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3D motion designer Luis Miranda as he shows you the ins and outs of Adobe Substance Painter
Dive into web design with full-stack designer turned founder Ran Segall, as he dishes out his approach to blending aesthetics, functionality, and business strategy to skyrocket design effectiveness.
Discover Unreal Engine 5.4's latest tools—effortlessly create looping, repetitive, and random animations and sync them with audio, all in just a few clicks.
Join us as Collin Leix shares her journey blending art and VR at Gunner, now part of Duolingo, offering practical insights for creatives looking to innovate their craft.
Dive into School of Motion’s Adobe courses starting May 6, 2024—perfect for creative pros ready to up their game in After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Toon Shading has finally made its debut in Redshift V3.6 and we've got the tutorial to get you started.
We dive deep with Emmy award-winning designer Chris Do, as he unveils game-changing insights for creative professionals.
Dive into the latest Cinema 4D simulation updates with EJ Hassenfratz as he explores faster, more accurate dynamics and jitter-free animations using virtual Lego bricks.
Join us for the 6th Annual NAB Mograph Meetup, a relaxed and enjoyable evening with fellow Mograph enthusiasts, industry heroes and friends.
Let’s explore the new After Effects 3D system, Master Properties, and the improved Libraries feature, and try to to predict the future a bit!
Unlock the power of After Effects expressions with our latest video, where Sky demystifies the if/else expression to automate your animations and achieve intricate results with minimal effort.
Create motion graphics in real-time with Unreal Engine’s brand new Motion Design tools!
We go 1:1 with the one and only Karin Fong—Emmy award-winning director, designer, and founder of the creative agency Imaginary Forces.
Master the 3 essential tools in After Effects with our tutorial, and kickstart your journey as a motion designer by creating a dynamic social media animation.
Elevate your motion design skills and career with School of Motion's Spring 2024 courses, offering hands-on training, expert critiques, and unique opportunities like portfolio reviews and personalized feedback from industry-leading instructors.
Dive into our latest podcast episode where we chat with Brady Erickson, a pro musician turned design master. Discover actionable Photoshop and design tips to elevate your own projects.
Get ready to move at lightspeed as we explore a galaxy of real-time mograph in Unreal Engine. Learn to create materials, set up lighting, animate 3D elements and render it all out. Punch it, Chewie!
Elevate your skills at your own speed with School of Motion's self-paced courses in design, animation, and motion graphics. Join over 20,000 students who have boosted their employability and earnings potential with our flexible, high-quality content.
Explore the world of animation and illustration with Emma Gillette in our latest podcast episode, as she shares her experiences and insights on honing your craft. Discover the importance of shape language, storytelling, and personal exploration to unlock your creative potential in character design.
Dive into "Character Design Fundamentals," a self-paced course led by industry pro Emma Gillette, to master creating memorable characters and expand your design skills. Sign up now and embark on a journey that transforms your artistic visions into vibrant reality.
Elevate your digital art with tips on Quick Shape, Transfer Modes, Transform Tools, Layers & Clipping Masks, and Brush Stabilization.
Join Jerry Liu, Creative Director at Rive, as he discusses his journey through motion design, from studio work and a stint at Meta to making 7-figures with NFTs and embracing the interactive design revolution. Discover how Rive is reshaping motion design, making it more accessible and fostering innovation in digital experiences.
Discover the art of creating 80s-inspired animated text in Photoshop and After Effects. Learn to craft style frames, layer textures and colors, and apply animation techniques for that retro vaporwave magic.
Dive into the essential strategies for motion design success in 2024 with our latest podcast episode. We explore how to become a versatile 'full stack designer', embrace AI, and effectively network to stay ahead.
Get started in Blender CRAZY FAST! Dive into this engaging Blender tutorial with Elijah Sheffield, and tackle the foundations of 3D modeling.
Join us as we dive into the world of motion design with Simon Robson, exploring the evolution from early 2000s experimental scenes to today's AI-driven creative production.
In this Cinema 4D tutorial, David Rickels shows you how to bring a logo on screen and have it threaded to a cloth - super useful for sports and other broadcast graphics So pull up a chair and grab yourself some Gatorade and Crackerjacks. It's game time baby!
Discover the year's most significant developments in motion design with the School of Motion's annual podcast, featuring industry experts and insights into the impact of economic shifts, emerging tools, and AI on the field, offering a glimpse of what's to come in 2024.
Join School of Motion in celebrating the holiday season with our Alumni Holiday Card, featuring 60+ animations from creative pros spanning 18 countries, all under the theme 'In 2024, I want to do more…'.
