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Animate Straight-Ahead in Adobe Photoshop

Did you know that you can animate directly inside Adobe Photoshop? Open the hidden timeline and learn how to create frame-by-frame straight-ahead animations without any plugins.

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Elemental Studies #VFX

Learn Stylized Elemental FX

FX are born out of the need to represent natural elements doing incredible things. In our blog, we spotlight our friends and mascots: the VFX Apprentice elementals. These characters actually have root…

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The Building Blocks of VFX

Every complex discipline becomes more approachable when we break it down into its components, and real-time visual effects are built by combining three core pillars: textures, meshes, and shaders.

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Color Theory 101 for VFX Artists

VFX Artist Dave Shovlin guides us through the basic fundamentals of understanding color theory and how to think about color as a VFX artist. We dive into optic mechanics and human tri-chromatic vision…

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Reimagining Minecraft VFX

Mojang Studios' Chris Nordgren details how Minecraft Dungeons adapts the iconic blocky aesthetic into an arcade hack-and-slash while preserving franchise cohesion.

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Kitbashing: Efficient VFX Creation

In VFX, we often refer to kitbashing as taking elements from other effects and combining them into something new and unique. Reusing textures, meshes, shaders, and particle systems from already existi…

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Properties of Water FX in Games

Water has historically been one of the most challenging yet beautiful elements to simulate in video game history. In our blog, we look at how to master defining characteristics like transparency, segm…

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Disney Effects Artists on Making Wish

We sat down with Walt Disney Animation Studios Heads of Effects Animation Erin Ramos and Dale Mayeda to learn how they blended legendary 2D FX with modern 3D pipelines for the movie Wish.

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The VFX Artist Behind League of Legends Swarm

We had the honor of sitting down with Senior VFX artist Kevin Leroy (aka Sirhaian) to hear about his experience at Riot Games and his work creating the massively popular Swarm game mode. From getting …

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Designing Elemental Character FX

Character FX are one of the most fun and challenging assignments. In our blog, we explore the properties of fire and water-based characters and how simple features can turn a basic flame effect into a…

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Area of Effect

Ever wonder why some game attacks feel incredibly satisfying while others just feel messy? 🎮 It all comes down to Area of Effect (AoE) VFX. Designing these indicators isn’t just about making a …

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Genshin Impact Stylized VFX

Genshin Impact’s combat feels incredibly snappy, fluid, and magical. But how does HoYoverse achieve that signature look? ✨ The secret is their stylized real-time VFX. By blending classic anime a…

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