After Effects Video

This video tutorial shows a technique to mock watercolor with stamps and markers. Learn how to create the look of watercolor without the mess.

This video shows how to get started silkscreening on polymer clay. Learn how to create a silkscreen effect to make different designs on polymer clay.

This video tutorial teaches how to cover metal tin with polymer clay. Learn how to decorate a small tin with polymer clay for a unique effect.

This video tutorial instructs how to use marbling techniques to make a faux wood finish out of polymer clay. Learn how to manipulate different colors of polymer clay to create a fake wood effect. This tutorial teaches how to make a faux wood polymer clay picture frame.

This video tutorial teaches how to use Jones Tones foil paper with polymer clay. Learn how to burnish foil paper onto polymer clay to create a unique effect.

This video shows how to cover the Amazing Twist Pen (from Boston ClayWorks) with polymer clay and use alcohol inks for a watercolor effect.

This video offers a quick way to set up your Voltz effect pedal board in one minute.

This video offers a basic overview of how to use this particular pedal board.

This video will help you understand the three main parts of a DSLR lens that can change the depth of field in photographs. We will explain how the aperture, zoom and focus all effect the depth of field in a photo.

This tutorial will show you how to edit text with an effect from a website in SWISH Max. Work with effected text in SWISH Max. Click through to watch this video on template-help.com

This screencast shows you how to add a shake effect to your video in Sony Vegas. It is also known as Quake, Jitter, tremor etc. It can have an interesting impact on your productions.

There are many techniques for giving photos a high-contrast look (pseudo HDR look). Follow along with this workflow to create the effect using Lightroom. Give photos a high contrast look in Lightroom. Click through to watch this video on layersmagazine.com

Just by experimenting with the Type tool and the 3D effect Revolve in Illustrator, you can use the alphabet to create a whole series of 3D objects. Create 3D shapes from text and revolve in Illustrator. Click through to watch this video on layersmagazine.com

Using Illustrator's Gradient Editor and Graphic Styles, you can create a brushed metal effect that you can apply to any shape or text. Create a brushed metal effect in Illustrator. Click through to watch this video on layersmagazine.com

This tutorial will show you how to create the rounded corners effect using a standard image in Photoshop. Create rounded corners in Photoshop. Click through to watch this video on template-help.com

This tutorial shows you how to create a cool red fire effect on footage in Sony Vegas. This particular footage is from Halo 3, but you could use any video game gun firing footage or whatever. Difficulty: Medium, Hard Prior Knowledge: Masking

This tutorial for Sony Vegas shows you some cool tricks and random tips that will help you make your videos!

This tutorial for Sony Vegas 7 helps you utilize keyframes and create even better masterpieces! ~Keep in mind this file was extremely large and I was also testing my zooming effect, so that, added in youtube's quality killer, dumbed the video down slightly, overall though, th ...more

This video is an excellent example of how to demonstrate the doppler effect in the classroom.

Create a stylish effect in an image with Photoshop by making it look like a pile of photos. Create a photo collage style image with Photoshop. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Cool tutorial on how to add a ghostly effect to your photos with Photoshop Create ghost images in Photoshop. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Learn how to create a "dreamy" effect around images with Adobe Photoshop. Create dreamy images with Photoshop. Click through to watch this video on tricklife.com

Chris Pirillo demonstrates some lesser known features of the XBox 360 including: the Shut Down feature, Custom music, the manual moving visualization, composite and component video, and changing the vision camera effect.

Here is a quick example of how to make a sunburst effect (solar rings) in Vegas Video.

This tutorial gives you a brief idea of some of the various ways you can do a picture in picture or split-screen type effect with Vegas Video.

This video examines the psychological phenomenon known as the Stroop Effect and shows you a test for it.

This tutorial shows you how to adjust a video or audio effect over time using keyframes in Adobe Premiere.

How do you edit or delete a title, transition or effect within iMovie HD without actually damaging your videos? During this short clip from the iMovie HD Troubleshooting Guide we will explain how iMovie HD handles titles, transitions and effects so that you can always revert b ...more

This video shows you a creative way to get a waving flag effect using distortion in Photoshop. This method also gives some depth with shadows and highlights.

This tutorial gives a Photoshop technique for creating a snapshot picture within another image. Create a snapshot effect in an image using Photoshop. Click through to watch this video on vtutorial.com

Using Photoshop, learn to create a glass effect for any shape you want. Add a glass effect to any shape in Photoshop. Click through to watch this video on vtutorial.com

Overlapping objects or surfaces (faces) can cause a flickering/flashing effect when you move around the object. This is a result of Z fighting. Z fighting is when two faces occupy the exact same space. This video from Chapter 16 of the book "Google SketchUp for Dummies" explai ...more

This week Brandon demonstrates how to perform a few special effects that can improve the visual dynamics of your videos. He explains special effects such as projector feedback loop, levitation camera trick, "use the force" trick.

