Discover 20 easy-to-follow tutorials for After Effects. Perfect for beginners eager to create stunning visual effects quickly!

Jumping into Adobe’s After Effects for the first time? It can be a bit intimidating, right?

After Effects is a powerful tool used by professionals to create amazing visuals. But, hey, everyone starts somewhere! If you’re feeling a bit lost or just want a smooth start, you’re in luck.

In this blog post, we’ve gathered 20 easy-to-follow tutorials for those new to the game. No jargon, no complex steps – just clear, simple lessons to get you going.

So, if you’re keen to get your feet wet in motion graphics without the headache, read on and start exploring!

1. How To Create Lower Thirds In After Effects

Learn how to create CLEAN & PROFESSIONAL LOWER THIRDS in After Effects from scratch with the help of shape layers

2. How To Create A Cinematic Parallax In After Effects

In this tutorial, you will learn the easiest and simplest way of doing a stylistic parallax in After Effects.

3. How To Create Clean Video Transitions In After Effects

In this tutorial, learn how to create a nice and clean video transition in After Effects which you can of course use in any other non-linear video editing software!

4. How To Create 3D Text In After Effects Using Shatter Effect

In this After Effects tutorial video, you will go through the necessary steps to create your own 3D Text in After Effects with Shatter Effect.

5. Motion Sketch After Effects Tutorial

Did you know that you can keyframe the positions of any layer in After Effects just by clicking on it and moving around using Motion Sketch? Watch this video to learn.

6. How To Create Abstract Geometry In After Effects

Learn how to create abstract 3D geometries in After Effects using a plugin called Trapcode Tao.

7. How To Export Without A Background In After Effects

In this video, you will learn how to export a video with a transparent background in Adobe After Effects.

8. How To Create A Horror Film Title In After Effects

In this tutorial, learn how to create a horror-style movie intro in After Effects.

9. How To Create Fake Fonts for Infographics In After Effects

Learn how to create line-style fake fonts for infographics in After Effects without using any shape layer right inside Adobe After Effects.

10. How To Free Transform Warp In After Effects

A quick tip in After Effects to show you how to use the Reshape tool like a free transform tool. it’s pretty neat.

11. How To Create Stop Motion Effect In After Effect

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create your own “fake” stop motion animation effect for your film in Adobe After Effects.

12. Animating Still Images To Look Like Videos In After Effects

Learn how to make a still photo come alive with some simple techniques in Adobe After Effects.

13. How To Create An Epic Atom Intro In After Effects

Create an awesome Atom intro in After Effects with the help of this video tutorial.

14. How To Do Quicksilver/Flash Effect in After Effects

This video tutorial will take you through the step-by-step process of creating a Quicksilver/Flash speed run effect in After Effects.

15. How To Make Yourself Disappear To Dust In After Effects

This video tutorial will take you through the step-by-step process of the disappearing-to-dust effect in After Effects.

16. How To Create Realistic City Destruction In After Effects

In this tutorial by Andrew Kramer from Video Copilot, learn how to create realistic city destruction inside of After Effects.

17. How To Create A Fancy Retro Style Polygon In After Effects

In this tutorial by Andrew Kramer from Video Copilot, learn how to create a fancy retro cascading stylized old-fashioned polygon.

18. How To Create Disintegration Effect In After Effects

This tutorial will guide you through the process of disintegration effect in After Effects.

19. How To Animate Like Google In After Effects

In this After Effects tutorial, you will learn to rebuild Google’s animated logo with shape layers.

20. Clamp Expression After Effects Tutorial

Do you ever feel like your parameters have too much power and freedom, try to limit that with this handy clamp expression.