As real-time VFX Artists, mesh creation is a big part of our everyday lives. There is a lot of softwares which we can use to create meshes for visual effects but today I will be focusing on Blender. I use Blender in my workflow simply because it is free, open-sourced and lightweight. I love the …
Hey there! I recently did an interview for RTVFX Podcast with Travis McCallum where I talk about my career, working with Riot Games on Valorant and other challenges that I face everyday.
First of all, I wanted to write this post back in the fall when it was my official 2 years of being employed as a VFX Artist but I always found some kind of excuse not to do it. I thought these reflection thoughts would pass but yet this haunts me to this day therefore …
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This summer I did a presentation ‘5 things I wish I knew before becoming a VFX Artist’ for DevGamm Vilnius 2023.
I didn’t do a technical talk, but rather a very soft one…
Hey! I recently presented how I created three ‘area of effect’ effects for an upcoming indie title ‘Treasure Tile‘. It includes three versions of the effect: basic, ice, and poison. I also shared some of my workflows and secrets behind the process. I mention the different tools I use for texture creation, shaders (shader math …
In this blog post, I would love to share with you 5 useful ShaderGraphs that will help you create visual effects! Whether you are just starting to learn how to create visual effects or you are a seasoned creator I hope you will find some use in them. These are the shaders that I most …
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Color is one of the most powerful tools at the hand of the artist, yet so many of us ignore it and don’t practice it. I make or made the same mistakes as you and by no means I am an expert on this topic, I am on this artist’s journey just as you are. …
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When I was searching the web and looking for different ways to create fog effects, I noticed that most tutorials used Shuriken and smoke texture animation sheets. In addition, the fog effects were not low-lying but rather tall, and unfortunately, scaling it down and making it float near the floor did not make it look …
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