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What's REALLY happening with AI in Motion Design + Inside Already Been Chewed | Motion Mondays
Contra puts numbers on AI adoption in motion design, Already Been Chewed opens up its CG-and-AI workflow in a new School of Motion workshop, and EVRN turns a single photo into a 3D scene you can direct.
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Contra's Creative Intelligence report finds AI showing up in paid projects, with After Effects still firmly in the mix. Barton Damer's Next Gen Studio workshop breaks down how Already Been Chewed uses CG and AI on real projects. EVRN helps you direct a reference shot instead of wrestling with camera prompts.
There's a free three-hour MoJam animation challenge, holographic finishes with KO Foil, Jake In Motion's free preset browser, faster UV workflows in RizomUV 2027, Blender text animation with Nextext, and an Illustrator-Cavalry bridge called OverQueen. Cool Work spans Kelli Anderson's paper typography, Hirokazu Yokohara's AI-directed Blender scene, and Kevin Lim Wanasili's Blender + EmberGen wildfire. Ha Nguyen is our Student of the Week, and the SOM + Greyscalegorilla MoGraph Essentials offer helps you save big!
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
MoGraph Essentials Bundle - 25% off; new subscribers only; ends November 9
Jake In Motion - Free AE Preset Browser (mailing-list signup)
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
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A Vibe Coded After Effects Clone + Claude is Inside Blender Now | Motion Mondays
Photoshop drops a big AI update, a Buck animator vibe codes a browser-based animation app, and Anthropic connects Claude directly to Blender and Adobe Creative Cloud.
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Full Blender on Android? + Talk to C4D with MCP | Motion Mondays
Non-destructive AI relighting comes to Photoshop, Blender is officially heading to Android tablets, and Cinema 4D now connects directly to Claude via MCP.
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AE Beta Gets Editable Illustrator Text, Artstation AI Policy | Motion Mondays
Adobe dropped three updates this week across After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator, EDGY adds real physical wear and damage to 3D geometry in Cinema 4D and Blender, and ArtStation posted its first AI policy update since the KitBash acquisition.