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  • Natural smoke effects

    You can have smoke without fire. Brothers JJ and Robbie Johnstone talk you through creating track-matte effects using just a tank of water and After Effects.

  • Animating a logo with After Effects

    In the third part of our series of tutorials on cross-media design, Haley Saner brings a static logo to life with a sparkling range of special effects. The series concludes next month with designing for mobile.

  • Cut a showreel

    Use Adobe to create a dynamic showreel. J.J. Johnstone shows you how to prepare, produce and publish your own reel...

  • Animate a character in After Effects

    You've designed a character but it's looking a bit static? This tutorial will show you how to turn your creation into a stomping, biting, bundle of joy.

  • 3D motion tracking

    Effective use of motion tracking can transform your live-action footage. Motion graphics pro JJ Johnstone reveals how to use motion tracking when undertaking complex 3D compositing in Cinema 4D and After Effects.

  • Animate your type

    and share many common features, which makes for a fluid workflow. JJ Johnstone reveals how to create an impressive title animation using the two applications side by side.

  • Fake 3D in After Effects

    It's easy to add extra depth to your motion graphics work using Illustrator's Collapse Transformation function to create simple 3D objects. Regular JJ Johnstone gives you all the know-how you'll need...

  • Set up a stop-frame animation

    Switch off your computer, clear your desk, grab your stills camera and get ready to have some fun with an old-school stop-frame animation.

  • Dynamic credit sequences

    Produce a short, explosive credit sequence using Adobe Premiere 2.0 and After Effects 7.0.

  • Easy rotoscoping

    Utilise Auto-trace tool and rotoscoping your video footage is easier than you think. JJ Johnstone reveals the best way to import your layered Illustrator files to composite eye-catching 3D visuals without a 3D app.
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