Motion Graphics Training and Tutorials

Learn the tools and techniques you need to make amazing motion graphics in After Effects CC 2018. This course concentrates on the features motion designers need most.

Learn the basics of Adobe After Effects CC 2018. Get a beginner-level overview of its most popular features and the workflow for a standard motion graphics project.

Transform shapes, icons, and text into compelling motion graphics. This weekly series shows techniques you can use to take your animation skills to the next level using Cinema 4D and Adobe After Effects.

Explore the new features in Adobe After Effects CC 2018. Discover how to edit keyboard shortcuts visually, automate motion with data-driven animation, work with immersive video VR effects, and more.

Learn how to track and stabilize footage with After Effects.

Learn how to use Cinema 4D R19 in a motion graphics workflow. Learn key foundational concepts, such as spline modeling, lighting, and materials.

Learn the terms and technology that will help you understand how vector and raster graphics are prepped and formatted for use in video and motion graphics.

Discover free third-party scripts and tips for incorporating typography, color, contrast, and animation into your After Effects projects.

Learn how to come up with—and execute—your motion graphic design concepts in an effective and professional manner. Discover how to interpret creative briefs, determine a graphic style, develop your ideas, tackle project planning, and more.

mocha is the Swiss Army knife of the compositing and VFX world. Learn how to use mocha plugins and the standalone version, mocha Pro, for tracking, masking, and rotoscoping complex footage.

Get up and running with Character Animator, the motion capture animation tool in After Effects CC.

Discover tactics, tricks, and workarounds that can make working in After Effects easier and more fun. Explore various free scripts that you can install for better functionality and faster workflow, learn about animation and design theory, and more.

Learn how to perform core editing and post production operations in After Effects, including working with masks, shapes, text, logos, stills, and video. Rendering and outputting are also covered.

Motion graphics/VFX artist Ran Ben Avraham shows how to create a 3D animated product visualization shot (a shower with realistic water streams) with After Effects and the Elements 3D plugin.

Learn how to work with and create After Effects text templates that you can then modify in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Explore the world of documentary storytelling, using various techniques in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects to transform damaged photos into brand-new works of art.

Learn how to build a real-time motion graphics-style scene in Unreal Engine for deployment on VR headsets.

Learn how to use particle systems in Houdini. Discover how to create a smoky particle effect, how to create geometric trails streaming off an object, and more.

In simple, short lessons, this course explains the principles of color, light, and sound that are involved in digital graphics, video, and audio technology. Explore pixels, color modes, frequency, bit depth, frame rates, timecodes, and more.

Find out what After Effects CC 2017 has in store for you. Learn about the new features, performance improvements, and workflow enhancements, including Typekit syncing and the C4D renderer.

Learn how to build After Effects presets that you can use in future projects. Explore text presets and textures, discover ways to control multiple layers in a project, and more.

Learn the fundamentals of the real-time, procedural 3D and 2D graphics powerhouse that is TouchDesigner.

Enrich your understanding of how to work with materials and lighting in CINEMA 4D, and see how to incorporate these techniques in your product visualization workflow.

Dive into After Effects CC 2017. Learn essential motion graphic skills, including basic animation techniques and creating 3D text and geometry.

Discover options in After Effects and third-party plugins you can use to improve your workflow and enhance your project.

Discover how to create and design dynamic motion graphics projects using Apple Motion 5.3.

Learn the very basics of After Effects CC 2017 in this course for beginners and new motion graphics artists.

Find tools and assets for your motion graphics projects in the Creative Cloud Market and CC Libraries. Learn how to download and use patterns, textures, brushes, and UI extensions in After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

Expand your motion graphics skillset by learning how to prepare and import assets into the video game engine Unreal Engine 4 (UE4). In this course, Scott Pagano demonstrates techniques for designing and building animated assets that will translate with ease from Maya or Cinema 4D into UE4 for real-time motion graphics rendering. He covers importing and exporting workflows, blendshapes, rigs, using FBX and Alembic files, and rendering out a finished project.

Learn how to create and animate vector-based artwork directly inside After Effects.

Build an opening title sequence from scratch in After Effects. Follow the entire technical and creative process, from working in 3D space to creating type and shape layers and writing expressions.

Combine the skills taught in After Effects Apprentice to create a real-world video promo, from building artwork to assembling 3D precomps and setting the project to music.

Take a creative tour of the Paint, Puppet, and Roto Brush tools in After Effects.

Learn two key visual effects skills, motion tracking and keying, in After Effects.

Get an introduction to 3D space in After Effects, plus advanced 3D workflows involving Photoshop.

Learn how to manipulate time (stop, slow, and speed up footage) in After Effects.

Learn how to create simple but very useful expressions in After Effects that can be put to work on a wide variety of jobs.

Learn how to set up a parenting chain in After Effects. Discover what makes a good parent and several techniques using parenting.

Learn how to use multiple compositions to group layers, accommodate client changes, and rewire the internal render order in After Effects.

A tour of editing and enhancement techniques for After Effects layers.

A whirlwind tour of Adobe After Effects for new users and those who may need a refresher.

Learn how to create your first animation in Adobe After Effects.

Learn how to create sophisticated animations in After Effects with the minimum amount of effort.

Learn how to create professional-looking type plus sophisticated type animations, including timing to music.

Learn how to create powerful motion graphics, including animated logos and identity bumpers, with Blackmagic Design Fusion, the free and full-featured VFX and animation software.

Learn how to use CINEMA 4D R18 in a motion graphics workflow. Learn key foundational concepts, such as spline modeling, keyframe animation, and materials.

Learn how to create engaging backgrounds, repeating graphic elements, textured 2D and 3D type treatments, and map-based infographics with After Effects generator effects.

Use Photoshop to repair and build assets for After Effects projects. Learn how to develop raw images, correct lens distortion, create 3D objects and LUTs, and build more effective backdrops and keys.

What's new in CINEMA 4D R18? Review the new Mograph, modeling, animation, and render tools, including Voronoi Fracture, the Thin Film shader, and more.

Create amazing motion graphics with CINEMA 4D R18. Learn the basics of using C4D's modeling, animation, sharing, and rendering tools.