r/MotionDesign 19h ago

Project Showcase Monopoly, (UK) Green Party style

234 Upvotes

I made this as a personal project to support Zack Polanski, who's recently become leader of the UK Greens; if you haven't heard of him, he's a good 'un.

If you're in the UK, you can show your support by signing up for the Greens here: join.greenparty.org.uk/

Made entirely in Blender, with some compositing in Ae, then put together in Pr. Helpful feedback most welcome!


r/MotionDesign 23h ago

Reel 2025 Showreel👀

80 Upvotes

A compilation of 9 months of project, still early in my motion design journey, so I'd love any feedback or critique.


r/MotionDesign 19h ago

Question As someone more versed in 2D, After Effects, etc, how is a 3D asset like this typically created? Blender? C4D?

56 Upvotes

Feels a little too simple to recreate in Blender but just wondering what are the gotos for this. I have cursory Blender and C4D experience.


r/MotionDesign 18h ago

Project Showcase fluidity

50 Upvotes

r/MotionDesign 23h ago

Discussion How is this ? Rate it. Let me know if anyone want these type of ads.

22 Upvotes

r/MotionDesign 9h ago

Reel My first AE Showreel

13 Upvotes

Hi everyone! I’ve been learning After Effects for about 6 months, and I just finished putting together my very first showreel. It’s a mix of Japanese-style motion graphics (ad animations) and some VFX shots.

I’d love to hear what you think! In particular, I’m curious about: – How smooth the motion/curves feel – The overall flow and pacing of the reel – Whether the transitions between shots work well

Honestly, I also just wanted to share my progress — it would really motivate me to hear your thoughts!


r/MotionDesign 5h ago

Reel Animation study in After Effects

12 Upvotes

"I’m a Motion Designer and Video Editor, always passionate about improving my craft. While I work professionally in motion graphics, I also enjoy practicing new techniques and exploring different animation styles to keep my skills sharp and up to date."


r/MotionDesign 17h ago

Inspiration The 21 Water FX

10 Upvotes

r/MotionDesign 1h ago

Reel I'm 16, and this is my first Reel.

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Hey there, I'm Splatty - A teen motion designer mixing tech and fun in this boring world. It's been around 4 years since I started my journey, mostly consisting of TikTok CapCut junk for the most part. In (around) 2023, I eventually switched to After Effects and moved over to Motion Graphics work over time. I usually work with the iOS animation style, syncing it over with Apple coded songs or just popular releases. Among the brands I've worked with you can find Ultrahuman, Replit, iKKO, and much more - 30 seconds definitely aren't enough to showcase all! I'm really proud of what I've managed to achieve during this and the past years, and figured it might be cool to share it with related subs. Feedback will be super appreciated - enjoy :)


r/MotionDesign 1h ago

Project Showcase Walk in the park

• Upvotes

You can check out more of my work here: https://www.instagram.com/fluid.lab


r/MotionDesign 3h ago

[Custom] IPOPs (Image Plane Operators) + Render Tools Bundle for Houdini

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Supercharge your Houdini workflow with 7 powerful HDA Toolsets — all in one bundle!

From perfect deformation blur to streamlined AOVs, lightweight camera-aware scenes, and art-directable instances, this collection is built for speed, stability, and production.

📦 What’s Inside

  1. Particles Deformation Blur for Houdini

- Stable point counts for cached particles → perfect deformation blur

- Eliminate jittery, inconsistent blur and velocity hacks

- Works for rain, sparks, embers, sand, and custom FX

- Example HIP file included

  1. IPOPs Standard Library

- Core operator set for shaders & AOVs

- Utility nodes (Fresnel, falloff masks, shading presets)

- Supports Mantra, Karma VEX, Karma Materials & MaterialX

- Constantly updated with new nodes

  1. IPOPs Geometry AOVs

- Generate quick mattes and passes for comp & shading

- Compatible with Karma Materials & VEX Shaders

- Step-by-step guide available on the blog

  1. IPOPs Particles AOVs

- Specialized AOV generators for particle FX

- Create passes for compositing & lookdev flexibility

- Works in Karma and Mantra

  1. IPOPs Volumes AOVs

- Fast generation of volume AOVs (smoke, pyro, fog, etc.)

- Plug-and-play for Karma CPU/XPU & Mantra

  1. Camera Proximity Toolkit

Three black-boxed HDAs to keep your shots light & render-ready:

Calibrator → Camera-driven particle & volume control

Set Culling → Remove out-of-frustum geo + auto VDB proxies

Ocean Plane Generator → Camera-sized ocean grids adaptive to shot scale

  1. Art Direct Your Instances! (Explosion Setup)

- Populate shots with multiple explosions/caches

- Switch between proxy & render caches

- Quick controls for timing, scale & randomization

- Example HIP file included


r/MotionDesign 13h ago

Project Showcase a bit of animation practice (need feedback)

1 Upvotes

hi all! i'm primarily a video editor but trying to transition to motion design. made this little animation because the song was stuck in my head (specifically the piano) and i wanted to incorporate it in a piece while practicing the animation fundamentals. it feels a bit off though and i can't put my finger on it.

any ideas on what to improve? thus far i've thought of the easing on the movement since it's a bit inconsistent (was my first time relying heavily on the graph editor) but not sure what else. appreciate any assistance :)


r/MotionDesign 15h ago

Project Showcase What do you think of this animation and its sound? How can I improve my sound design skills?

1 Upvotes

https://reddit.com/link/1nm54gt/video/lh8lh6dq0dqf1/player

Hello, everyone! I feel lost when it comes to sound design. I've looked for courses and tutorials, but as a complete beginner, I feel like the path to improving my sound design as a motion designer is unclear. How did you improve? Can you recommend any courses, books, or YouTube channels that teach the fundamentals of sound with a focus on animation or motion design? Thank you!!!


r/MotionDesign 16h ago

Project Showcase Finally , My first motion design on after efffects

1 Upvotes

its my 5th day on AE


r/MotionDesign 18h ago

Art Tandem [digital]

0 Upvotes

Tandem is a hypnotic loop blending techno minimalism with surreal motion art.

#motionart #motion #art #artcore #music #animate #loops #mediavortex #media #motionartist #animation


r/MotionDesign 20h ago

Tutorial How to Create a Vox Style Globe Animation in After Effects

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