Brandon shows a cheap and easy way to create a fake blood special effect for your video.

Create a really cool bling/gold effect in Adobe Photoshop using Layer Styles. Video tutorial by Barton Damer for Go Media.

A video on how to create realistic text with a fire and flame effect using Photoshop CS2.

Watch this video to learn how to airbrush the water drop effect.

Watch this video to learn how to airbrush the carbon fiber technique.

Is your silver jewelery all tarnished and you haven't got a silver polishing cloth? Don't despair just yet as you can use regular tomato ketchup to achieve the same effect. Amazing, lets show you how! Clean silverware with tomato ketchup. Click through to watch this video on v ...more

An interesting video on how to speed glue the rubber part of a ping pong paddle using a glass plate. After gluing using this method the glue effect is supposed be a lot better.

Jerzy Drozda Jr (aka Maltaannon) demonstrates how to generate snow using Particle Playground in After Effects. He'll also shows how to make the snow stick to other layers in your composition. The tutorial concentrates on making snow stick to actors and things more than on bein ...more

To control more complex or improbable shape changes in Macromedia Flash, you can use shape hints. Shape hints identify points that should correspond in starting and ending shapes. This video tutorial teaches you how to use shape hints to make a cool 3D effect.

In this video you will learn to use Photoshop to turn a photograph into a wall painting. Learn to use cutout filter to enhance the effect. Remember to experiment with different blending modes for your own project!

In this video tutorial you will learn to create the Sin City effect where one portion of the image is in color while the rest is in black and white. Learn how to use layer masks to do the job. You could have as many layer masks as you want as you add in more colors to your ima ...more

In this video tutorial you will learn to improve the color of dull skies in your images. With a few tricks you could add depth to the overcast skies. Learn to use saturation to enhance the overall effect.

Barrel distortion is a lens effect which causes images to be "inflated". Barrel distortion is associated with wide angle lenses and typically occurs at the wide end of a zoom lens. In this video tutorial you will learn how to correct the lens distortion in Photoshop.

Indy Mogul shows you how to create telekinesis special fx for your films with just some simple video editing software.

This tutorial shows you how to create a simple tentacle effect in Photoshop. If you're good, you'll try animating it next! Create a tentacle effect in Photoshop. Click through to watch this video on metic.net

This tutorial shows a very common method used by many graphic designers in order to create a retro effect from an image using Photoshop. Create a retro effect in Photoshop. Click through to watch this video on metic.net

Jeff Schell walks you through simple yet effective methods to show two people having a phone conversation on screen at the same time. Jeff starts by showing you how to quickly make a picture-in-picture effect in Premiere Pro CS3, and then adds on a cross-dissolve transition to ...more

Jeff Schell demonstrates how to use the Write-On video effect in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 to create the illusion of text being "hand written" on the screen, one letter at a time. The key to this effect is animating the position of the Write-On effect, by creating keyframes in th ...more

Learn some of the basics of Wondertouch's particleIllusion 3.0 software and how to create a smoking text effect using it. Create smoke text using particleIllusion. Click through to watch this video on filmmakingcentral.com

In this episode Preston Bailey gives his tip on how to select flowers to make the most dramatic effect for your wedding. Create a dramatic effect with flowers. Click through to watch this video on brideorama.com

Make yourself some oobleck. Mix 1 1/2 cups of corn starch with a cup of water and some food coloring for effect. The result is liquid yet solid. Make oobleck. Click through to watch this video on instructables.com

Creative Cow Contributor Michael Mench demonstrates a brief overview of the Morph Node in Shake. You can even take your morph effect and import it into Final Cut Pro. The explanation and step-by-step is great but the text on the interface is hard to see. Use the morph node in ...more

Matthew Hoggard demonstrates how to swing bowl. The bowler's grip, action, follow through and climate all have an effect on the ball. Grip and follow through are the major factors in determining a swing to the left or right of the batsman. Swing bowl in cricket. Click through ...more

This Adobe Premiere tutorial goes over two different but similar sound effects: changing audio to make it sound as if it is muffled through a wall and changing audio to make it sound as if it is coming out of a radio. Create a muffled sound or radio sound in Premiere. Click th ...more

A quick tutorial on how we did the alien modulation for Bishop's voice using Premiere Pro. This effect can also be done in Audacity and many other programs. Modulate voices using Premiere Pro. Click through to watch this video on ivfilms.net

This is one of Al Ward's favorite tricks - how to create a Glass Sphere using a single photo in Photoshop CS2. Learn to use Polar Coordinates to turn a photo into a sphere. You will also need tools like Dodge and Burn to adjust the overall effect. Create a glass sphere using a ...more

In this video tutorial you will learn to create an aqua sphere effect using Photoshop. You will use a lot of Layer Style setting to achieve the effect. Do follow the screen closely as there is no accompanying narration. Part 1 of 2 - How to Create an aqua sphere effect using P ...more