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After Effects CC: 3D Motion Graphics in After Effects (Udemy.com)

Learn how to create 3D animations & motion graphics right within Adobe After Effects CC, with no external plugins!

Created by: Phil Ebiner

Last updated April 2024

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What you will learn

  • Learn how to create 3D animations & graphics right within Adobe After Effects with no additional plugins.
  • Turn flat 2D images, logos & graphics into 3D animations.
  • Use the Cinema 4D renderer, which is built in to After Effects CC.
  • Turn Adobe Illustrator files into 3D motion graphics in After Effects CC.
  • Create 3D typography right within After Effects.
  • Navigating the 3D space in After Effects.
  • 3D modeling, reflections, lighting, shadowing, and much more.

How it compares

Against the other 118 rated Udemy courses in Adobe After Effects on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 18% of them
  • Reviews202#50 of 119 by number of reviews
  • Length5.3 hourslonger than 72% of them
  • Last updatedApril 2024more recently than 73% of them

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Course Description

Do you want to create your own 3D motion graphics & animations?

Did you know you can get started with 3D, right within Adobe After Effects?

You can, and this course will teach you everything you need to get started.

Enroll today and get instant access to:

  • Easy-to-watch video tutorials

  • Downloadable project files to follow along with

  • Instructor support whenever you get stuck

  • Lifetime access to course updates

NOTE : This is an intermediate course. Some previous After Effects knowledge is recommended for taking this course

In this After Effects course, you will learn the main 3D functions in After Effects and how to actually use these 3D effects. Plus, this course is project based, so what you learn can be applied in real world modern videos. We've included downloadable project files and resources, so you can follow along with the lessons.

What will you learn?

  • Working in the 3D space

  • Turning flat animations into 3D ones

  • Cinema 4D render

  • Classic render

  • 3D modeling

  • 3D camera animations

  • Reflections

  • Lighting

  • Shadows

  • 3D motion graphics

  • The Adobe Illustrator to After Effects workflow

  • and so much more!

More course details:

First, you'll get started with the basics of 3D in After Effects, enabling 3D options and working in 3D space. You'll learn how to turn flat shape layers into 3-dimensional ones. Add lights and materials to the 3D space. Add cameras and work with cameras to create dynamic animations.

Once you understand the basics of working with 3D, you'll complete several practical projects. These include adding subtle 3D shapes and text to make your motion graphics pop; turning a flat logo from Adobe Illustrator into a 3D animation; and morphing 3D type.

With the skills learned in this course, you will be well on your way to creating your own advanced and eye-catching 3D animations right within After Effects.

There's no reason to hesitate.

If you're interested in 3D and you want to learn the essentials to get you started, then make sure you join this After Effects class!

Cheers,

Phil Ebiner & Sunny Heera

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Instructor Details

Phil Ebiner

I’m Phil Ebiner, an educator, photographer, filmmaker, and founder of Video School and Photography & Friends. Through my online courses and creative community, I’ve helped millions of students around the world learn practical skills in photography, video production, design, and more. My goal is to make creative skills feel accessible, useful, and encouraging, whether you’re picking up a camera for the first time or looking to take your work to the next level.

My teaching style is clear, supportive, and hands-on. I break complex topics into simple steps, explain the “why” behind each technique, and share real-world examples you can immediately apply. As a photographer and filmmaker, I believe great creative work is not just about gear or settings, but about storytelling, intention, observation, and connection. My goal is to help you feel confident, inspired, and capable of bringing your own creative ideas to life.


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Reviews

4.3

202 ratings on Udemy

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By Andile Khumalo on 3/12/2024

I'll admit I didn't see the potential value in the 3D approach to this logo animation up until the introduction of the lights into the scene, then everything just escalated in quality and I can see applications of such learnings in other work I have been experimenting with.

By Alzira Barretto on 8/17/2021

This course is really great and I really enjoyed learning. He taught few necessary tools how to use motion graphics as I never heard of it. It was a great start for me and I'm looking to start my own project using After Effects. Thank you so much for your efforts in teaching. Keep it up!

By Paul Bundock on 7/28/2021

Difficult to follow. Doesn't always explain things. Just says click on this, then set this, so you don't learn anything. My AE doesn't look like the examples. I don't have the camera button for a start.

By Matthew Peddecord on 7/22/2021

I liked the course. Definitely more of a "do this and follow along" type of course without a lot of "this is why" or "this does this" and then show us how to use it. Both types of courses are helpful, and I think this course would benefit from a little more of the "this is why" explanations. I also think that when Sunny is doing something repeatedly, it isn't maybe necessary to show him going through the same steps 12 or more times. Maybe three or four and then he fast forwards through, giving the student a little time to do it on their own. Thanks for a lot of valuable information.

By Chaman on 7/21/2021

I am fairly new to After Effects and the instructor makes this class accessible to people of all skill levels, which I very much appreciate. The instructor is extremely clear in his instruction. A definite 5 star!

By Yamen Saqallah on 7/19/2021

The course overall informative especially if you're just starting out in 3D. The projects are a bit too simple and the content isn't much but it's very slow so it fills up the time slots. Great instructor though!

By Emma Heath on 7/9/2021

A very easy to follow course and the instructor makes things very clear and doesn't rush through it. Even if you think you know the 3D side of After Effects already, you'll probably still learn something that you can use on your own projects.

By Irwin Diehl on 6/28/2021

When the instructor says do "this" or select "this", it's often not obvious what "this" is. It would be helpful to say what the object is whenever tempted to say this.

By Bradley Powers on 6/17/2021

I was originally going to rate this course much lower until I realized the mistake was mine in taking an intermediate course, clearly labelled as such. I looked at so many I somehow misread that I was taking a beginner's course. Definitely NOT a course for beginners. The instructor is excellent and I learned a lot but the process was harsh without a basic background in the program. I did not take off a star for any of that. What did bother me consistently was not knowing what the end result was supposed to look like. A quick look at the final animation up front would have made the whole experience better instead of "click this and that" not knowing what it was supposed to ultimately look like. Bottom line: Would I recommend? Yes, unless you are a beginner. :-)

By Ferhan Hussain on 6/9/2021

Really enjoying this course! The teacher presents in an super easy to understand and engaging way. A few months ago I went through a bigger course for AE and this is exactly what I needed as a follow up. I've been playing around with turning 2D animations into 3D and Sunny has provided me with some cracking tips on how to up my game. Can't wait to apply this to my next project. Thanks dude!

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Overall Score : 86 / 100