New Greyscale Gorilla 5 Second Projects: Nude No More!
its been a while since Nick had a Five Second Project contest with some actual prizes... but here it is! The Subject is NUDE NO MORE... in light of Threadless helping sponsor the contest with some sick prizes! Check out the prize list and the details of how to enter after the jump!
Continue Reading...Leave a CommentNew Five Seconds Project Announced! COUNTDOWN!
I know what you are thinking... and don't. Don't even think about using that crappy song by Ke$ha in your Countdown entry. You know what I am talking about. Hahaha... anyways, click through and check out the details on how to enter this contest and make some cool new shit for your demo reel!
Continue Reading...Leave a CommentNew AEtuts+ Post! 51 After Effects Tutorials From Elsewhere!
It's been quite a while since my last tutorial roundup on AEtuts+... since like, February! With NAB occupying a big part of my time and lining up content every day here and weekly at AEtuts+, I ended up forgetting about your favorite subject! (Link after the jump)
Continue Reading...Leave a CommentFive Second Projects: Straight Lines Only
Wow, its actually been a while since there was a Five Second Projects theme... seems like life sometimes gets in the way. Oh well, Nick Campbell over at GreyScaleGorilla.com has a new theme up for you to test your skills and make some cool animations for your demo reel, or just to kill some time (info and links after the jump)
Continue Reading...Leave a CommentGreyscale Gorilla’s HDRI Light Kit Pro ~ NOW AVAILABLE!
Nick literally JUST released this new product called HDRI Light Kit Pro for use inside of Cinema 4D. What it is, is a set of tools to light your scenes just like in real studio lighting. The package includes 10 different light types, 2 hours of video training, 10 HDR images, 6 Pre-Lit Studios, and 6 test models. This is an awesome package... check out the links after the jump!
Continue Reading...Leave a CommentVisualFXtuts.com and Topher Welsh Mentioned on Motion Design Love!
So I was just hanging out today and I got wind of a blog called Motion Design Love... decided to check them out, and saw that they had done a "Motion designers to follow on twitter" post... and low and behold... there my name was along with some of my buddies from the blogosphere... Freakin Rad! (more after the jump)
Continue Reading...View Comments (1)Keyframe TV Episode Three is Online!
You guys remember Keyframe TV... the show with Nick Campbell, Timmy Allen, and Pasquale D'Silva, where they talk about all kinds of Motion graphics and VFX awesomeness. This time around they are discussing a spot that Anthony Furlong did, answering the age old questions on what computers they use & mouse VS. tablet... lastly they finish up with some personal pointers to put your workflow and skills in the right direction to improve your work and productivity... it should be a HOOT! (Links and video after the jump)
Continue Reading...Leave a CommentNew 5 Second Projects @ GreyScaleGorilla.com: FAIL
Who loves to make cool shit? You do... of course you do... that's why you come to my site... and come to Nick Campbell's GreyScale Gorilla... right? Well Nick has another Five Second Project out today for you guys to get in on, and this months theme is FAIL! I have a feeling the entries for this are going to be awesome... I can't wait to see what failtastic pieces you all come up with!
Continue Reading...Leave a CommentNew Five Second Project: Home Sweet Home
Are you looking for a reason to make some cool shit? Well if you participated in the last theme: "Start With A Photo" you know this is a great reason to drop what you are doing and do some experimenting. This week's theme on Nick Campbell's Five Second Projects is "Home Sweet Home" pretty simple. Whatever comes to mind when you think of home sweet home, make a five second animation, post it to the Vimeo group, and wait to get some critique... you never know, you might impress yourself with what you create.
Continue Reading...View Comments (1)176 Mograph & VFX Tutorials OMGWTF!!!
Wow... since the redesign along with everything else going on in life... it looks like the tutorial scene really took off in the last month. We got 176 tutorials, a free 3ds Max plugin, and Nick Campbell's new Five Second Project theme with prizes from my homies over at VideoHive.net. This is the largest roundup I have ever done... and after around 8 hours, and revisiting this article quite a few times during the last week... it's finally done! So enjoy... and go learn!
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