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  • Auto Lip Sync

    Auto Lip Sync

    Angie Recommends: Audio-synchronized mouth animations made quickly and easily with this great script from Mamoworld.

  • Life as a Motion Graphic Designer

    Life as a Motion Graphic Designer

    In my life as a motion graphic designer I’ve learned a few important lessons. In this interview with John Dickinson from Motionworks, I share my experiences in my career as an artist, author and motion graphic designer. I really enjoyed this interview. John is excellent at getting the best from his interviewees. I just felt…

  • Textonomy Presets for Sapphire Edge

    Textonomy Presets for Sapphire Edge

    My brand new Textonomy Presets for Sapphire Edge are now available from the Genarts FX Central Website. OK, sometimes you need text, but no-one says it has to be boring. These ten effect presets, designed for text will have your viewers sitting up and taking notice. Camoflash A Camouflage-style of pattern is applied to text…

  • Motion Graphics Webinar

    Motion Graphics Webinar

    Motion Graphics Webinar – Join Angie Taylor for an engaging, free webinar packed full of the best tips & tricks for Production Premium CS6.

  • Vibrant Vignette Presets for Sapphire

    This week saw the release of my latest collection of Vibrant Vignette Presets for Sapphire. This collection features a weird and wonderful collection of vignettes in an attempt to prove that vignettes don’t always need to be black and circular.

  • Adobe After Effects CS6 – Learn by Video

    Adobe After Effects CS6 – Learn by Video

    Adobe After Effects is an incredibly deep and rich set of tools for creating motion graphics, manipulating movies, adding visual effects, and more. In this Learn by Video course, created in partnership with our friends at Peachpit Press, experts Todd Kopriva and Angie Taylor teach you how to make the most of this powerful software,…

  • Illustrator CS6 – Learn by Video

    Illustrator CS6 – Learn by Video

    This Learn by Video course offers in-depth training on the interface, workflow, and features of Adobe Illustrator CS6. Amongst other things you’ll learn my own techniques for drawing characters including my “Illustrator” superhero. Here’s the intro movie where I tell you more about the course.

  • Chocolate Flavored After Effects Presets

    Chocolate Flavored After Effects Presets

    As a special Easter treat I’ve created a set of free, chocolate flavored After Effects presets for the readers of my blog and newsletter, I hope you enjoy them. Here’s a little taster of what’s included in the pack. The download link is below the preview movies.

  • Mask Interpolation Tips

    Mask Interpolation Tips

    Masking is one of the features of After Effects that I get asked about the most during my After Effects training courses. People seem to have lots of problems animating masks in After Effects and I’ve noticed a few forum questions about it recently so I thought I’d provide some quick mask interpolation tips and links…

  • Free After Effects Preset Collection

    Free After Effects Preset Collection

    “Wacky Backy” is my free After Effects preset collection for Sapphire V6. It is now freely available to download from Genarts FX Central. These animated backgrounds have a slightly wacky quality and can be used freely in your own creative projects.

  • Winter Sale!

    Winter Sale!

    In my winter sale there’s 30% off all Wacom workshops in my store. This offer includes volumes 1, 2, 3 & the Master Collection. To find out more you can check out the courses here and even watch some free preview movies to get a taster of what’s on offer. (Any links highlighted in black…

  • Bargains & “Free Stuff” for Designers

    There are bargains & “free stuff” for designers and VFX artists right now in the Holiday sales. I know that may of my readers are students and professionals who are just starting out in their career. Many of you may not be able to afford the full cost of commercial software so these sales give…