In this tutorial we'll look at some of the problems caused when working in sRGB color space and how we can fix these problems using a linear workflow. Let's...

So you might often find yourself wondering "what the hell is a linear workflow?" It's the kind of thing that gives cg artists nightmares, waking in a cold...

Matthias Müller is renown for his impressive particle effects work both in the online world and in the visual effects industry. I recently had the privilege...

This tutorial will teach you how to setup and utilize Autodesk's Backburner software over multiple computers to speed up your render times. You'll also learn...

In this tutorial we will be discussing ways to fake motion blur using After Effects' default Motion Blur feature, Force Motion Blur plug-ins, Radial Blurs,...

In this tutorial we'll use a color difference key to give our footage a ghost like appearance.

Today we'll be turning an ordinary actor into the mouth of Sauron by enlarging the mouth and altering his complexion.

So Image Based Lighting.... What is it, and how can you use it to your advantage? Get the answers in this tutorial from James Whiffin where you'll not only...

Continuing the Lord of the Rings series we will be creating the Eye of Sauron with fractal noise, vector blurs and CG fire.

In the Aetuts+ section of this tutorial we'll be compositing our render passes that were created in Maya. We will then use every tool in our arsenal to dirty...

In this tutorial from James Whiffin you’ll learn how to create a truly awesome invisibility effect using Maya and After Effects. James will cover creating a...

In this tutorial by author James Whiffin, you'll learn how to matchmove (track) video footage of a laptop scene in PFTrack and composite an inverted 3D...