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What really happens when things go bump in the night, a Halloween horror short by PixelBump. Original story by Jon Person. Adapted from his Reddit short st...

Today we are going to use Xpresso to move a tank along a surface and have it follow the shape of the surface without needing lots and lots of keyframes. Plu...

How can you get a knife that is just out of reach? See the VFX tutorial here: http://pixelbump.com/portfolio-view/04-dead-space-kinesis-module/ To learn m...

Let's dig into one of the new features in Cinema 4D R16, the camera tracker. We will discuss motion tracking using automatic and manual tracking and some be...

Let's learn the basics of Xpresso in Cinema 4D to create a rope rig for a fishing boat with user controls for fast and easy animation! Project Files: https:...

Need a complete solution for fluid bursts? Check out the Blood Pack. On sale at PixelBump. To learn more, check out our other tutorials and free tools at ...

A short scene from "Sex & Violence". Full behind the scenes tutorial available on the PixelBump channel. See the VFX tutorial here: http://p...

The safest way to make things go boom! See the VFX tutorial here: http://pixelbump.com/portfolio-view/08-3d-digital-distortion/ To learn more, check out ou...

PixelBump is an online resource for tutorials, assets and information about motion graphics and visual effects. To learn more, check out our other tutorials...

There will be blood. Digital blood. Much easier to clean and far easier to direct than the real thing. Let's take a look at RealFlow and learn the basics ...

We're going to dive into the technique of making a matte painting in the style of the new Mad Max: Fury Road. Paint your face white and get that Mohawk flow...

Need to composite 2D effects but your nulls or lights only have 3D data? Worry no more! This easy to use script converts 3D data to 2D screen space so addi...

Let's dig in to this tutorial that will show how to make a great 16-bit video game look in a modern 3D environment. Use Photoshop to speed up your 3D workfl...

Have you ever wanted to control nature with the use of a few particle systems and FumeFX? Then you are in luck! We are going to explore particles and fluid ...

Welcome to the After Effects Boot Camp 01 - Project Planning and Organization. Here we will be learning about ways to improve your productivity and getting ...

Be your own action hero by making custom assets in Maya, FumeFX and After Effects for scenes that will let you shoot up a place without voiding the rental ag...

Don't take the last chip. Just don't. See the VFX tutorial here: http://pixelbump.com/portfolio-view/05-supermans-heat-vision/ To learn more, check out o...

Let's dive into advanced color correction in After Effects using selections to allow us to color correct highlights and shadows separately. All this and a n...

Welcome to the After Effects Boot Camp 07 - Lightwrap. So you've keyed your footage and now you want to integrate it with the background. How about a lightw...

It seems like Umbrella is getting pretty bold, putting the T-Virus into beauty products. Shouldn't Leon or Chris be on top of this? See the VFX tutorial ...

Need to make hundreds of graphics fast? Time to start scripting. Let’s take apart the script used for Geek & Sundry’s Spellslingers. To learn more, ch...

A short scene with a spaceship, a dirty captain, a black hole and a complete disregard for the laws of physics. But it's still fun. See the VFX tutorial he...

Need to make things go boom? Check out the Destruction Pack. On sale at PixelBump. To learn more, check out our other tutorials and free tools at http://...

The artist spotlight this week is on designer and animator Andrew Marshall. To learn more, check out our other tutorials and free tools at http://www.pixel...

Let's celebrate Satoshi Kon and his short film Ohayo and explore some different ways to cut images out of video using the difference matte and some advanced ...

We are going to get destructive with three ways to fracture and simulate detonations in Cinema 4D, Maya and RealFlow. Then we'll tie it all together with th...

Welcome to the After Effects Boot Camp 06 - Keying Footage. A great key can seamlessly integrate layers of chromakey footage and a bad key just tells everyo...

This one is all about After Effects as we recreate the look of the Visa Go World commercials from the Olympics. Do your best Morgan Freeman impression and l...

No tutorial this week as I am traveling to compete in the feats of strength. I hope you have a happy holiday and I will see you next week for an Xpresso pri...

The is a product tour for our new free script for Adobe After Effects, PB Real Camera Shake. The script uses real tracking data to give you the most realist...

Even in space there is bad reception. Let's make a digital set and try to avoid a black hold in this new tutorial that shows the Arnold Renderer and Time Di...

RenderMan vs Arnold, winner take all! Just kidding. Today we are comparing Pixar's RenderMan and SolidAngle's Arnold Renderer in Maya. We will be covering...

Let's take a plain stock shot and add some excitement with a few explosions from the Destruction Pack. Composite fireballs, sparks, tendrils, debris and emb...

A multiplane camera is used in animation that moves a number of pieces of artwork past the camera at various distances from one another. This creates a three...

Welcome to the After Effects Boot Camp 04 - Roto and Rotobrush. We've all got to cut out footage for VFX and motion graphics, so let's learn to do it well! ...

Let's go over everything that goes into making a show open, from modeling and texturing in Cinema 4D to composting in After Effects. Project File: http://p...

Thanks for watching! Let's learn how to use dynamics in Cinema 4D to create unique and complex animations that have a natural, real world feel. Project Fi...

Time to finish our comparison of FumeFX and Maya Fluids. This week we use the same particle system and build an explosion in Maya Fluids. Project File: ht...

Let's composite a few action shots using the Blood Pack. Composite spray, spatter and mist elements like a pro. To learn more, check out our other tutorial...

If you've ever wanted to digitally remove or add something (like a sweet robot arm) to your actor you will have to tackle object tracking. But have no fear,...

Today we will be crushing a car with cloth dynamics in Cinema 4D. We will take a look at the cloth engine and how to use it to create bendable metal and sim...

We are working with soft bodies and cloth effects in Cinema 4D to create balloon dynamics effects! Grab your red balloon and get ready to deflate, inflate a...