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 content:

  1. Tutsplus Poll: Choose A Tutorial - Hollywood Movie Title

    Tutsplus Poll: Choose A Tutorial - Hollywood Movie Title

    Tutorial Beginner

    Cgtuts+ and Aetuts+ have gathered together a couple of movie titles that we could create tutorials on. The big question is...which one to do first? This is...

  2. A Handy Hassle-Free Stop Motion Look

    A Handy Hassle-Free Stop Motion Look

    Tutorial Intermediate

    This tutorial will show you how to fake the look of a low budget or homemade stop motion animation using 3dsmax and after effects. No plug-ins are needed.

  3. Elemental Combat Series: Flaming Arm

    Elemental Combat Series: Flaming Arm

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Have Fire? Have People? Have desire to be awesome? Learn to composite stock footage of various fire elements and have your friends burst into flames. In...

  4. Put Your Face Onto An Inanimate Object

    Put Your Face Onto An Inanimate Object

    Tutorial Beginner

    There have been a lot of YouTube videos posted lately with faces superimposed onto objects like The Annoying Orange. Now you can learn how to put your...

  5. Fluidic Designs Using Particular

    Fluidic Designs Using Particular

    Tutorial Advanced

    This tutorial is based on the Hyundai i45 tv commercial. The effect is rain falling in the shape of various designs, onto a vehichle. The tvc uses a...

  6. Extending Your Set With Cinema 4D

    Extending Your Set With Cinema 4D

    Tutorial Advanced

    Aluminum frames abound! In this tutorial, we'll learn how to extend your background using a small portable green screen and a little help from Cinema 4D...

  7. Put Out Realistic Candle Smoke

    Put Out Realistic Candle Smoke

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial we'll be going into Tracode Particular's settings to generate a smoke like result that has a realistic movement wisping through the air....

  8. Realistic Fog Without 3rd Party Plug-ins

    Realistic Fog Without 3rd Party Plug-ins

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Creating atmospheres within a 3d app can be tricky and there are often times when you just need a quick turn around without having to worry about render...

  9. Enter A 3D Samurai Chamber - Day 2

    Enter A 3D Samurai Chamber - Day 2

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we will build an entire 3D samurai chamber entirely within After Effects. From there we'll animate a camera to fly through it as we...

  10. Enter A 3D Samurai Chamber - Day 1

    Enter A 3D Samurai Chamber - Day 1

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we will build an entire 3D samurai chamber entirely within After Effects. From there we'll animate a camera to fly through it as we...

  11. Recreate The Matrix Chopper Scene

    Recreate The Matrix Chopper Scene

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this 3ds Max/AE combo tutorial, you will learn how to make a stream of raining bullets using PF source in 3DS Max and then combine all the elements...

  12. Creative Sessions: Illustrative Lettering Launch

    Creative Sessions: Illustrative Lettering Launch

    Tutorial Beginner

    Our first creative session on Character Illustration was a runaway success. This month we're covering Illustrative Lettering, which touches on numerous...