In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use a plugin called Stardust to import and render VDB Volumes in After Effects! Huge thanks to Andrew Galloway for his help. Get Stardust here: https://aescripts.com/stardust. Get our VDBs here: www.thepixellab.net/vdb-bundleRead More

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use vertex maps, animated with fields, to drive the destruction of a Voronoi object. It’s a pretty sweet effect which you can use in lots of ways. I hope you find it useful! Get our Streets product here: www.thepixellab.net/streets-and-roads-packRead More

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make a really interesting paint peeling effect. We’ll use vertex maps, cloth, wind and gravity forces to create a nice reveal effect. Enjoy!Read More

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create 3D organic line/tendrils which dance to a music track. We’ll be doing this in Cinema 4D and I’ll go over tons of features: field forces, matrix object, particle emitters, mograph sound effector, volume builder, volume mesher and much more. I hope you find some new techniques...Read More

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use soft body dynamics on your splines to create some great organic rope animations. Huge shout out to Alessandro Boncio for his help on this!Read More

  A new dawn has come for us. No longer do we have to save our Illustrator files for V8 and then import splines and add them individually to extrude nurbs and sweeps and then position everything in a messy hierarchy and colorize them. I’ve wasted countless hours of my life doing this! Now, with...Read More

In this C4D tutorial I’ll show you how to use mograph to create a holographic transition. You could also use this to create a sci-fi style HUD element. Super cool technique. I hope you find it useful!Read More

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to convert and use a .lib4d in the new R25 Asset Browser. Super easy, so learn the workflow and get your old products organized and ready to roll!Read More

In this new version of Cinema 4D, S24, they have overhauled the old Content Browser, where we used to install/use .lib4d products. The new system is called the “Asset Browser” and it’s awesome. Super fast, easy to navigate and much cleaner. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to access the old legacy Content Browser,...Read More

I’ve been over this technique before, but I wanted to update it with some new ideas/renders by Matthias Zosel. Find his site here: https://motion-design.berlin​ He created some epic renders with gorgeous, realistic environment fog. He send over some tips for how he used noise in his environment to break up the fog and make it...Read More