg modeling.
Egg Primitive Plugin
Splendid Egg video tutorial
Point by point on blueprint method
And here is the subject on C4dCafé OK Lets get started on this one…

LINK TO BASE80.com

Check out the page with all the videos  by clicking HERE

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Check out Evan Schaible’s new tutorial on… you guessed it… Basic 3D Compositing.

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In this After Effects tutorial podcast, Eran Stern shows you the first step to create a retro design title animation for a fictional sci-fi movie.
Podcast Hosted by Eran Stern

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In this 3Ds Max tutorial Michael Hurwicz provides an introduction to the View Cube and the Steering Wheel, new features in 3DsMax 2009 which make it easier to perform viewport navigation operations like orbit, pan and zoom

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In this 3Ds Max tutorial, Michael Hurwicz provides an introduction to the InfoCenter, a new feature in 3Ds Max 2009 which makes it easier to search and navigate documentation and other sources of information within 3Ds Max.

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MaxAfter.com has a new tutorial that shows you how to make a heart rate ECG effect with Trapcode Particular.
- Create heart rate monitor in After Effects with particular
- Control the postion of particles with separate xyz
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Taken from AEPortal.blogspot.com: Alex Lindsay has his Greenscreen Primer Part 1 at PVC, which begins to show you the benefit of using video scopes to get a good key and maximize dynamic range.
Also good is Jonas Hummelstrand’s Greenscreen and Bluescreen Checklist and Mark Christiansen’s chapter in AE Studio Techniques, which covers the Keylight filter in After Effects and much beyond. A small portion of his info was released in book teasers, Color Keying in After Effects CS3 and a video presentation of Keylight.

Motionworks Cinema4D w/Alpha Channel Quick Tip

In this 3 minute video tip learn how to import footage with an alpha channel, apply it to an object in your scene, and have it play back in the timeline. Watch tip
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Digital Tutors – Using Bookmarks in Maya

This free tutorial explores using Bookmarks to create a faster Hypergraph workflow.  Bookmarks are a great tool because they record the placemtn of the viewport and the location of nodes in the Hypergraph.

Uses Maya 8.5+
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Digital Tutors – Outliner vs. Explorer

In this lesson we will learn about XSI’s Explorer, which is quite similar to Maya’s Outliner.  With it, we can easily check out the different objects in our scene and manipulate them as well.

Uses XSI 5.0+

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Digital Tutors – Finding Overlapping UVs with Shade UVs

In this lesson we will learn how to use Shaded UVs to find and fix overlapping UVs.  Topics covered in this tutorial include:

Reasons to fix overlapping UVs
Enabling Shade UVs
Uses Maya 8.0+  LINK HERE

Industry Insider with Cesar Dacol Jr.

Cesar Dacol Jr. has worked in the film industry for nearly 20 years.  Here we take a look at many of Cesar’s recent work and learn about the ZBrush tools and techniques he has been using.

Just click THIS LINK and then hit Industry Insider with Cesar Dacol Jr.
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Architectural Techniques using Projection Master

Sebastien Legrain, a master ZBrush artist shows you some very powerful Projection Master techniques he uses to create architectural and hard surface elements.

Just click THIS LINK and then hit Architectural Techniques using Projection Master.
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Getting Started With ZBrush

New to ZBrush?  These short tips and tutorials will help you get up and running with ZBrush fast.  It is recommended that you study these videos before moving on to more advanced titles.

Just click THIS LINK and then hit Getting Started With ZBrush.
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The Making of No More Wine with Simon Blanc

Simon Blanc of Blur Studios, shows you the tools he used to create his ZBrush work No More Wine.  Follow along step by step as Simon creates his base character from ZSpheres then continues to sculpt and paint

Just click THIS LINK and then hit The Making of No More Wine with Simon Blanc.

In the latest collection of ZBrush video tutorials from Pixologic, we will take you through the creation of a sword.

Click THIS LINK to download all 7 parts

In this short tutorial learn how to use After Effects’ Fast Blur, Turbulent Displace, Roughen Edges, Texturize, Displacement Map and Gradient Wipe effects to give text a grungy look.

Watch tutorial Download Project

In this recorded e-seminar John Dickinson walks through the techniques used in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Illustrator to create the silhouette look used in the award winning Bond Classic Bond teaser. Topics include working with green screen, preparing footage for clean vectorization and batch vectorization of sequences using Illustrator and Bridge. View Gallery post Watch e-seminar