Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
After Effects replaces Roto Brush with AI masking, Unreal Engine 5.8 ships with true 3D terrain sculpting and an experimental vibe-coding plugin, and Epic shares their AI concept pipeline to very mixed reactions.
Get the full show notes here: schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-june-22-2026
NEW COURSE | Unreal Engine for Broadcast Design - Learn to bring motion design work into Unreal for real-time graphics and broadcast packages, taught by Jonathan Winbush. schoolofmotion.com/unreal
FREE PLUGIN FOR UNREAL | Node Ninja automatically builds your PBR materials automatically - every map connected, every projection option ready, without touching a single node. Grab it free: schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja-unreal
👉 CHAPTERS 👈
00:00 Coming Up…
00:19 LottieFiles Launches Motion System
01:16 DoAnimation by Kindred
01:58 School of Motion News
03:32 Unreal Engine 5.8 Is Out
04:55 Epic's AI Concept Pipeline
06:05 Jake Bartlett's Motion Lab
06:31 Cool Work
07:40 RetopoSketch
08:24 RadialZ
09:02 Mocha Pro 2026.5 Ships
08:54 Student of the Week
10:28 Higgsfield for Photoshop
11:14 Adobe's Big Week
12:37 Wrap Up
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
School of Motion All-Access: schoolofmotion.com/all-access
NEW: Unreal Engine for Broadcast Design: schoolofmotion.com/unreal
Cavalry Kickstart: schoolofmotion.com/courses/cavalry-kickstart
Courses & workshops coming soon: schoolofmotion.com/coming-soon
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
LottieFiles Motion System: lottiefiles.com/motion-system
DoAnimation by Kindred: doanimation.kindreddo.com
Unreal Engine 5.8: youtube.com/watch?v=ExFF5gXVhDU
Epic AI Concept Pipeline: youtube.com/watch?v=ZR2xbcf3Xyw
Node Ninja for Unreal Engine (FREE): schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja-unreal
Jake in Motion - Motion Lab: jakeinmotion.com/motion-lab
RetopoSketch for Blender: savedpixel.com/retoposketch
RadialZ for ZBrush: youtube.com/watch?v=CSrlpeuqYVk
Mocha Pro 2026.5: youtube.com/watch?v=ZpKo3pkzryU
Higgsfield Photoshop Plugin: higgsfield.ai/plugins/photoshop
Adobe Creative Cloud Updates: blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2026/06/15/from-culling-to-compositing-new-creative-cloud-innovations-across-every-stage-of-your-workflow
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Fafa Motion - Running Man (Cavalry): framerate.tv/watch/7e1ab7b7-4870-406f-b9a4-8bdd005c277e
Ryogo Toyoda - Roomba Ad: instagram.com/reels/DZmeQVwvn14
Blinkink - FIFA/BBC World Cup: youtube.com/watch?v=rQKrA9MTKxs
SOM Student of the Week - Seth Jensen (Cavalry Kickstart): hub.schoolofmotion.com/c/student-showcase/calvary-kickstart-social-media-experiment-7d0eb807-784b-4be3-a78a-94a19c9825d0
Seth Jensen's portfolio: sites.google.com/view/sethjensen-portfolio/home
After Effects replaces Roto Brush with AI masking, Unreal Engine 5.8 ships with true 3D terrain sculpting and an experimental vibe-coding plugin, and Epic shares their AI concept pipeline to very mixed reactions.
Get the full show notes here: schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-june-22-2026
NEW COURSE | Unreal Engine for Broadcast Design - Learn to bring motion design work into Unreal for real-time graphics and broadcast packages, taught by Jonathan Winbush. schoolofmotion.com/unreal
FREE PLUGIN FOR UNREAL | Node Ninja automatically builds your PBR materials automatically - every map connected, every projection option ready, without touching a single node. Grab it free: schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja-unreal
👉 CHAPTERS 👈
00:00 Coming Up…
00:19 LottieFiles Launches Motion System
01:16 DoAnimation by Kindred
01:58 School of Motion News
03:32 Unreal Engine 5.8 Is Out
04:55 Epic's AI Concept Pipeline
06:05 Jake Bartlett's Motion Lab
06:31 Cool Work
07:40 RetopoSketch
08:24 RadialZ
09:02 Mocha Pro 2026.5 Ships
08:54 Student of the Week
10:28 Higgsfield for Photoshop
11:14 Adobe's Big Week
12:37 Wrap Up
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
School of Motion All-Access: schoolofmotion.com/all-access
NEW: Unreal Engine for Broadcast Design: schoolofmotion.com/unreal
Cavalry Kickstart: schoolofmotion.com/courses/cavalry-kickstart
Courses & workshops coming soon: schoolofmotion.com/coming-soon
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
LottieFiles Motion System: lottiefiles.com/motion-system
DoAnimation by Kindred: doanimation.kindreddo.com
Unreal Engine 5.8: youtube.com/watch?v=ExFF5gXVhDU
Epic AI Concept Pipeline: youtube.com/watch?v=ZR2xbcf3Xyw
Node Ninja for Unreal Engine (FREE): schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja-unreal
Jake in Motion - Motion Lab: jakeinmotion.com/motion-lab
RetopoSketch for Blender: savedpixel.com/retoposketch
RadialZ for ZBrush: youtube.com/watch?v=CSrlpeuqYVk
Mocha Pro 2026.5: youtube.com/watch?v=ZpKo3pkzryU
Higgsfield Photoshop Plugin: higgsfield.ai/plugins/photoshop
Adobe Creative Cloud Updates: blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2026/06/15/from-culling-to-compositing-new-creative-cloud-innovations-across-every-stage-of-your-workflow
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Fafa Motion - Running Man (Cavalry): framerate.tv/watch/7e1ab7b7-4870-406f-b9a4-8bdd005c277e
Ryogo Toyoda - Roomba Ad: instagram.com/reels/DZmeQVwvn14
Blinkink - FIFA/BBC World Cup: youtube.com/watch?v=rQKrA9MTKxs
SOM Student of the Week - Seth Jensen (Cavalry Kickstart): hub.schoolofmotion.com/c/student-showcase/calvary-kickstart-social-media-experiment-7d0eb807-784b-4be3-a78a-94a19c9825d0
Seth Jensen's portfolio: sites.google.com/view/sethjensen-portfolio/home
