50 Excellent Adobe After Effect Tutorials

Adobe After Effects is a digital motion graphics and compositing software. Its main purpose is for film and video post-production. With Adobe After Effects it’s possible to create so great looking visual effects as in “Hollywood style” movies.

Adobe After Effects is mainly used to create visual effects for commercials and movies but you can also create image slide-shows, some small videos, transition effects for websites and stuff like that.

It is not difficult to learn by your own. You only need to find some good tutorials and you are ready to start. There are a lot of good tutorials these days, just try to search for them on the Internet.

Here is a massive collection of Adobe After Effects tutorials which, in our opinion, are very useful for learning After Effects.

They are categorized in these following section for your learning convenience: Beginners, Intermediate users and Advanced users. Enjoy the beauty of Adobe After Effects!

For beginners

Introduction to Adobe After Effects @Andrew Kramer

Basic effects @Andrew Kramer

Learn to create some basic effects using After Effects.

Animation @Andrew Kramer

Now you can learn how to create an animation.

Trim Paths @Aharon Rabinowitz

Learn how to create simple trim paths.

Simple Reflection Techniques @Aharon Rabinowitz

Very simple but cool technique creating reflections.

Boharg II Breakdown @David Madry

Learn to set different speed for your footage and also learn how to set a color correction.

Rendering @Shoaib Khan

Learn about rendering your video.

For Intermediate Users

Creating 3D Cloud Motion From a Still Image @Aharon Rabinowitz

Very useful effect for cloud motion. It gives much more realistic feeling than just a moving image.

Heart Rate Monitor @Shoaib Khan

Learn how to create a cool heart rate monitor.

Car Light Trails @Shoaib Khan

Shows how to create car light trails in After Effects.

Light Sabers @Andrew Kramer

Learn how to create Star Wars style Jedi.

Create a Split-Flap Type Display @Mattias Peresini

Very cool looking animation.

Creating Fire @Steve Holmes

Learn how to create a fire effect.

Adjustment Lights @Eran Stern

One way how to create adjustment lights.

Create an Elegantly Handwritten Text Reveal @Jurrien Boogert

Good looking effect for intro or outro.

Keep Your Eye on the Ball @Steve Holmes

Create a 3D looking ball animation using After Effects.

Creating a Force Field Effect @Aharon Rabinowitz

Useful effect if you are creating futuristic videos.

Create a TV bumper @Harry Frank

Very simple but cool animation.

Create an Animated Homage to Bruce Lee @Markus Gustafsson

Brilliant video including very cool text and image transitions. This tutorial also teaches how to use an audio for your video.

How to Create Glowing Elegant Lines @Haley Saner

Learn how to create an animation with elegant lines.

Smokey Type Effect @Steve Holmes

Basic smoke effect for a text.

Flaming Chrome Text @J. Schuh

Create an animation of flaming text.

Learn How to Create an Advanced Jumper Effect @Tim Babb

Create a "Jumper" style effect.

Shine Some Light On The Situation @Marc R Leonard

Great looking effect with beautiful lighting and sky.

Creating a Tracked Head Wound @Mathias Mohl

Learn to create a head wound which is tracked in constant position on the face.

Bessie Potter @Michael Park

Create a movie title just like in "Harry Potter".

For Advanced Users

“Private Ryan” Style Movie Shot @Michal Jagiello

Brilliant tutorial, showing how to create a war movie style scene.

Create a Stormy, Electric Type Reveal @Markus Gustafsson

Beautifully made effect. Could be useful for intro text.

The Dancing Can @John Dickinson

Learn how to create a can which dances following music beats.

Light Rays Custom Effect from Scratch @Michal Jagiello

This technique can be useful for your own effects.

Create Whispy Spirit-like Text @Adam Everett Miller

Awesome looking text effect.

Learn to Make a Custom 3D Wall Text Reveal @Roman Komurka

Awesome looking 3D text effect.

Create a MoGraph Urban Jungle @Naim Alwan

Stunning effect using After Effects and Boujou.

Create a 3D DNA Strain @Jerzy Drozda Jr

Cool animation of 3D DNA strain.

Animate Your Logo Into Characters @Chaithanya Y

Cool transformation from characters to logo.

Create a Sci-Fi Movie Title Sequence @Michael Park

Very cool tutorial for a movie intro.

The Birth Of A Logo @Stefan Surmabojov

Brilliant looking animation with cool lighting.