Adobe After Effects is commonly used for creating visual effects and motion graphics. It allows users to animate, alter, and composite media in 2d and 3d space with various built-in tools and third party plug-ins. This software is really amazing and powerful. It’s even more interesting if you have some tutorials to start learning. In this post, we collected the best Adobe After Effects tutorials and feature it in here.

Here is 50+ Most Amazing Adobe After Effects Tutorials You Need to Learn. Most of these tutorials are for advance users but some of them are for beginners and intermediate.

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Adobe After Effects Tutorials

3D Light Casting

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an energy-ball that re-lights the road surface. Throughout this tutorial, you will use reverse-tracking and build a volumetric point light.

Particle Explosion

An after effect tutorial where you will build a complex particle system using CC Particle World. Also you will synchronize the particle blast to shatter a title.

Scene Re-Lighting

In this tutorial, you will use normal-map to relight 3d scenes in After Effects. throughout this tutorial you will apply more advanced lighting, reflection & Refraction.

Energetic Titles

Learn advanced tips and create “3d-looking” titles. In this tutorial, you will use Sure Target preset to achieve advanced 3d moves.

Fracture Design

This this tutorial you will use expressions, scripts and create a distressed title.

Animate Your Logo Into Characters

In this tutorial, you will learn some of the cool new features introduced in Trapcode Particular v2.0. Inspiration for this tutorial is from the logo reveal of the Digital Domain Animation Company.

Advanced Camera Tips

An After Effect tutorial where you will learn how to create a Unique custom Particle System with Particular. In this tutorial, you will use Null objects to create advanced camera movements.

Graffiti Writing

Learn how to simulate graffiti writing on a wall in 3D and add some paint splatter elements using After Effects.

Growing 3D Vines

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a growing 3D vines and animate it using After Effects.

Evolution

In this tutorial you will create a custom unique designs using of the design that comes from Evolution Preset.

Create a MoGraph Urban Jungle

In this After Effects tutorial, you will create a stunning Urban Jungle effect where vector graphics are perfectly tracked to some city footage.

Colorful Universe

In this tutorial, you will create a dynamic space world with light streams using After Effects. you will also use an expression to create a 3D orbit.

3D Stroke Effect

In this tutorial, you will learn how to animate a thin particle system in 3D space. Thoughout this tutorial, you will use expressions to enhance particle control.

Color Grade and Enhance a Horror Shot

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a horror scene using After Effects

Ink Bleeding Effect in After Effects

In this tutorial, you will create a similar look from an older Gnarls Barkley video. This technique can be used for some incredible animations other than simply imitating a great music video.

Energy

This this tutorial, you will learn how to create a complex energy scene with CC particle world. Learn how to animate particles in 3D with multiple instances.

Light Streaks 2

In this After Effects tutorial, you will use light streaks with live action footage.

Form Face

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Trapcode Form along with regular footage to create a slick, eye-popping 3d push pin toy.

Trim Paths

An After Effects tutorial that will show you how to use shape layers to easily create that Old-School look where a red dashed line animates over a map to indicate travel destinations.

Make explosive animated titles in After Effects

In this tutorial, you will learn how to make explosive animated titles in After Effects.

Energy Wipe

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a fluid energy wipe with built-in particles.

Animated Swirls in Adobe After Effects

In this tutorial, you will  create swirl on Adobe Illustrator then animate it using Adobe After Effects.

Ancient Titles

In this tutorial, you will create an ancient title in After Effects. You will bevel the title and create a realistic soft shadow.

Create a TV bumper in After Effects

This tutorial will allow you to develop a deeper understanding about mattes, and how they can be used to apply texture and transparency to your layers in After Effects, by putting together a five-second television bumper in Adobe After Effects.

Disintegration

In this tutorial, you will build a furious procedural Disintegration effect in After Effects. You will use displacement, turbulence and particle world.

The Dancing Can

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An after effect tutorial where you will learn how to create a Dancing Can. This tutorial deals with Puppet Pin tool basics and how to use the cool motion sketch feature to animate and blend it on the  music.

Animating Spray Paint and Stencil Effect in After Effects

This tutorial will show you how to create a spray paint effect using After Effects.

Popping Animation Effect in Adobe After Effects

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a Popping Animation Effect combining vector art and shapes inside After Effects.

3D City

Learn how to create a stylistic 3D city with 2D images in Adobe After Effects. Throughout this tutorial, you will learn how to built advanced structures and simulate lighting.

Create a 3D DNA Strain

An After Effects tutorial where you will learn how to create a 3D DNA Strain. You will use Trapcode’s Form plugin throughout this tutorial.

The Ring

In this tutorial, you will learn how to build a silver ring in After Effects with a particle wipe

Create a Title Sequence in Adobe After Effects

An After Effects tutorial where you will learn how to create a Title Sequence in Adobe After Effects.

Demon Face Warp

In this tutorial, you will add a face warp using reverse motion tracking also using liquify & texture skin with shadows.

The Tunnel

A quick technique of creating a cool futuristic tunnel in After Effects.

Futuristic HUD

A tutorial where you will learn how to create 3D interface display as seen in Iron Man’s helmet a build a self-animating components and artificial lighting.

3D Crater p1

In this tutorial you will export camera data for After Effects and 3D Max. Using Boujou to solve 3d camera movement from footage.

Blowing Flowers

This tutorial will teach you how to create flower trails using Trapcode Particular in this special holiday episode. You’ll also work with the light emitter and use 3D layer to obscure particles.

Soul Removal

This tutorial will teach you how to create a soul removal effect. Throughout this tutorial, you will learn making Energy particle system in After Effects.

3D Offset

In this Adobe After Effects tutorial, you will animate a cellphone in 3D space and custom space.

Skin Displacement

This tutorial will teach you how to simulate the look of bugs crawling under the skin. this tutorial use displacement mapping and color correction.

Speed Particles

This tutorial will teach you how to create sandy like particles that fly off of text using expressions to drive particles based on speed.

Watch Zoom

In this tutorial, you will design rusty watch machinery in photoshop to export into After Effects. You will also learn how to zoom into a real watch.

Shutter Streak

This tutorial will teach you how to create a Shutter Streak effect in adobe After Effects.

Smoke Screen

In this tutorial, you will create a custom particle map and write new expressions. You will composite and animate smoke elements in 3D space.

Keep Your Eye on the Ball

In this tutorial you will animate the ball in After Effects.

Cinematic Opening Title Redux

In this tutorial, you will create a Cinematic Opening Title using adobe after effects.

Bending Flash Video in After Effects

A tutorial where you will learn to match your video to the geometry of an object by using a warp effect in After Effects.

Dead Planet

This tutorial will teach you how to create a dying planet with visible lava and cracks.

The Dark Knight

you’ll learn techniques and workflow used in Adobe After Effects and Illustrator to create the dramatic effect of the Batman icon shattering apart revealing a bright light source behind. Plug-ins used include Knoll Light Factory, Trapcode Particular and Shine.

Create a Futuristic Floating Hologram Effect

This tutorial will show you how to make a futuristic floating hologram over a cellphone. The techniques included here will help you understand how to track one object to another.

Fancy Title Plate

This tutorial will teach you how to create a 3D title plate with growing elements. You’ll be using Evolution to enhance this simple design.

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