Learn about Motion Graphics

Make your videos more engaging by using dynamic motion graphics. Learn all the secrets of working with motion graphics, and find the best templates to save you time.

All Motion Graphics tutorials:

  1. Quick Tip - How To Fake A Jedi Force Pull

    Quick Tip - How To Fake A Jedi Force Pull

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this quick tip I'll show a simple way to do a Star Wars style Force Pull. I used this effect in my Star Wars fan film: Prevail.

  2. How To Use 3D Tracking To Save Time Rotoscoping

    How To Use 3D Tracking To Save Time Rotoscoping

    Tutorial Intermediate

    This tutorial will cover some techniques in how to create silhouette cut outs from footage by rotoscoping the bodies and then creating a 3d environment in...

  3. Simple Clean Plate Object Removal Using Photoshop and Mocha

    Simple Clean Plate Object Removal Using Photoshop and Mocha

    Tutorial Beginner

    Have an object in your scene that you don't want there, and don't have the opportunity to reshoot? In this tutorial you will learn a basic technique to...

  4. How To Create A Time Freeze Force Field

    How To Create A Time Freeze Force Field

    Tutorial Advanced

    Today we'll show how to create the look of someone being frozen in time by a force field.

  5. Make an Epic Battle Energy Explosion

    Make an Epic Battle Energy Explosion

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial I'll be showing you how to create the stylized slow motion energy explosion that I used in my Agents of Evil 2: Supercharged short film. In...

  6. Quick Tip - How To Automate Simple Track Marker Removal

    Quick Tip - How To Automate Simple Track Marker Removal

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial I will be showing you a quick and easy way to remove tracking markers. Often tracking markers are needed to achieve accurate matchmoves,...

  7. Man of Steel and Style Contest Winners

    Man of Steel and Style Contest Winners

    Tutorial Beginner

    We've received all the submissions from our Man of Steel & Style - Superman 3D Logo Design Challenge. We've gone through and chosen the top 6 and then...

  8. 3D Object Tracking in After Effects CS6

    3D Object Tracking in After Effects CS6

    Tutorial Advanced

    Using the native tools of After Effects CS6 we'll perform 3d object tracking that normally requires standalone 3d tracking programs. The first part of this...

  9. Create A Facial Morph Without Using 3rd Party Plug-ins

    Create A Facial Morph Without Using 3rd Party Plug-ins

    Tutorial Intermediate

    
In this tutorial we'll show you how to create a cool morphing face effect. We'll bring two face images into After Effects and align them. By keyframing the...

  10. Create A Ground Breaking Pavement Crack Simulation

    Create A Ground Breaking Pavement Crack Simulation

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we will learn how to properly create a good workflow between After Effects and Cinema 4D. In the process we are going to take a look at how...

  11. How To Give Life To An Object With Basic 2D Tracking

    How To Give Life To An Object With Basic 2D Tracking

    Tutorial Beginner

    This is a tutorial explaining basics about tracking, dynamic links and expressions. You will learn to give life to an object with simple After Effects 2D...

  12. Recreate A Real Life Portal Game Effect

    Recreate A Real Life Portal Game Effect

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial you'll learn how to composite a "going through the portal" effect and pull off the first person Portal gun animation. We'll first create the...