School of Motion Courses

3D Design with Spline

2 ratings

Learn Spline’s browser-based tools to model 3D objects, apply materials and lighting, animate scenes, import assets, and publish interactive web experiences without code.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Use Shape Layers and Easing to Create a Complex Wave Animation - Intro to Animation and After Effects

2 ratings

Create a complex wave animation in After Effects using shape layers, masking, tiling, keyframe easing, trim paths, and blending modes.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Harnessing the Power of AI Art

1 rating

Learn how AI art systems work, use Midjourney prompts to create images, and integrate generative tools into creative workflows.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How I Used Rive to Build a Punchy Pixel Art Character for My Website

1 rating

Master Rive animation by building an interactive pixel art character with mouse tracking, click responses, state machines, and advanced behaviors for portfolio websites.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Power of Precomps in After Effects

Learn how precomps in After Effects turn simple, low-keyframe elements into complex-looking motion graphics animations.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Create a Toon-Shaded Look in After Effects

Create a customizable toon-shaded, gooey animation in After Effects using layered effects and compositing techniques for precise visual control.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kinetic Typography in After Effects - Part 1

Step through building a kinetic typography piece in After Effects, syncing animated text, audio, layers, effects, and camera movement into a motion graphics project.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kinetic Typography in After Effects - Part 2

Continue building a kinetic typography video in After Effects with camera animation, audio-timed motion, and workflow techniques for managing a large composition.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Vine Grow Effect in After Effects Using Particular

Use Trapcode Particular in After Effects to generate animated leaves along a growing vine.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Text Animators in After Effects

Learn to use After Effects text animators to create customizable, sophisticated text animations and build a reusable library of effects.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Create Cyriak Hand-Eyes in After Effects

Build a bizarre Cyriak-inspired hand-eyes creature in After Effects using painstaking rotoscoping, tracking, stabilization, color correction, and hand animation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Write-On Effect in After Effects

Learn several After Effects techniques for creating a painted, brush-inspired write-on animation for lettering, from quick methods to a natural painterly reveal.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

MIDI Controlled Animation in After Effects - Part 2

Use MIDI tracks and After Effects expressions to trigger separate animations from different instruments and note velocities.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Quickly Create 3D in After Effects

Create and animate a simple 3D cube in After Effects using native layers, precompositions, and animation principles—without third-party plugins.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Predki Animation Trick in After Effects

Learn a quick, customizable After Effects technique for bouncy, spring-like reveals using anchor points, rotation, scaling, and simple expressions.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video