Discover Rive's transformative impact on motion design in our latest podcast with CEO Guido Rosso. Explore how Rive, advancing beyond Flash and Lottie, empowers designers with real-time interactive animation, a groundbreaking state machine, and a future-focused approach.
Transform a 2D shadowbox into a 3D masterpiece by crafting unique spline shapes, extruding them in C4D, and bringing your creation to life with dynamic lighting and textures.
It’s the reason for the season – School of Motion’s 12 Days of MoGraph giveaway! What’s on the prize list this year? It’s motion graphics galore, from generous gift cards to popular courses to year-long software subscriptions.
Dive into the world of mobile VFX with Divesh Naidoo on this week's podcast. Discover Simulon, the app revolutionizing VFX by bringing it to your phone. It's not about replacing your tools but enhancing your creative process. Perfect for both skeptics and enthusiasts, this episode is a candid, nerdy exploration of new possibilities in VFX.
Discover Procreate Dreams, the revolutionary 2D animation app from the creators of the legendary Procreate. We got on the line with James Cuda and Claire D'Este, the minds behind this game-changing software. Explore the journey from Procreate's humble beginnings to the iPad Pro revolution and the birth of Procreate Dreams.
Join us as we dive into the art of creative business development with Joe Nash, the ex-Director of Business Strategy at Buck. Joe dishes it out on building strong relationships, matching clients with perfect creative solutions, and mastering the business side of the evolving creative industry.
Get ready to fuel your mograph and animation skillset with the epic reboot of our hottest beginner courses: After Effects Kickstart and Cinema 4D Basecamp! Mark your calendars – classes kick off on January 8th.
Motion Designers Dan Maurer & Kris Bargen of Cart and Horse show you why Unreal Engine is the next generation mograph tool you’ve been waiting for. Sure, Unreal is crazy fast at rendering 3D graphics, but that’s just the beginning. This video shows you 5 reasons Unreal should be your next 3D application.
Join us as we dive into the inspiring journey of Austin Bauwen, the self-taught mograph mastermind behind Ravie Studio. From humble YouTube tutorial beginnings to working with big-name brands, discover the secrets behind the rapid rise of this North Carolina-based motion design studio.
Want to learn how to create an animated, blinking eyeball in After Effects? Want to give it a spooky vibe? If you answered yes to both of those questions (and we know you did), this is the motion graphics tutorial for you!
Learn the secret to creating advanced 3d type in Cinema 4D with this in-depth video tutorial on multi-dimensional typography.
In this week’s School of Motion Podcast, our Director of Community, Brittany Wardell interviews the founders of two studios leading the charge on Inclusivity in the motion design industry.
In this video, Jonathan Winbush will show you some of the awesome new additions to Quixel Megascans including preanimated trees and show how to quickly create a forest using the Foliage Brush in Unreal Engine 5.
The winners of are SOMtember contest are in! Thank you to everyone who participated!
Isometric imagery is everywhere - video games, animation, motion design and more. If you’ve ever tried to create your own, you know it can be surprisingly challenging. In this video, Mahmoud Fawzy shows you how to easily design and animate isometric text and logos, using some of the new 3D features in After effects. You’ll be up and running with Isometric designs in no time flat! (see what we did there?)
Get ready for a family-share sized portion of awesomeness in this C4D + After Effects tutorial by Graham Hutchins! You’ll learn how to 3D camera track in C4D, how to create a dynamic particle system that rains tacos (or whatever 3D object you want) onto the ground, and how to believably composite your CG elements with live action. Don’t forget to tip your waiter!
It’s that time of year where Maxon jumps all the way ahead to the year 2024 for it’s latest Cinema 4D update. Headlined by the updated rigid body simulation system and Redshift finally being anointed as the default renderer, C4D 2024 includes a bunch of quality of life features including dramatic increases to the interactive performance of Cinema 4D.
In this interview, Joey chats with Ordinary Folk’s Jorge and Avi about the design of this project. They’ll also go pretty deep into the weeds about how they manage client projects, how their design process works, and how to get a job at Ordinary Folk.
Luke Starkie on how he got into the gaming industry and his work on some of the best-selling video games ever made.
In this episode of The School of Motion Podcast, Joey interviews director/motion Designer Justin C. Harder, who has worked on title design for Deadpool, SNL, Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World, and Amazing Spider-Man 2, with incredible clients that include Disney, Nike, MTV, Apple and much MUCH more.
With the tools mentioned in this video, you can speed up your client work and design workflow by extreme measures.
Adobe has added a new and more flexible way to integrate 3D text into your After Effects projects!
