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. Fantastic Facial Motion Capture

    Fantastic Facial Motion Capture

    Tutorial Advanced

    In this tutorial, I will be sharing with you how to achieve 2D facial motion capture in After Effects. The technique involves acquiring motion data from dots...

  2. Show A Motion Path With The StroMotion Effect

    Show A Motion Path With The StroMotion Effect

    Tutorial Advanced

    In this tutorial we will track freeze frames into a hand-held scene utilizing The Foundry's CameraTracker to achieve an effect that is often referred to as...

  3. Create A Simulated 3d Sky Scene With A Flying Plane

    Create A Simulated 3d Sky Scene With A Flying Plane

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we'll start with just a picture. We'll be changing this into a natural looking sky video by using the corner pin effect. Then we'll go into...

  4. How To Fake The SnorriCam Effect

    How To Fake The SnorriCam Effect

    Tutorial Intermediate

    This tutorial will show how to create the SnorriCam Effect using the stabilization options inside After Effects.

  5. 3DOcean: 50% Marketplace Credit Back in March

    3DOcean: 50% Marketplace Credit Back in March

    Tutorial Beginner

    3DOcean, Envato's Marketplace dedicated to all things 3D including models, textures, concepts, materials and shaders from some of the best talent in the...

  6. Matchmove A Bloody Severed Leg

    Matchmove A Bloody Severed Leg

    Tutorial Advanced

    In today's tutorial we'll matchmove the footage and use basic 3D geometry to create a severed leg, which can then be used as a matte to remove the original...

  7. Living in "Toytown" - Recreating The Tilt-Shift Effect in AE

    Living in "Toytown" - Recreating The Tilt-Shift Effect in AE

    Tutorial Beginner

    Until recently this effect has been created in-camera using specialized lenses. In this tutorial, Richard Bird gives an overview of how the "Tilt-Shift...

  8. Compositing A Sci-Fi Gas Refinery Scene

    Compositing A Sci-Fi Gas Refinery Scene

    Tutorial Advanced

    In this 3 part tutorial, we’ll take a look at compositing this “Sci-Fi Gas Refinery”.

  9. How To Create a Dr. Who Time And Space Vortex

    How To Create a Dr. Who Time And Space Vortex

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we’ll be creating a Time & Space Vortex (like that used in Doctor Who) completely inside of After Effects.

  10. Light A Simulated Flickering Candle Flame

    Light A Simulated Flickering Candle Flame

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial we will see how to create and animate a candle flame inside After Effects using simple expressions and a few easy steps.

  11. How To Track Footage That Is Out Of Focus

    How To Track Footage That Is Out Of Focus

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we are going to take a look at a simple, but interesting idea. The main point will be to show you how to work with footage that is out of...

  12. Freebie: Epic 3D Character Model Of Pyro From Team Fortress 2

    Freebie: Epic 3D Character Model Of Pyro From Team Fortress 2

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today we're super excited to bring you this amazingly detailed character model from Cgtuts+ regular Shaun Keenan. Shaun has re-created "Pyro" from Valve's...