Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
There's a fast new GPU-based particle plugin for After Effects in beta, an AI agent lives inside After Effects and actually impressed Jake Bartlett, and Blender is getting real per-light cel shading in 5.3.
Get the full show notes here: schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-august-31-2026
NEW COURSE | Grease Pencil Field Guide - Learn to combine hand-drawn 2D animation with Blender's 3D tools to create illustrated scenes. Learn more: schoolofmotion.com/courses/grease-pencil-field-guide
👉 CHAPTERS 👈
0:00 Coming Up…
0:19 AEP Transplant
1:08 SOM News
2:12 Atom
3:18 Higgsfield in Blender
4:19 Blender NPR Sneak Peek
5:14 Cool Work
6:49 Ripplor
7:40 C4D MoGraph Workflow in Blender
8:16 Softie Collision System
8:45 Student Spotlight
9:16 New Vector Tools in Figma
9:37 Wild Construct / Entropy
10:32 That's a Wrap!
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
School of Motion All-Access: schoolofmotion.com
School of Motion Team Training: schoolofmotion.com/training-for-teams
Grease Pencil Field Guide: schoolofmotion.com/courses/grease-pencil-field-guide
Design Bootcamp: schoolofmotion.com/courses/design-bootcamp
Courses & workshops coming soon: schoolofmotion.com/coming-soon
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
AEP Transplant: aescripts.com/aep-transplant
Atom: tryatom.ai
Higgsfield for Blender: higgsfield.ai/plugins/blender
Blender Material Lighting Nodes feedback: devtalk.blender.org/t/material-lighting-nodes-feedback/45695
Ripplor for Cinema 4D: sdimaging.gumroad.com/l/ripplor
SouthernShotty MoGraph Toolbox: superhivemarket.com/products/blender-mograph-toolbox
Softie Collision System: superhivemarket.com/products/softie-collision-system
Figma Eraser and Paint Tools: https://x.com/figma/status/2091923343075381653
Wild Construct / Entropy: wildconstruct.com
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Oddfellows - Figma: oddfellows.tv/work/figma
Stoopid Buddies Stoodios - Mac Mini claymation (Aaron on Twitter / X): https://x.com/aaronp613/status/2092240033273049107?s=46
Mac Mini Claymation BTS: https://x.com/aaronp613/status/2092323535196672028?s=46&t=wkZ6d0CseJ2Jtp_I7t5hUQ
Rive UI Challenge: https://www.wrad.work/collaborive
SOM Student of the Week - Joey Myers: hub.schoolofmotion.com/c/student-showcase/design-bootcamp-urban-freestyles-8dfba428-cde1-43ba-9e7a-edd00e23b372
Joey Myers Portfolio: https://www.joeymyers.design/
There's a fast new GPU-based particle plugin for After Effects in beta, an AI agent lives inside After Effects and actually impressed Jake Bartlett, and Blender is getting real per-light cel shading in 5.3.
Get the full show notes here: schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-august-31-2026
NEW COURSE | Grease Pencil Field Guide - Learn to combine hand-drawn 2D animation with Blender's 3D tools to create illustrated scenes. Learn more: schoolofmotion.com/courses/grease-pencil-field-guide
👉 CHAPTERS 👈
0:00 Coming Up…
0:19 AEP Transplant
1:08 SOM News
2:12 Atom
3:18 Higgsfield in Blender
4:19 Blender NPR Sneak Peek
5:14 Cool Work
6:49 Ripplor
7:40 C4D MoGraph Workflow in Blender
8:16 Softie Collision System
8:45 Student Spotlight
9:16 New Vector Tools in Figma
9:37 Wild Construct / Entropy
10:32 That's a Wrap!
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
School of Motion All-Access: schoolofmotion.com
School of Motion Team Training: schoolofmotion.com/training-for-teams
Grease Pencil Field Guide: schoolofmotion.com/courses/grease-pencil-field-guide
Design Bootcamp: schoolofmotion.com/courses/design-bootcamp
Courses & workshops coming soon: schoolofmotion.com/coming-soon
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
AEP Transplant: aescripts.com/aep-transplant
Atom: tryatom.ai
Higgsfield for Blender: higgsfield.ai/plugins/blender
Blender Material Lighting Nodes feedback: devtalk.blender.org/t/material-lighting-nodes-feedback/45695
Ripplor for Cinema 4D: sdimaging.gumroad.com/l/ripplor
SouthernShotty MoGraph Toolbox: superhivemarket.com/products/blender-mograph-toolbox
Softie Collision System: superhivemarket.com/products/softie-collision-system
Figma Eraser and Paint Tools: https://x.com/figma/status/2091923343075381653
Wild Construct / Entropy: wildconstruct.com
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Oddfellows - Figma: oddfellows.tv/work/figma
Stoopid Buddies Stoodios - Mac Mini claymation (Aaron on Twitter / X): https://x.com/aaronp613/status/2092240033273049107?s=46
Mac Mini Claymation BTS: https://x.com/aaronp613/status/2092323535196672028?s=46&t=wkZ6d0CseJ2Jtp_I7t5hUQ
Rive UI Challenge: https://www.wrad.work/collaborive
SOM Student of the Week - Joey Myers: hub.schoolofmotion.com/c/student-showcase/design-bootcamp-urban-freestyles-8dfba428-cde1-43ba-9e7a-edd00e23b372
Joey Myers Portfolio: https://www.joeymyers.design/
