The One AI Tool 3D Artists Actually Want & VFX on Your iPhone | Motion Mondays

AI tackles retopology, a mind blowing VFX workflow on your iphone, and a new After Effects course you won’t want to miss.

This week we're covering the AI tool that 3D artists have actually been waiting for: an AI retopology solution called Tractive that might finally make one of the most tedious parts of 3D modeling a thing of the past. We're also diving into Simulon, the wild new AR app that lets you composite photorealistic 3D models into live footage right on your iPhone using LiDAR, complete with accurate lighting and reflections.

Plus, we've got a new motion design app called Mo1 that's trying to make motion design fun, GPU-accelerated smoke and fire coming to Cinema 4D with Insydium's nxExplosiaFX, and we’ll look at awesome work from Laundry, Aggressive, and Edgar Ferrer!

There's also some genuinely optimistic takes on AI from True Grit Textures, updates to RetopoFlow 4 for Blender, and a free Tron-inspired Light Trails tool for Unreal Engine from our very own Aharon Rabinowitz and The Pixel Lab.

✨️ New Course: After Effects Insider! ✨️

We are excited to release After Effects Insider, a comprehensive 12-hour course designed for professionals who want to maximize efficiency in After Effects and unlock its full potential. Learn to customize workspaces, optimize performance, create reusable templates, work with 3D models, and discover hidden effects and techniques.

Taught by Eran Stern, this course covers essential workflow optimizations and advanced production techniques that will transform how you use After Effects—from setup to final render.

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🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED

• School of Motion All-Access

• School of Motion Team Training

• Rive Academy Volume 1

• NEW: After Effects Insider

• Courses & workshops coming soon

🗒️ SHOW NOTES

• Mo¹ - a web-based motion design tool

• Quad Filler

• Magic Animator for Lottie

• SOM Holiday card

• Simulon

• Render Network Wizard for C4D

• Retopoflow 4 for Blender

• Tractive - AI for Retopology

• True Grit Textures - The Case for Optimism in the Age of AI

• SuperSplat

• INSYDIUM nxExplosiaFX Tech Preview

• Light Trails for Unreal Engine

🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

• Laundry's Transitions Reel

• Agressive's Skoda Vision O Reveal

• Edgar Ferrer's reel

• SOM Student of the Week - Marina Bagadoy

• Marina Bagadoy's Portfolio