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Hire Awesome Motion Designers with the School of Motion Jobs Board

School of Motion is proud to announce a new jobs board for hiring Motion Designers. Find educated MoGraph artists from around the industry.

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How Cinema 4D Became the Best 3D App for Motion Design

We sit down with Maxon CEO Paul Babb to discuss his incredible role in the Motion Design industry.

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How to Fix the 'Cached Preview' Error in After Effects

In this article, we’re going to talk about how to fix this 'Cached Preview’ error in After Effects. If you follow all of the steps below there’s a good chance that you’ll fix this error in only a matter of seconds.

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How to Stabilize Footage in After Effects

In this article we'll take a look at 4 different ways to stabilize footage in After Effects.

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Houdini Simulation Inspiration

In this article we'll share a few of our favorite Houdini simulations.

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Incredible Projection Mapping Inspiration

Get inspired with these insane Projection Mapping examples.

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How to Turn Illustrator Designs into Motion Masterpieces

Want to turn your Adobe Illustrator designs into amazing animations using After Effects? We've got the tips for you.

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How to Duplicate a Layer in After Effects

Easy After Effects Layer Duplication: A Quick Tip Tutorial

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How to Make Seamless Textures for Cinema 4D

Learn several Photoshop techniques to make seamless textures from any image, even iPhone photos, for use in Cinema 4D.

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Instagram for Motion Designers

In this post we'll show you how to post your Motion Design work on Instagram and share a few of our favorite Instagram accounts.

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How Christian Prieto Landed His Dream Job at Blizzard

Christian Prieto shares how he landed his dream job as a Motion Designer at Blizzard Entertainment.

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How to Use Track Mattes in After Effects

Learn how to use After Effects track mattes in your motion graphics workflow.

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How to Use Masks in After Effects

Masks are an essential tool in After Effects, and Kyle Hamrick is here to show you a few easy tips.

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How to Export with a Transparent Background in After Effects

Quick Tip Tutorial: Rendering Transparency - Exporting Video Footage with a Transparent Background in After Effects

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How to Take Control of Your Animation Career Like a BOSS

We talked with experts to learn just what tips you need to take control of your animation career...like a boss!

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How to Use the Bounce Expression in After Effects

Here's how to use the bounce expression in After Effects; Complete with tutorial, breakdown, and project file.

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How Much Does the Average Motion Designer Make?

Are you curious about the average motion designer salary? In this article we answer your motion design salary questions.

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How a Motion Designer Went from Mac to PC

How hard is it to switch from Mac to PC as a motion designer?

After Effects
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How to Create a GIF Using After Effects

Learn how to create a GIF using After Effects. Download a step-by-step GIF guide to take with you!

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How to Create a Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

Want to create a quick pattern in Adobe Illustrator? Here's how it's done!

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How to Achieve Work/Life Balance as a Busy Motion Designer

Six Tips to Help You Avoid MoGraph Burnout

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How Design Bootcamp Changed a Motion Designer's Life

An interview with School of Motion alum Robbie Kujath on how the Design Bootcamp course changed his life

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Home Brewed VFX with Daniel Hashimoto, aka, Action Movie Dad

How home brewed VFX, and a little pageantry, turned Daniel Hashimoto into Action Movie Dad.

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How to Design Show-Stopping Sports MoGraph

When you're working in sports broadcasting, your design needs to be game ready!

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How to Be a Hand-Drawn Hero: A PODCAST with Animator Rachel Reid

What's it take to be a master of hand-drawn animation? In this PODCAST we sit down with Rachel Reid, one of the best animators in MoGraph.

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How to Add Texture to your Designs in Photoshop

Learn how to use masks, brushes, and images to add texture to your designs in Photoshop

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How to Get Hired: Insights from 15 World-Class Studios

We asked 15 of the biggest studios in the world to share tips and advice on how to land a motion design dream job.

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