Create a Sci-Fi Starship with CG Character Using Projection 3D in After Effects

Posted in Tutorials
Nataworkstudio
April 3, 2026

Learn how to create a sci-fi starship and integrate a CG character into your scene using Projection 3D in After Effects.

Author Notes

Create a sci-fi starship and integrate a CG character into your scene using Projection 3D in After Effects. This tutorial covers camera matching and modeling, converting to OBJ, creating window glass, integrating a character from Mixamo, uploading and rigging a custom model, and importing a character with lighting and shadows.

Get Projection 3D for Adobe After Effects: https://aescripts.com/projection-3d/

0:00 - Intro

0:21 - Camera matching and modeling

6:15 - Converting to OBJ

8:02 - Creating window glass

10:18 - Integrating character from Mixamo

12:00 - Uploading and rigging custom model

15:52 - Importing character, add lighting and shadows

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