LEGO Look in After Effects & Real-Time Rendering for Cinema 4D | Motion Mondays

After Effects LEGO look with no plugins, real-time rendering for C4D and Blender, and the Olympics’ graphics package created in Unreal Engine.

This week, Discover D5 Render, a real-time path tracing solution that brings stunning render quality to Cinema 4D and Blender without the wait. Also, explore Blender's Live Paint Filter 3.0, which turns 3D renders into beautiful paintings in real-time.

Learn how to transform ordinary footage into LEGO-style blocks with Mikey Borup's ingenious After Effects technique using only built-in tools. And check out Moonvalley's ethically-trained AI video generator, and breathtaking work from the NBC Olympics package created in Unreal Engine.

Plus, learn more about the shocking closure of legendary studio The Mill and what it signals for our industry's future.

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🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED

• School of Motion Team Training

• Expression Session

🗒️ SHOW NOTES

• Fabulist Podcast on The Mill

• Crasheroids - After Effects Game

• D5 Realtime Renderer

• Piximperfect shows off the new Hue & Saturation in Photoshop

• Moonvalley's ethical AI

• LEGO Look in AE by Mikey Borup

• Live Paint Filter 3.0 for Blender

• Rive's game dev reel

• Rive Early Access program

• Quick Depth 3 for After Effects

• Spline Mouse Events tutorial

• Wonder Dynamics

🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

• Motion Force Olympics project

• Ringling College's FutureProof 2025 Main Titles

• Original Source's AI-powered shower gel ad

• SOM Student of the Week - Anna Salamaña

• Anna's portfolio