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New Courses: Cavalry Kickstart and Cinema 4D Insider!

Discover the future of procedural 2D animation and transform how you work in Cinema 4D — two brand new courses, available right now.

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Motion Mondays April 20 2026 - Maxon Autograph free, showing excitement about After Effects alternative
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Maxon Declares WAR on After Effects!?!? | Motion Mondays

Maxon made a $299 compositing app free, Premiere got a dedicated color workspace, and DaVinci Resolve added a full photo editing application.

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7 Cinema 4D Hacks Every 3D Artist Needs in 2026

Speed up your Cinema 4D workflow with these 7 production-tested hacks. Master viewport navigation, the Commander, modeling tricks, and more.

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Motion Mondays April 13 2026 - GSG and KitBash3D launch Cargo 3.0
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KitBash + GSG Launch Cargo 3.0 + Illustrator Drops Sketch to Vector | Motion Mondays

KitBash3D and Greyscalegorilla launch Cargo 3.0, Illustrator Beta gets AI sketch-to-vector, and Rokoko lets you generate mocap from a text prompt.

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Motion Mondays April 6, 2026 - Illustrator Turntable turns 2D art into 3D views
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Illustrator Can ROTATE Your Art Now + Photoshop's Remove Tool Got Smarter | Motion Mondays

SnapKey brings Cinema 4D-style pose morphing to After Effects, Illustrator's Turntable graduates out of beta, and Boris FX acquires Vegas Pro.

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5 Hacks That Will Supercharge Your 2D Character Animation Workflow in After Effects

Learn 5 Hacks Professional Animators Use To Supercharge Their Workflow

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Motion Mondays March 30 2026 - Railcut for After Effects and Sora shutdown
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A Real NLE Inside After Effects!? Sora is DEAD!?!? | Motion Mondays

OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, we made a book just for you, and a motion designer just shipped an After Effects editor that Adobe should have built years ago.

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Photoshop Goes 3D, Blender 5.1 Delivers & DLSS 5 Has Gamers Freaking Out | Motion Mondays

Photoshop can now rotate 2D objects in 3D space, Adobe Firefly lets you train custom models on your own art, and Blender 5.1 ships with an Eevee Raycast node, faster animation playback, and Grease Pencil shape holes.

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New to 2D Character Animation? Here Are The Most Common Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

Elevate your 2D animations from beginner to pro by avoiding these common mistakes.

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Motion Mondays March 16 2026 - Green Screen AI Keyer, Higgsfield exposed, M5 MacBook Pro
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Green Screen is SOLVED, Higgsfield gets Exposed & M5 MacBook Pros are WILD | Motion Mondays

Corridor Crew builds an insane open-source AI keyer, Higgsfield gets caught faking their Vibe Motion demos, and the new M5 MacBook Pros are taking on desktop GPUs for 3D rendering.

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Cinema 4D for iPad + AE Gets Real Depth of Field | Motion Mondays

Cinema 4D (and Cinema 4D for iPad!) gets AI-powered 3D generation, After Effects adds real depth of field to its Advanced 3D renderer, and the US Supreme Court says AI cannot hold a copyright.

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Motion Design Salaries in 2026: Your Complete Guide to What You Can Earn (and How to Earn More!)

How much can you earn as a Motion Designer in 2026? Find out what salaries look like, and what you can do to earn more.

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Motion Mondays March 2 2026 - Canva acquires Cavalry, After Effects new features
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Canva Buys Cavalry, NEW After Effects Features & Buck Goes Big with Rive | Motion Mondays

Canva acquires Cavalry, Rive launches inside Unreal Engine, and After Effects drops four new beta features including a rotoscoping tool that might actually be good.

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Motion Mondays February 23 2026 - After Effects Proportional Scrubbing
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After Effects Learns a New Trick, Frame Rate Cooks & a NEW Course! | Motion Mondays

After Effects gets proportional scrubbing, Vimeo's competitor dials it up to eleven, and we launch our new course on Substance Painter.

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Substance Painter for Motion Designers course - 3D octopus character with Japanese-style signage
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New Course: Substance Painter for Motion Designers

Learn pro-level material authoring techniques with 3 projects and over 8 hours of video training from EJ Hassenfratz.

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After Effects Expressions: What You Need To Know To Get Started

Everything you need to know to get started with Expressions in After Effects!

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Motion Mondays February 2 2026 - Blender real-time denoising and Jony Ive Ferrari design
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Realtime Desnoising in Blender + Jony Ive Ditches Touchscreens | Motion Mondays

Blender gets real-time denoising, Jony Ive puts physical buttons in Ferrari's electric car, and two AI video models battle for the crown.

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Motion Mondays February 9 2026 - Adobe Animate and Blender 2026 roadmap news
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Adobe Reverses Animate's Death + Blender's 2026 Roadmap | Motion Mondays

Blender released their 2026 roadmap, Cinema 4D gets a scene node power-up, and Adobe kills Adobe Animate... then gives it a stay of execution.

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The Best After Effects Plugins and Effect Packs You NEED in 2026

We're breaking down the best After Effects plugins and effect packs for 2026, starting with free options and then moving into the paid powerhouses worth the investment.

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Photoshop’s Big Update, Rive’s Real-Time 3D & AI Render Engines | Motion Mondays

Photoshop evolves, interactions design goes 3D, and AI joins forces with your favorite 3D program.

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Collection of animated websites showcasing web animation inspiration in 2026
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10 Websites with Great Animation in 2026

Great web animation guides users, tells stories, and creates memorable experiences. Here are 10 websites crushing it with motion design right now.

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After Effects 26 Drops + The Motion Designer DNA Test | Motion Mondays

After Effects 26.0 brings native 3D to motion designers, some major 2026 predictions that may completely change your career outlook, and some wild new workflows that blend AI with traditional animation tools!

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The Best Unreal Engine Assets for Motion Designers in 2026

For motion designers jumping into Unreal Engine, we're breaking down the best places to find models, textures, and tools that'll help you build stunning scenes faster.

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Apple’s CHEAP Adobe Alternative + Maxon’s Digital Twin Makes Sense Now | Motion Mondays

Apple makes creative software super accessible, we finally have the skinny on Maxon’s Digital Twin, and Good Boy Ninja releases a fun new After Effects tool that’s absolutely FREE.

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The Founders of Rive Spill the Tea on Where Interactive Animation is Headed

Rive founders Guido and Luigi Rosso join Joey to discuss where interactive animation is headed—and why motion designers should be paying attention.

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Adobe's Major Partnership Announced & Blender Gets New Leadership | Motion Mondays

Adobe builds a future with Runway, Blender has a changing of the guard, and Tencent introduces an AI retopology tool that looks like the real deal.

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Building a Career in Design: 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Started

Honest lessons on growth, confidence, and staying in the design game.

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