Hey guys, I mentioned this in the last office hours, but wanted to drop it here too. There's a podcast by Kevin Parry called How Artists Make Money and it's worth your time. What I love about it is the variety. He talks to artists from all kinds of backgrounds and you realize quickly there isn't one path. There are dozens. Sometimes inside the same career. That's the part I want you to pay attention to. Multiple income streams. Not everything riding on one client. Not everything riding on one type of work. Many small things stacked next to each other. Over the years, that stacks into something stable. Stable in a way one big client never is. One client can disappear in a week. Five small ones disappearing in the same week is way less likely. Go listen. Pick one episode that catches your eye. Then pick another.😊 Curious to hear who you find inspiring in there. 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@HowDoArtistsMakeMoney

Hey guys! You asked for it? There it is. 😊 🔥The After Effect Mega post.🔥 "Where do I actually start with After Effects?" So I put together the post I wish someone had handed me on day one. YouTube channels. Learning platforms. Plugins. Scripts. Free stuff. Paid stuff. My personal stack. No affiliate nonsense. No "top 50" filler. Just the stuff that actually teaches you something or saves you time. Bookmark this one. Come back to it. Let's go. 👉 1. YouTube channels (free, excellent) If you learn nothing else from this post, follow these people. You can build a real foundation in AE without paying a euro. - Ben Marriott The most beginner-friendly teacher on YouTube right now. Fun, clear, fast. His "Learn After Effects in 10 Minutes" video is how thousands of people started. Start there. youtube.com/@BenMarriott - Jake In Motion (Jake Bartlett) Calm, precise, project-oriented. No fluff. Great for intermediate tricks once you know the basics. youtube.com/@jakeinmotion - ECAbrams (Evan Abrams) Veteran. Over a decade solving real client problems in AE. He teaches you how to think, not just which button to press. That difference matters later. youtube.com/@ECAbrams - Video Copilot (Andrew Kramer) The legend. The reason most of us picked up AE in the first place. Go watch the old tutorials. The projects are dated. The lessons are timeless. videocopilot.net - Dope Motions 500+ tutorials. Huge library. Great rabbit hole once you know what you want to practice. youtube.com/@DopeMotions - Sonduck Film Clean, practical. Strong for Illustrator to After Effects workflows. youtube.com/@SonduckFilm Start with Ben. Build the habit of watching one tutorial, then opening AE and rebuilding it yourself. Watching is not learning. Rebuilding is. 👉 2. Learning platforms (when you're ready to pay)