Houdini & EmberGen Bootcamp
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Course Length: 8 weeks
Mentor: Diana Simonyan
Next Start Date: TBD
Learn industry-leading software from seasoned professionals and create stunning fire, smoke, splashes, and groundbreaking simulations in EmberGen, LiquiGen and Houdini!
$1400
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8-Week Intermediate VFX Bootcamp
During this Bootcamp we will create massive explosion flipbooks in EmberGen, simulate ground explosions in Houdini, and dive deep into the world of Liquigen.
Learn how to use Vertex animation Textures, take a look at some special tricks like the six-point lighting technique, and bring everything together in Unreal 5!
$1400 per student
Not Now? Join the Waitlist!In this course you will learn...
Week 1 - Embers & Explosions
Learn the first major software package of this workshop: EmberGen and create fire, smoke and explosion flipbooks!
Week 2 - Groundbreaking Discoveries
It is time to shatter the earth in Houdini. Learn the terminology and create groundbreaking simulations!
Week 3 - An Unreal Explosion
Set up EmberGen flipbooks inside Niagara emitters and make them shine using a variety of shader tricks.
Week 4 - A Sequence of Events
Time to combine everything in the Unreal sequencer and polish our effect making it ready to showcase!
Week 5 - Testing the Waters
Dive deep into LiquiGen, before transforming your simulation into Vertex Animation Textures (VAT)!
Week 6 - The Math of Smoke & Light
Study the theory behind 6-point lighting and motion vectors, before setting up their unique shaders in Unreal!
Week 7 - Charge, Cast, Burst!
Assemble each stage of your final ink-spash effect in Unreal 5! Combining every asset from the previous weeks.
Week 8 - The "Toxic" Side of VFX
Time to combine everything in the Unreal sequencer and give it a toxic spin! Polishing the effect for your Portfolio!
Join this bootcamp and get access to:
- 8 weeks of live lectures and check-in sessions
- Direct feedback from professional VFX artists
- 15+ hours of exclusive lesson content
- 8 Weeks long Houdini & EmberGen licences
- New Project Files, Assets & Assignments
- 3 months of VFX-A All Access FX courses
- Permanent Discord Community Access
Your Mentors
Diana Simonyan
Diana has worked as a VFX artist for 3 years, outsourcing effects for a number of games of different genres, including titles such as Baldur's Gate 3.
Currently, she is working at Digital Extremes as a VFX Artist on Warframe and is excited to share some of her knowledge with other fellow artists.
Mustafa Al Obaidi
Mustafa contributed to several noteworthy titles, including Contraband, Gears of War Tactics and Solar Purge. As well as some unannounced projects at EA DICE where he is currently working.
Throughout his career, he honed his skills in crafting anything from explosive action sequences to intricately detailed environments and explored diverse creative realms within visual effects.
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