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You will be given a VFX production level pipeline and learn workflow habits and techniques for staying on track during game development from concept to completion. We will create Master Materials and Assets in a way to maintain speed and quality while in production.
Learn how to build out deeper levels of control in Niagara through the use of Niagara Module scripts and User Parameters to interface with Houdini Point Cache Data, Unreal Materials, Level Sequences and Blueprints.
Learn how to use Level Sequences for gameplay interaction and during cinematics to implement your VFX, Interface with Blueprint Logic and keep your FX going when transitioning back into gameplay.
Use Houdini, Substance Designer and EmberGen to create VFX Assets with iteration, speed and flexibility in mind. Use these tools to integrate between each other and Unreal for greater leverage and power in your VFX creation process.
We’ll learn how to climb the mountain of crafting VFX for large game moments in a way that will keep morale high and allow us to hit tight deadlines. This will also help establish a focus on maintaining cohesive and consistent Art Direction throughout production while satisfying gameplay and design.
We are going to dive head first into this course by treating it like a real game production.
You will be given a project that already has gameplay logic, the Hero character, the main prop, an environment, the cinematic blockouts and temporary placeholder VFX. Then you will be briefed on the Lore of the game and the VFX tasks needed for this EPIC hero moment.
We will move through each week in a way that will help you stay focused, build your morale, allow you to maintain consistency in Art Direction through iterative asset creation techniques and keep you on track to ship on time with High-End AAA level quality.
This course will give you the understanding you need to collaborate with multiple disciplines in a production environment by navigating Blueprints for gameplay logic, Animation Montages, Level Sequences for both gameplay and cinematics, 3D prop mesh and material manipulation, advanced Niagara systems with Houdini, Blueprint and Sequencer integration and experience with building tools and advanced asset creation pipelines in industry software like Houdini, Substance Designer and EmberGen. This course is loaded with content and has everything you will need to become a Real-Time VFX Wizard and help you enjoy a long career in the Video Game Industry!
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This masterful magical effect is all about control. We will learn to manipulate particles, volumes and geometry with completely custom VEX code that can help you achieve any look.
In this effect I will show you how to break down a complex, layered effect into simple setups and how to maintain that all important sense of scale and explosive timing this epic shot requires.
One of the most common magical FX but difficult to get right. Together we’ll unpack how to spread decay maps naturally and how to use this to drive an eye-catching disintegration FX that feels weighty and believable.
*We don't own the footage in these clips. We are using them as reference material for the workshop.
Complex shot with multiple elements Water sims and particle sims combined with a big ass Nuke + ocean rendering and some character coth FX. yeah this is a good one.
Directable smoke trails with multiple emitters and three big dust explosions? yes please. ( we will check the environment creation as well )
Just looks awesome and we wanted to re-do it. Complex shot with multiple elements. Become a one man army that can finish a full shot like this from start to finish. People will love you in the studio.
Big night explosion with the realistic overexposure feeling. Fire elements plus rbd destruction on the house.
Big demo scene for the Master Exploder toolkit with pro tips on how to have post sim directable color on you explosions and smoke.
Just a fun nuke with our Explosivo materialX shader. Compositing really made this one sing.
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We are collaborating with Griffin Animation Academy to provide you with the highest quality animation assets online.
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This will be an overgrowing library of animation assets and a good opportunity to collaborate with fellow Animators.
Our students can collaborate with Griffin animation academy students to create breathtaking unique show-reel projects you will not find assets like this anywhere else.
This will imitate a real life studio Scenario where multiple departments collaborate together with a CG supervisor like Corbin overseeing the project.
We're frequently asked, 'How can I make my portfolio unique?' Certainly not by displaying all your FX renders on a plain black background. This library offers unlimited creative freedom to help your FX stand out.
We are collaborating with Griffin Animation Academy to provide you with the highest quality animation assets online.
This will be an overgrowing library of animation assets and a good opportunity to collaborate with fellow Animators.
Our students can collaborate with Griffin animation academy students to create breathtaking unique show-reel projects you will not find assets like this anywhere else.
This will imitate a real life studio Scenario where multiple departments collaborate together with a CG supervisor like Corbin overseeing the project.
We're frequently asked, 'How can I make my portfolio unique?' Certainly not by displaying all your FX renders on a plain black background. This library offers unlimited creative freedom to help your FX stand out.
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Jesse Henning is a Senior VFX Artist in the Video Game Industry where he currently works for Wizards of the Coast at Atomic Arcade bringing the world of G.I. Joe and Snake Eyes to life. He is a self-taught artist and has worked on around 6 titles including Conan Exiles, Dune Awakening (Briefly) and Destroy All Humans 2.
Prior to game development, Jesse had over a decade of filmmaking, 3D modeling/animation and motion graphics experience. He worked as a freelance 3D animator where he tackled projects from concept to completion for major commercial companies like Toshiba, Lenovo and Cree Lighting. He has solely been an Unreal developer throughout his time in the game industry and has developed battle tested, industry level practices for creating High-End AAA VFX for games in multiple production environments.
Jesse has a strong, passionate focus on helping lead others toward their goals of industry success and longevity by teaching foundational principles, providing production focused techniques and giving insight into developing pipelines and workflows that will keep you on track throughout your projects development.
Since he is self-taught, he has had to navigate how to approach learning in a focused way to help him achieve his goals and function at a high level as an artist. Throughout the course of his 15 year career, he has had to understand how to take someone else’s vision and bring it to life while maintaining high standards through tight deadlines. He is excited to partner with you in your journey and help you discover your potential to become a VFX Wizard.
We are collaborating with Griffin Animation Academy to provide you with the highest quality animation assets online.
This will be an overgrowing library of animation assets and a good opportunity to collaborate with fellow Animators.
Our students can collaborate with Griffin animation academy students to create breathtaking unique show-reel projects you will not find assets like this anywhere else.
This will imitate a real life studio Scenario where multiple departments collaborate together with a CG supervisor like Corbin overseeing the project.
We're frequently asked, 'How can I make my portfolio unique?' Certainly not by displaying all your FX renders on a plain black background. This library offers unlimited creative freedom to help your FX stand out.
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VOTE!*We don't own the footage in these clips. We are using them as reference material for the workshop.
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JURI BRYAN
Eddie Chew
Sam Savage
SHELDON SCHWARTZ
Jesse Henning
Hudson Martins
Luca Goury
