Ask an After Effects artist how they develop their skill set, and odds are they’ll mention Video Copilot, Andrew Kramer’s website featuring a plethora of tutorials on innovative methodologies for creating visually sharp and complex effects. Kramer started out as a freelancer posting tutorials to the Creative Cow community, but he developed Video Copilot to offer its own line of software and plug-ins designed to make VFX artists’ lives easier — packages of physical shaders, reflection maps, HDRI environments and light maps, and more. But training remains key to Kramer’s ethos, and he continues to make tutorials to help motion designers and VFX artists wrap their heads around the tools and techniques available to them. www.videocopilot.net
