Happy One Year Work Anniversary to Allen Wu! Over the past year Allen has proven himself as a VFX artist, growing his skillset and creating work we are immensely proud to showcase. Join us in saying "bravo!"

Video features his work on Ymir, a frost god in Godforge.
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Suddenly feeling a bit lost. I don't know if making these things will even matter in the future. To be honest, the progress AI has made over the past year excites me but also terrifies me.
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Sci-Fi Ammo Pick-Up Effect in Unreal Engine 5 ✨

Experimented with WPO material deformations, Substance Designer textures, & Niagara systems for dynamic collection feedback! 💥

Driven by Blueprint overlap logic.

Full breakdown 👇
www.artstation.com/artwork/vzDN4x

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Working with AI -- Vol.22
After chatting with Gemini, I decided to scrap the 3D noise texture approach—it's just way too huge, or it requires too many samples to retain the details. In the end, I went with something similar to triplanar mapping.

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🎂Time to light some candles and sing Happy Birthday to Senior VFX Artist, Cesar Merchan!

We hope you have an out-of-this-world celebration, Cesar! 🌟

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Round and soft vs. spiky and sharp - you don't need to speak shape language to feel its impact!
Learn how to fix boring shapes with Jason's classic Shape Style Guide: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQDQ...
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🎂Wishing the Happiest of Birthdays to our Founder & Head of VFX, Keith Guerrette! 🎉

Don't worry, Keith, the gray strands only represent the years of wisdom you've brought to the VFX World! 😉🧔‍♂️

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Dialing in ammo pickup VFX! 🔋 Past the particle burst, the real power comes from stacking art + Niagara right on top of tight Blueprint logic.

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In collaboration with Riot Games, we contributed VFX work to the Blackthorn Collection in #VALORANT for the Classic, Marshal and Guardian.
See more of the work here: tuataragames.com/work/valorant
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🎉Sending a big Happy Birthday to VFX Artist, Shayne Feldmann!

We're wishing you a hand full of luck as you Rift through every milestone this year, Shayne! 🎊

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A look at some of the enemy VFX we contributed to Hunt: Showdown 1896, working alongside Crytek and their talented team.
Learn more about our work: tuataragames.com/work/Hunt-sh...
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Getting into shaders or trying to make your game look better? 👀 Check out our newest 6-book bundle for Unity & Godot! ➡️ jettelly.com/bundles/the-...

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Your effects should feel rewarding even in greybox.
This is what our students do during the Timing class: plan timing with block-in, tweak it until the effect hits the spot.
A few spots are still available: www.vfxapprentice.com/courses/inte...
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🤩 It's been 4 years of awesomeness with Senior VFX Artist, Ben Christensen!!

Check out this Helldivers-inspired effect that Ben created with vdb clouds and meshes made in #Houdini!

Cheers to another year of creativity and Happy Workiversary, Ben!

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IlluGen text node in action!

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Having fun with Curl Noise Force, mesh orientation, and facing modes in Niagara 🌀
Love how much motion character comes out of combining these simple forces 😍

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Gearbox Software VFX Lead Ashley Lyons is guiding our upcoming Advanced Shader class. Learn production-proven techniques directly from a veteran who shapes AAA worlds.
A few seats are still available, starting September 15th: www.vfxapprentice.com/courses/adva...
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"As long as you still keep the passion and love doing it, it doesn't matter if you progress a little bit slower." - Mia Yang, a mentor of the upcoming Timing Class.
A few seats are still available, starting September 14th: www.vfxapprentice.com/courses/inte...
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📈 During Week 1 of the Timing class, we will learn methods to analyze VFX intensity, visualize it clearly, and start building your own library of stylish, punchy references.
Starting in 2 days: www.vfxapprentice.com/courses/inte...
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