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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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
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. (by maxafter.com)
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. (by maxafter.com)
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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OK…over half of these are from Andrew Kramer’s VideoCopilot.net. What does that tell you?
it tells me that it’s boring and I shouldn’t waste my time 😉
@Rev65
Thanks for the feedback :)Most of Andrew Kramer’s tuts are amazing no wonder some of his tuts are included 🙂
The Lexus commercial tutorial has been pretty popular the past couple of days
These are cool stuff I have bookmarked and retweeted Aftereffect is my next tool to learn
Gracias, realmente me servirán de mucho, saludos
let me try one of these, can my rig handle the process?
Ouu, this is extremly nice list of tutorials!!! Thanks
thanks for posting this! Talk about inspiring, I spent all night watching Andrew’s tut’s and can’t wait to try some of those ideas out.
Awsome list. I loved the Urban Jungle one. Thanks for sharing!
Great tuts….
Every tutorial is excellent… I ave even tried some them…
they are really great…
Thanks Ronald…
Lots of video copilot there. But a solid list!
Very cool!
Oh Wow! These tutorials are excellent 🙂 Thanks for sharing these
very cool, shame about the overload of AK tuts
how awesome thanks dude
Those are some awsome effetcs.
really nice collection some of these i had done on my blog as well.
cool collection and effects
Wow, these are really cool effects, I must remember to try these all out.
just let love be
great post! thanks for the tutorials..specially number 2
You should check this one out
very good these tuts, with the AE pro can run them
amazing , gorgeous ,beautiful tutorials for after effects . i m going to learn of these tutorials.
thanks a lot .
great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mantap.!!!anything else?
is this site getting copyright issues? most of the tutorials here are ripped from other sites…
…and people are actually telling the guy is great…
@ Number 10.
These are featured tutorials from other sites. I didn’t say that these tutorials are mine. This collection is a resource and people will be direct to the main source after they click the image or title. thanks for dropping by anyways.
I agree,
Thanx dear Roland for your effort 😀
what all of this is your idea?
I think all of these take from other web, so what is your real Tutorial?
oh oh, forget about this, so M sorry about my first post, Thank for your idea share all web to designers.
u have an nice idea Ranald Bien.
Man obviously Andrew Kramer is the best…
Interesting compilation of tutorials. Thanks a lot! I’m going to try one of these today for a project, fingers crossed I’m able to execute it.
great compilation of tutorials…loved them all
Thanks for these great tutorials !
ansungit naman nung clone ni spielberg?
anyway, great tutorials parekoy! thanks for the effort ang kindness in sharing these stuffs.
sa next movie project ko, ilalagay kita sa credits. 😀
Andrew Kramer vs Aaron Rabinowitz!!
That would be a nice fight!
Thanks for the compilation, rally nice tuts!
Great collection! I want more explosion tutorials though. A mushroom cloud effect would be nice!
nice tutorial collections
really awesome
I want more explosion tutorials though. A mushroom cloud effect would be nice!~~~
can’t you get in trouble from andrew kramer for copy wright? Over half of these turorials belong to him. You should have named it “video copilot tutorials to learn” even if you did andrew kramer does better fx. You can prove me wrong by building your own tutorial and you’re even making a bad rep for yourself by advertising his tutorials, just thought you should know, and i’m not trying to be mean i’m just trying to help you.
@Evan – please don’t get me wrong but this list of tutorials is a resources for AE tutorials around the web. 😉 I never said it was mine nor own it but thanks anyways for the concern I really appreciate it 🙂
It makes me laugh how people think you’re claiming these tuts as your own. Just goes to show that no good deed (such as sharing this compilation with us) goes unpunished. Thanks for putting this list together, I see a couple I can use in my Digital Compositing class.
Great post! I wholely agree. Well said!
Great list!!
To those who are raising issues about copyright: get a grip!
This guy has made a fantastic list which will only increase the visits to, for example Andrew Kramer’s own site since it redirects you to the authors own website.
Give this guy a break! He has done all the running around for us. It saves you from spending hours trying to find these yourself does it not?
Once again great list dude!!
Dont be put off from doing more from these so called “concerned folks” who dont even know you so would hardly care for your legal welfare!
Great post. Greetings from Argentina my Friend
thanks these tut realy hepld me
very cool tutorial
Wow! Thanks a lot 😀
Great post…
We Filipino graphics designers will post soon.. 🙂
Very interesting post I enjoy your website keep up the amazing posts.
wow. I have to learn to do all of this. Just got into after effects and all of this looks amazing!
awesome….
Finally a blog that didnt contradict it self, amazing writing. 🙂
Andrew Kramer ftw it looks like most ownage tuts are made by him
great tutorials
I learned all my adobe skills by those online tutorials ,you provided a very good list for me to learn.They are awesome.
These tuts are awesome. particularly love #6
Sir, you are from Philippines? Glad to meet you here. Thanks for posting it by the way.
Yes I am =) thanks for the visit Jake 🙂
hey boss please go & get ur own stuff…thanks to Andrew Krmr
amazing , gorgeous ,beautiful tutorials for after effects . i m going to learn of these tutorials.
thanks a lot .
I am confident that these superb AE tutorials will guide you in creating some amazing motion
Hey dude great work!!
i was just wondering if someone could provide me a link for tutorial on volcano in after effects.
thanks in advance
superb!!!!!!!!!!
hahahahahaha nice
Very cool, I will try some of these out!
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Thank you very much!
this site is and will be very very helpful!
Bless
do you know how to do this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz8_i1H-FxE&feature=BFa&list=HL1316440367&lf=mh_lolz&index=13
the Daredevil intro
bring some more…
Nice….. Thanks for tutor.. Like!
Great post, the best tutorial for after effects
tanxxxxxxxx
It’s truly great work.
Everery tutorial is Much Easy To Be Known And very Helpful to complete our assigments…
Thank you very much!
this site is and will be very very helpful!
Bless
DIS IZ fantastic
helo.
help me in the particle after effect.
excellent very good tutorials thanks