Foundations of VFX Course
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VFX training on this course
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This VFX for beginners course will provide you with a strong foundation in 3D modeling, animation, and visual effects, allowing you to obtain hands-on experience with each subject and confidently determine which field you'd want to concentrate in. You'll study the VFX software that top production companies across the globe use, and you'll begin your career in the business!
Why should you come to our school to learn visual effects?
You'll be taken through the full VFX post-production process step by step, get a basic grasp of CGI and motion graphics, and gain hands-on experience.
After graduation, you may continue your education with an advanced course in your chosen field.
This VFX for beginners course will provide you with a strong foundation in 3D modeling, animation, and visual effects, allowing you to obtain hands-on experience with each subject and confidently determine which field you'd want to concentrate in. You'll study the VFX software that top production companies across the globe use, and you'll begin your career in the business!
Why should you come to our school to learn visual effects?
- Get the most up-to-date information on the abilities that studios are looking for.
- VFX artists with real-world expertise will coach you.
- Maya, Substance Painter, Houdini, and Nuke are just a few of the programs you may learn.
You'll be taken through the full VFX post-production process step by step, get a basic grasp of CGI and motion graphics, and gain hands-on experience.
After graduation, you may continue your education with an advanced course in your chosen field.
Skill level
Intermediate
Prerequisites
Basic computer skills & min. computer specs
Included software
Maya, Substance Painter, Houdini, Nuke
Learn VFX
Visual effects program knowledge will help you gain employment skills and a competitive advantage.
Flexible SchedulingSchedule your classes around your employment and family obligations.
Tasks for practicsGet skills on how to work on big motion pictures and video games.
Job-Ready CompetenciesDevelop the practical and relevant career abilities that studios want.
Plans for PaymentWith flexible payments, you may pursue your passion and begin working sooner.
curriculum
An industry-recognized program to get you started in the film and video gaming industries.
Term 1:
ANIMATION & MODELING FOR VFX
Use Maya, Substance Painter, and Houdini to go straight into your VFX course with 3D modeling, animation, and visual effects tasks. Set up a suitable workflow, which is a skill you'll need throughout your career. Use the 12 Principles of Animation to create realistic animation, then move on to basic 3D objects. Finish with animation walk cycles, character leaps, 3D models such as stylish objects or weaponry, and a space rover or robot model for your portfolio.
Foundations of Animation (Stream A)
- How to utilize the software that VFX firms use
- Animate and create 3D models from the ground up.
- Make your animation move in a realistic way.
- To maintain a crisp line flow, retopolgize high-resolution objects.
- How to establish appropriate Maya processes
- Objects should be retopolgized for a smooth line flow.
- Create 3D elements from movies and video games.
- Substance Painter was used to creating the texture.
Foundations of Animation (Stream A)
Foundations of 3D Modeling (Stream B)
- 3D Animation & Rigs: A Beginner's Guide
- Creating a Persona
- The importance of timing and spacing cannot be overstated.
- Overlap and Follow-Up
- 01 Pose Transitions
- 02 Pose Transitions
- Cycle Walk for Lower Body
- The cycle of Lower Body Running
- The cycle of Full-Body Walking
- Running Cycle for the Entire Body
- Proposition 01: Take a Walk
- Proposition 02: Take a Walk
Foundations of 3D Modeling (Stream B)
- The Basics of Modeling
- Using References to Block a Model
- Cleaning up and finalizing the model
- Basics of Retopology
- 2A Modeling Project
- Project 2B Modeling and Presentation
- Modeling of a Hard Surface with High Polygons for Film
- Low Poly Hard Surface Modeling for Games
- Theoretical UV
- Texture Preparation & UV Layout
- Substance Painter is a program that allows you to paint with substances.
- Presentation & Texturing
Term 2:
CHARACTER ART, ANIMATION & ENVIRONMENT MODELING
With increasingly complicated projects, you may build on your animation and 3D modeling core knowledge. Create battle activities for movies and games by animating individuals interacting with their environment and seeing how they react to physical force. After that, you'll study human anatomy and design your own 3D persona, complete with clothes, hair, and accessories. Finally, you'll develop a realistic 3D scene with elements like buildings, trees, rocks, and objects, using a concept design as a guide.
