Light ray treatments, where streaks of color extend from type, a logo, or image, are popping up everywhere these...

Finishing our tour of 3D lighting in After Effects, we’ll discuss gobos and gels. For those new to lighting,...

The second stop in our overview of 3D lighting in After Effects is the subject of shadows. In the...

The 3D implementation in After Effects is very flexible. You can selectively place some layers in 3D space, and...

Expressions can make “fake” 3D plug-ins such as CC Sphere track After Effects’ 3D cameras. After Effects is, at...

Like urban legends, there are a few pieces of “conventional wisdom” that float around the motion graphics and 3D...

One common use of expressions is to set up automatic relationships between layers, such as having a minute hand...

Parenting is the ability to link one object to another. Once this bond has been established between parent and...

For years, the widescreen look has held a certain allure. Most widescreen imagery originated as film that was reframed...

In this redesign of PAX TV’s on-air look, the primetime promotional end caps are filled with light and translucent...

As motion graphics artists, we’re often asked to supply elements for an editor to use in a final composite...

Plain solid-colored text is not convincing when composited on top of another surface (top). Applying it with blending modes...

It would seem like a simple concept: “black” is the darkest color you can have; “white” is the brightest...

Wireframes of a hand, text, and other objects, blended in with blurs and transfer modes to make them appear...