Sometimes motion graphics may look relatively easy, but there are so many steps along the way to complete any project. Let’s dive into the five-stage process from client brief to final deliverable.
Character animation is a staple of motion design work. While you may not be making a full-length film or television show, you still have to consider design, rigging, and animation.
Merging 2D and 3D animation is one of the most popular styles in motion design these days. With this pro-level workflow, learn how to merge your Adobe Animate animations with your Cinema 4D renders in After Effects.
Character design is one of the most rewarding and fun processes in the motion design world. It becomes even more fun and rewarding when you learn to animate them. Here’s how.
Blender isn’t as intimidating as it may seem. In fact, we’ll show you how to make your first character all in one video, even if you’ve never opened blender before.
Custom paths in After Effects is a bit of a drag (literally, you have to do lots of dragging). Luckily, someone made a tool that makes it so much easier.
Motion Design and Animation have become a huge part of web and UI design. LottieFiles is a big part of that. Here’s how to get started.
As intimidating as they may be, learning how to use Geometry Nodes will unlock a whole new world in Blender. Here’s a quick beginner level set-up that can get you started.
With this AI tool you can dream up entire worlds new horizons with just a few moments and an imaginative prompt.
With AI news continuing to dominate the worldwide news-cycle, one wonders, “What do motion designers specifically get out of all this?” Here are some of our favorite AI tools for Motion Design.
Rainfall Films’ Sam Balcomb explains the process behind their award-winning fantasy short.
After Effects is now 30 years old, but it still has plenty of gas left in the tank. If you want to learn, there is no better time than now.
Here are three ways you can find clients on LinkedIn using the front door, the back door, and the secret side door.
Here are the steps to bring any 3D scene from your app of choice into Unreal Engine to real-time rendering.
Blender and Unreal Engine are two free-to-use tools powerful on their own, but when they work together they're truly magical.
Our dear friend, Caleb Ward, from Curious Refuge joins us on this episode of the School of Motion Podcast and talks shop on their recent viral success with two AI Wes Anderson inspired trailers for Star Wars and Lord of The Rings.
Get your scene out of Cinema 4D and into Unreal Engine without losing all the hard work you’ve already done.
Maxon has been on fire with their new Cinema 4D features and with this one, no one will be complaining about inflation. In this video, EJ Hassenfratz runs through the functionality of this new tool that is sure to pump you up!
Maxon has just announced their spring 2023 updates to the Maxon One subscription. Every tool from Cinema 4D and Redshift to ZBrush and Universe scored some new features that will make creating just a bit easier and faster.
Have you ever thought about the 3D world building magic behind the blockbuster Avatar series? Meleah Maynard interviews 3D Artist and painter Dylan Cole on his concept wizardry and journey in creating immersive worlds beyond imagination for films such as Daredevil and Lord of The Rings and Avatar.
Wanting to work faster in After Effects and Premiere? The Essential Graphics Panel is about to become your best friend, whether you’re using or creating Motion Graphics Templates (aka Mogrts), or just looking for ways to streamline your work within After Effects. Kyle Hamrick is back to show you the ins and out of this often underutilized feature.
Is 3D character rigging always hard and complex? 3D Character rigging is an important step that is often overlooked by 3D artists due to it's perceived complexity. In this article, EJ Hassenfratz breaks down how rigging doesn't have to mean Pixar level complex character rigs, but a discipline that can be super accessible. From simple rigs made from deformers to joint chains, this article will show you why 3D rigging should be a part of any 3D artists skillset!
Some artists think that rigging is stingingly painful. We think that’s a load of beeswax! That’s why we’ve enlisted 3D character artist Can Erduman to show you how easy rigging characters can bee as he walks you through rigging your very first character in Cinema 4D! I don’t know about you, but we think this video will get a lot of buzz!
Blender 3D is a powerful and versatile software for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering. (Oh and did you know that is is free??) However, it has a reputation for being challenging for beginners to learn due to its steep learning curve and complex interface. In this article, we will explore the difficulty of learning Blender 3D and what resources are available to help people get started.
Wanting to design and animate your very own logo, but not sure where to start? In this tutorial, Matthew Corrales guides you through the process of finding an idea, refining the design in Adobe Illustrator and animating in After Effects.
The bridge between motion design and gaming is becoming increasingly more apparent with artists using real time game engines like Unreal Engine 5 to create stunning 3D content. In this article Michael Maher interviews film maker Caleb Chamberlain on how he created a passion project trailer for the smash hit video game: Titanfall New Frontiers and how Unreal Engine, Blender, Adobe After Effects and some visual effects magic using the Red Giant suite got the job done.
