Daniel Gies - After Effects wizard

Daniel Gies is an extraordinary Canadian animator who has some quality work (and many tutorials) on his YouTube channel.  He uses After Effects to create some incredible 2.5D images.

Here is one example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPjtcZaCh2E&list=UUZD0nBcORFRo8QPxDbb4KDg