Animation for Intermediate Students (Stream A)
3D Modeling for Intermediate Students (Stream B)
- What is the best way to animate action sequences?
- Animation body mechanics
- Create 3D environments from the ground up.
- 3D elements to texture, light, and render
3D Modeling for Intermediate Students (Stream B)
- What is the best way to make 3D characters and environments?
- Create a simple rendering scenario.
- Model assets with organic and hard surfaces.
- Make use of lighting and rendering methods.
Animation for Intermediate Students (Stream A)
3D Modeling for Intermediate Students (Stream B)
- Blocking Run and Jump
- Polish your running and jumping skills.
- Blocking Parkour
- Polish Parkour
- Weight Blocking & Forces
- Polishing Forces & Weight
- Lifting Weights and Blocking
- Weight Lifting Gloss
- Blocking is a combat action.
- Polish Combat Actions
- Blocking a Fight Scene
- Polishing the Fight Scene
3D Modeling for Intermediate Students (Stream B)
- Character Modeling: An Overview
- Character Development
- Accessories and Clothes
- UV and Texturing for Characters
- Maya's hair
- Presentation of Characters
- The Basics of Environmental Modeling
- Basics of the Environment - Modeling
- Basics of the Environment - Texturing
- Trees
- Constructing props
- Presentation of the Environment
Term 3:
FX FOR VFX
Your VFX training isn't complete unless you're confident in your ability to create amazing visual effects in Houdini for the film. Learn how to construct dynamic particle effects and integrate them into a scene with lighting and rendering in a seamless manner. You will have a hands-on grasp of the VFX pipeline, multiple portfolio pieces, and a better notion of whatever specialty you want to follow in the film business by the conclusion of this course.
- How to make unbelievable visual effects for a movie
- Make use of particle and simulation methods.
- Compose and light your shot
- Present your work in a professional manner.
- Houdini Networks: An Overview
- Using Houdini to Create Motion
- Project Particle FX
- Attributes That Transform
- RBD FX: An Overview
- Project RBD FX
- Introduction to Pyro and Smoke
- Project Pyro FX
- FLIP: An Introduction
- Project Flip FX
- Introduction to the FX Project
- Presentation of the FX Project
FAQ
Do you have any questions? We've got the answers you're looking for.
Learn more about the course requirements and the visual effects occupations you could pursue after graduation. Visit our main FAQ page or email us if you have any general inquiries regarding studying at our school.
VFX COMPOSITING FAQS
You'll need basic computer abilities and a computer that satisfies the minimal requirements to succeed in this class (see next question).
Software:
You need to purchase a Nuke student license. You'll also need to get access to a VFX asset collection to utilize during the course.
Hardware:
Nuke requires a dedicated graphics card as well as a machine that satisfies the minimum system requirements.
You need to purchase a Nuke student license. You'll also need to get access to a VFX asset collection to utilize during the course.
Hardware:
Nuke requires a dedicated graphics card as well as a machine that satisfies the minimum system requirements.
In the entertainment sector, studying VFX compositing may lead to a multitude of job opportunities.
This brief compositing course will get you started, but in a competitive business, continuing your studies with the more advanced Nuke Compositing Course will better prepare you for a career in the field and help you boost your employment chances.
The course introduces more advanced methods and devotes an entire term to career development and portfolio preparation in order to prepare you for the workforce. Following completion of the whole academic track, you may be able to work in junior VFX compositing roles such as:
This brief compositing course will get you started, but in a competitive business, continuing your studies with the more advanced Nuke Compositing Course will better prepare you for a career in the field and help you boost your employment chances.
The course introduces more advanced methods and devotes an entire term to career development and portfolio preparation in order to prepare you for the workforce. Following completion of the whole academic track, you may be able to work in junior VFX compositing roles such as:
- Roto artist
- VFX compositor
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