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Posts by Markus Gustafsson

Heads Up on Some Cool Graphic Type Techniques

Jun 22nd in Motion Graphics by Markus Gustafsson

In this tutorial, regular Aetuts+ author Markus Gustafsson shows us how to use adjustment layers and expressions to create some edgy graphic design.

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Create a Stormy, Electric Type Reveal

Apr 29th in Motion Graphics by Markus Gustafsson

This tutorial gives a different twist on how to use the powerful form plugin. Learn how to use it to create a mysterious and electric type reveal.

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Create a Stunning Website Demo Presentation

Apr 6th in Motion Graphics by Markus Gustafsson

As our world moves more and more onto the internet there are lots of websites that are worth showing off. In this tutorial Markus shows us how to create a clean and elegant solution to show off your favorite site.

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Create a Dreamy Logo in the Clouds Animation

Feb 27th in Motion Graphics by Markus Gustafsson

Markus is back to show us how to use a particle generator to create 3D clouds and use them as a transitional device to reveal a logo.

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Create an Animated Homage to Bruce Lee – Day 3

Jan 17th in Motion Graphics by Markus Gustafsson

In day 3 of the training Markus demonstrates how to construct an interconnected After Effects scene from many different animations. You’ll then learn how to track a moving camera to the scene.

This is the final video in the “Be Water” tutorial series, and should leave you with all the techniques needed to create a similar style of typographic and animated video.

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Create an Animated Homage to Bruce Lee – Day 2

Jan 15th in Motion Graphics by Markus Gustafsson

In day 2 of the training Markus demonstrates how to animate realistic water physics moving between a cup and a bottle. You’ll learn how to create pouring water animations and realistic impact ripples.

These clever animations will be combined with the typographic ground-work we laid out in day 1 of the training. The complete video will begin to take shape.

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Create an Animated Homage to Bruce Lee – Day 1

Jan 14th in Motion Graphics by Markus Gustafsson

In this tutorial Markus walks us through the creation of a video accompaniment to Bruce Lee’s ‘Be Water’ philosophy. It features vibrant motion typographic sub-titles, animated illustrations and clever camera techniques. The training will be split over 3 days for a total of 71 minutes of tutorial video.

In day 1 of the training Markus designs and animates the typography for the video. This tutorial is an excellent compliment to Markus’s ‘Create Rhythmic Motion Typography‘ tutorial and demonstrates some more advanced typographic techniques.

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Design Rhythmic Motion Typography in After Effects

Jan 2nd in Motion Graphics by Markus Gustafsson

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create animated typography synchronized with musical events (lyrics). You’ll learn how to fit your typography to a rhythm, add dynamic animations and use the camera and motion blur to create a high-end final effect. This tutorial showcases a technique that is highly sought after in motion graphics today.

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