Surfaced Studio
Free tutorials
View all tutorials →Hundreds of free VFX, video editing and 3D tutorials. Here are a few to get you started.
After Effects 3D Camera Tracker: Fix the Most Common Problems
Solve After Effects 3D Camera Tracker failures: insufficient detail, jitter, wrong ground plane, solve errors and misaligned track points - with a clear fix for each.
After Effects Portal VFX Tutorial
Learn how to create portal effects in Adobe After effects! From the energy effects to particles and having someone fall through the portal!
How To Create a 3D Scan in Adobe After Effects
Learn how to create a cool looking sci-fi 3D Scan VFX and integrate it into a live action shot using Adobe After Effects!
VFX short films
View all shorts →Original short films packed with practical visual effects - the projects a lot of the tutorials come from.
Dissolve Into Crows - After Effects & 3dsMax
How to dissolve a person into a murder of crows using Adobe After Effects and Autodesk 3dsMax! Full tutorial and YouTube mini series are coming soon!
Happy Halloween! Zombie Hunter VFX Short Film!
Happy Halloween! Brand new VFX Zombie Hunter YouTube video to get you into the mood for Halloween :D Lots of dark scary action!
The Ring - Halloween Horror Special
Happy Halloween! If you're looking for something scary to watch with your friends check out our take on a true horror classic - The Ring!
Midi2Macro
Turn any MIDI controller into a macro pad. Map notes and pads to keyboard shortcuts, launch apps, and control your DAW, stream or editing workflow - using gear you already own.
- Connect any MIDI controller automatically
- Map notes to shortcuts or app launches
- Works with DAWs, streaming and productivity tools
- Free to start, one-time Pro upgrade - no subscription
- Version 2.0 coming soon!
3D Modelling & Animations in Blender
The ultimate free course for absolute beginners - no prior 3D experience required. Go from a blank scene to your first modelled, textured and animated object.
- 3+ hours of step-by-step video training
- Blender fundamentals, modelling, materials, texture mapping & animation
- Completely free - no payment required
The full course is currently unavailable - check out the free Blender tutorials on the site in the meantime.
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Adobe After Effects
Industry-leading layer-based compositing for motion graphics and visual effects.
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Adobe Premiere Pro
Professional non-linear video editing, titles, transitions and colour.
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Blender
Powerful free 3D software - model, texture, light and render your own assets.
Explore Blender tutorials →What people are saying
Real reviews from students of the Surfaced Studio Academy.
“I am loving this course so far. Tobias is a great teacher, over the years he has helped me transition from a traditional graphic designer to a motion designer when I was about to quit the industry and now I am building the confidence to introduce 3D skills to my tool kit just from following along with this course.”
Neerosh “This is the first course that made me want to learn more about 3D modeling and animations. It is fast, also easy to process everything. Had learned A LOT in just a few minutes. Thank you for this course - it helped me see that it's not so hard to make 3D models for animations and games.”
Karina “As a absolute beginner I found this course extremely helpful. I have learned so much in just one single course, I enjoyed the teaching style very much and thanks to this free course I was able to create my first 3d animation.”
Prateek “Tobias has a very unique way of teaching that makes me want to learn... I started following Surfaced Studio on YouTube and he made everything look so easy and fun! Now I'm completely comfortable with After Effects and enjoy using this program.”
Melissa “One of the best organized, easier to follow courses for anyone wanting to get into Blender.”
Diego “This is the best beginner course I have seen so far and I have seen a lot. You don't get overwhelmed with too much knowledge packed into long sessions - this is a course that really kick started my Blender experience.”
Mario “This was THE best beginner Blender course I have seen. Blender is a giant of a program and has so many facets that its easy to get overwhelmed but this course breaks it down in such a way as to make it enjoyable.”
Astro “Really great course. It's chopped up into bitesized pieces so you can come and go easily without losing your way. He delivers each video with an infectious enthusiasm for the topic too. Highly recommended.”
Alan “Tobias has always had a fun way of showing how to use different software and this Blender tutorial is a great introduction for learning basic tools, navigation, and different features. Highly recommend this course.”
Eric M. “Tobias' teaching style is focused on giving students a deep understanding of why the tools are being used in a certain way, and how to choose the tool for the task. I learned more than I expected during the course. Thanks, Tobias!”
Bill “Your teaching style very detail and very easy to follow, thank you.”
kancha “As someone who used 2D CAD programs about 10 years ago, I found your lessons very easy to follow and understand. Picked up the basics in no time and was able to begin designing on my own.”
Not my name “Fantastic teacher. I really love Tobias' way of teaching, been a subscriber to his YouTube channel and a student in his Surfaced Studio Academy! Thank you.”
Snehith