Show off your badges with School of Motion's new verified credentials! The most important part of your education is preparing you for the real world, but bragging rights are great too. That's why we're now offering verified credential badges with your completed courses.
How do you make After Effects run fast? We teamed up with Puget Systems and Adobe to develop the fastest computer for After Effects.
Joey sits down with Daniel Jeffries, CIO of Stability AI, to discuss the real-world use cases of artificial intelligence in art and motion design.
What even is motion design anymore? Joey Korenman is joined by EJ Hassenfratz, Kyle Hamrick, Ryan Summers, and an all-star lineup of studio owners & industry experts for their hottest takes on this year’s burning questions.
Over 70 School of Motion Current and Former Students Collaborated on the Annual Animated Alumni Holiday Card Video!
What are the differences between the jobs of an animator and a motion designer? The main difference is the type of projects they work on, the specific skills and techniques they use, and the career path and job outlook for each profession. Both careers involve creating moving images and graphics, but the specific tasks and responsibilities can vary.
In this tutorial, we will recreate one of Peter Quinn's amazing VFX social media videos. We'll go through the entire process from filming, compositing and to final looping magic. Buckle up cause it's gonna be a ride 😎
Turn your 2D art into 3D! Learn how easy it is to turn 2D vector art into 3D character designs in Illustrator! Learn how to map 2D textures onto your 3D models in Illustrator and discover how to export your 3D character to other 3D applications like Adobe Stager, Blender or Cinema 4D! 3D is a super important skill to learn and Illustrator makes it easy for any 2D artist to enter the world of 3D.
Get out your wishlist. We've gathered our favorite Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for motion graphics artists!
From humble beginnings to award winning video games, ActionVFX has found it's place in the VFX world with Fusion, Nuke and After Effects Artists using their asset libraries.
Cinema 4D 2023.1 introduces Pyro, the new fire simulation system that allows you to create fire and smoke simulations easily in C4D! That’s right, the new C4D particle based simulation system now has the ability to generate fire simulations and you can finally unleash your inner pyromaniac -natively- inside of C4D. In this video, EJ walks you through how to use Pyro, how to render with Redshift and how to create more stylized smoke and fire along with his thoughts on Pyro.
The 2023 update to After Effects made track mattes friendlier to use and much more versatile, so if ever there was a time to learn how to use track mattes in After Effects, that time is now. Track mattes are a super-powerful feature that may not be widely understood by a lot of After Effects users, but at least for you, that changes *today.* Don’t know the difference between a mask and a matte? Never had to worry about an alpha channel or luminance values? That’s ok; we’ve got you. Join us on a matte-tastic journey through what a matte is, why you should use it, and all the creative ways you can take advantage of this cool tool in your own work.
In this video, you'll learn a simple process to design compelling titles that don't rely on presets or templates. Building on the things you learned in the first 2 videos in this series, you'll learn how to use grid layouts in After Effects, how to use stabilization, roto, and keying to clean up footage, and how to lay out type using the Rule of Thirds. This video is jam-packed, so buckle up.
Choosing fonts and laying out type can be daunting for video editors who don't have a design background. The good news is: With a few simple rules, you can create type layouts that are beautiful, clear, and that make you look like you know exactly what you're doing.
Learn to choose colors that work well together in with design tip for video editors. Value structure is a concept that can help anyone learn to control their colors in a mathematical way, making it much easier to create designs that pop and lead the viewer's eye precisely.
Behind the Scenes of “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” How six artists worked from home to create hundreds of impressive visual effects for a crazy sci-fi adventure.
After Effects 2023 just dropped, and there's a slew of new features. Some are long-awaited quality of life improvements, and some are major-league-holy-crap game changers! Let's explore both.
Download our FREE After Effects template and learn how to design once, then deliver in multiple aspect ratios in After Effect. These tips will save you from having to redesign your artwork for various screens, saving you an insane amount of time.
The new cloth system in Cinema 4D is a massive improvement over the old one. It's faster, more powerful, and part of a unified simulation framework that will be utilized more and more in the future. In this tutorial, EJ Hassenfratz shows you some of the powerful features in the new cloth system.
10 After Effects tricks from industry pros to help you make your renders better when you're short on time and inspiration. These are battle-tested effects stacks and hacks that will come in handy on almost any project.
Adobe recently acquired Figma for $20 billion. Why did they pay so much, and what does this mean for motion designers? Let's explore the significance of the Figma deal, and talk about how it affects you.
Over the years, we've always strived to be the premium option for learning to do animation, design, 3D, or visual effects. We've also tried very hard to make education accessible to more people in more places. These two goals are difficult to balance, and we feel that we could be doing a better job. So we're doing something about it.