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2 04, 2012

After Effects Quick Tip – Creating custom animation presets

By |April 2nd, 2012|Tips and Tricks|0 Comments

If you’ve spent ages tweaking that huge stack of effects and plug-ins to get exactly the look you’re after, it’s a good idea to save it for future use. Here’s […]

2 04, 2012

After Effects Tutorial – Automating Outline Effects

By |April 2nd, 2012|Tutorials|0 Comments

A while back, I produced an After Effects tutorial showing how to create a Laser Etched Metal effect, which has become one of my most popular tutorials to date.
If you’ve […]

28 03, 2012

After Effects Tutorial – Diablo III intro logo

By |March 28th, 2012|Tutorials|0 Comments

With Diablo III’s release (finally!) just around the corner, I thought I’d throw together a tutorial series showing you how you can create a Diablo III-style intro logo that would […]

29 02, 2012

After Effects Tutorial – Progress Bar Percentage

By |February 29th, 2012|Tutorials|0 Comments

After uploading the Simple Loading Screen tutorial, a viewer asked me if it was possible to create a display based on the percentage of elapsed time. The answer is yes, […]

29 02, 2012

After Effects Tutorial – MP3 Player Display

By |February 29th, 2012|Tutorials|0 Comments

So here’s the tutorial that goes with this project file. Here, I’ll show you how you can easily create a slightly retro-looking MP3 Player LCD display, complete with scrolling text, […]

5 02, 2012

After Effects Tutorial – Simple Loading Screen

By |February 5th, 2012|Tutorials|0 Comments

Here’s how to use the standard toolkit in After Effects to create a very simple loading screen. It uses a simple combination of layer effects to create a glassy-looking progress […]

22 01, 2012

After Effects Tutorial – Aero Compass

By |January 22nd, 2012|Tutorials|0 Comments

Here’s how to use the standard toolkit in After Effects to create a fairly realistic flight instrument. Easy to customise and keyframe for your own needs. You can also download […]

24 12, 2011

After Effects Tutorial – Satellite Tracking Display

By |December 24th, 2011|Tutorials|0 Comments

I recently received a request from a viewer asking me if I could replicate the kind of satellite tracking display found in the Modern Warfare series of games. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

Using […]

8 12, 2011

After Effects Tutorial – Christmas Greetings 2011

By |December 8th, 2011|Tutorials|0 Comments

So this year’s free festive-themed After Effects tutorial is a little different from last year’s, but still needs no plug-ins (so you can save your money and spend it on […]