Singing 3D artists, new tools, and free stock footage?! There's a lot to be thankful for in this week's Motion Mondays...
A HEARTWARMING MELODY: FROM CAPTAIN DISILLUSION?...
CaptainDisilussion (star of the world’s best VFX YouTube channel) gave a fantastic talk at the Blender Conference 2018. However, the thing that everybody is talking about is the song at the end of the video… It’s just beautiful.
Hat tip: The Perpetually Disillusioned Joey Korenman
A GUIDE TO CINEMA 4D LITE SHORTCUTS
3D for Designers put together a beautiful webpage full of keyboard shortcuts for Cinema 4D Lite. Needless to say, the webpage is a fantastic resource if you want to work faster.
RENDERED IN BLENDER?
As Blender continues to improve so does the work of 3D artists using the application. This video was entirely rendered, animated, rigged, and simulated using Blender. Wow.
MATERIALS FOR EVERYDAY
GreyscaleGorilla just launched a brand new collection of 350 materials for 3D work. The Everyday Material Collection is compatible with Arnold, Octane, and Redshift.
Hat Tip: Biam and Lilly
CYBER WEEK SALE-EBRATION
The team at aescripts + aeplugins just dropped a trailer for their cyberweek sale. It looks really awesome... and the sale seems pretty nice too.
POLIIGON’S LAUNCHING MODELS
The stock texture site Poliigon just launched a new ‘Models’ category. The model quality, online features, and (almost) universal support across 3D apps looks very promising.
Side note: Want to question reality? Check out some of the 3D renders at the bottom of this page.
Hat Tip: Liam (Mail spelled backwards)
LEARN FROM ERIN SAROFSKY (AND FRIENDS)
The team at Sarofsky (Dr. Strange, Ant Man, etc.) is putting together a weekend workshop series called Sarofsky Labs. They will cover a lot of good topics from title design to branding.
Hat Tip: Joey... does Joey even wear hats?
DOES QUALITY MATTER IN ADVERTISING?
Wistia did a ridiculous test where they compared the performance of a $100K, $10K, and $1K advertising campaign. Which video do you think performed the best?
FREE STOCK FOOTAGE FOR CHARITY WORK
Working on a video for a charity or good cause? Dissolve is willing to give you up to $2500 in stock footage for free.
TEXTEXPLODER 2: THE EXPLOSION RETURNS
TextExploder just received a major new update and it now supports paragraph text and built-in KBar support.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: DAVID MARTINEZ
This week's featured alumni is David Martinez. David is the co-founder and art director/animator at Duo Team. David was born in NYC but I works between Brooklyn and Bogota, Colombia. David's has been doing mograph for 6 years and is absolutely killin' it. Here's the latest Duo Team reel.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: SHEETAL RAVI
Sheetal Ravi is receiving a Student Spotlight this week. Sheetal is a college animation graduate that is using School of Motion to help grow her animation skills! She is currently designing UI layouts for an early stage startup and is looking to do more freelance projects in the future. Here's her ball bounce project from Animation Bootcamp.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Last week we took a behind the scenes tour of Greg Stewart's latest projects.
COMING THIS WEEK...
This week we have a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale roundup and Simon Fielder stops by the podcast to share his ridiculous Houdini knowledge.
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Dive into real-time 3D with our Unreal Engine beginner's course by Jonathan Winbush. Master importing assets, world-building, animation, and cinematic sequences to create stunning 3D renders in no time! Perfect for motion designers ready to level up.
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Unlock the secrets of character design in this dynamic course! Explore shape language, anatomy rules, and motifs to craft animation-ready characters. Gain drawing tips, hacks, and Procreate mastery (or any drawing app). Ideal for artists seeking to elevate their craft.
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Elevate your freelance motion design career with our guide to client success. Master a repeatable method for finding, contacting, and landing clients. Learn to identify prospects, nurture leads, and develop a thriving freelance philosophy amidst chaos.
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Rev up your editing skills with After Effects! Learn to use it for everyday needs and craft dynamic templates (Mogrts) for smarter teamwork. You'll master creating animated graphics, removing unwanted elements, tracking graphics, and making customizable templates.
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Stand out with Demo Reel Dash! Learn to spotlight your best work and market your unique brand of magic. By the end, you'll have a brand new demo reel and a custom campaign to showcase yourself to an audience aligned with your career goals.
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Illuminate your 3D skills with Lights, Camera, Render! Dive deep into advanced Cinema 4D techniques with David Ariew. Master core cinematography skills, gain valuable assets, and learn tools and best practices to create stunning work that wows clients.
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Master After Effects at your own pace with Jake Bartlett's beginner course. Perfect for video editors, you'll learn to create stylish animated graphics, remove unwanted elements, and track graphics into shots. By the end, you'll be equipped for everyday AE needs and more.
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Revolutionize your Premiere workflow with customizable AE templates! Master creating dynamic Motion Graphics Templates (Mogrts) in After Effects to speed up your team's work. By the end, you'll craft easily-customizable templates for seamless use in Premiere Pro.
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Not sure where to start?
If you’re a beginner, here are some great courses to help you get started:
After Effects Kickstart
Dive into the fundamentals of motion design with our most popular (and recently updated) After Effects course.
Photoshop + Illustrator Unleashed
Master the basics of Photoshop and Illustrator and gain invaluable insights in this introductory level course.
Design Kickstart
An introduction to the design principles behind all great work.
More Advanced?
If you’re a more advanced student looking to up your game, here are some great options:
Animation Bootcamp
Learn the art and principles of creating beautiful movements in Adobe After Effects.
Design Bootcamp
Learn to design for motion in this intermediate-level, project-based course.
Cinema 4D Basecamp
Learn Cinema 4D from the ground up in this exciting introductory C4D course.
Now is the time to learn the skills you need to advance in your motion design career:
