The Secret VFX Method: The Key to VFX for Beginners.
Have you ever wondered how special effects are made in video games, movies, series or commercials? Are you considering making a living doing this?
Allow me to welcome you to the world of VFX. In this easy-to-read book you will obtain the necessary knowledge to be able to start working in this industry.
Ever-expanding!
I'm Ge Lush, founder of Vefects.
I've been teaching in online learning academies such as VFX Apprentice or Rebelway.
Although I'm considered a top player in the VFX realm, I've experienced multiple difficulties during my career.
One of my dreams always was to allow all kinds of new enthusiasts to join the VFX world through tutorials and courses.
VFX should be a creative experience at reach to everybody.
I made this book 3 years ago, and kept updating it with useful info, new interviews with professionals, and other useful resources for readers to get a grasp on.
Made with love, this book contains over 300 pages of broad VFX knowledge, both for games and film.
In case you’re too lazy to read, I’ll spoil the content of the book for you:
We start with a bit of VFX history. You can skip it if it bores you or doesn’t interest you in the slightest. We’ve all fallen asleep in history class.
Even so, it’s necessary to put everything into context in order to better understand the reason and way of thinking and to propose many of the techniques used today to make VFX.
It’s not going to be a bore, I promise.
We’ll look at the basics of VFX. What makes a VFX visually attractive, credible, and conveying intentionality?
We’ll classify VFX by type, with practical examples.
We’ll learn the workflow of film VFX and VFX for video games and real-time projects, such as virtual reality, augmented reality, extended reality, etc.
We’ll discover what software is used to carry out all parts of the process.
I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of one of them: Adobe’s suite, like Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Animate (formerly known as Flash), Substance Designer or Substance Painter, Autodesk’s suite, like Maya or 3ds Max, or others like Houdini or Blender.
You’ll have exclusive access to interviews with industry professionals, who have agreed to reveal their tricks, experiences and anecdotes so you can learn more intelligently and effectively.
There are also many resources at your disposal that will help you, useful tools that you can use for your personal projects.
We will also see what opportunities VFX has to start building your fan base or setting up your own business.
We will talk about prices. How much can you earn as a VFX artist?
What are the differences between different experience levels? Does it vary depending on the country?
You will also be able to find your way around choosing your own PC. In this profession, it is key to have a powerful machine, since many techniques used to do VFX involve having a high capacity for image processing, simulation and variable calculation, etc.
You will understand how a PC is composed in broad terms, and what are the most important components for this type of work. This way you will be able to compare options and decide more easily and with conviction.
I would also like to clarify that throughout the book, when I refer to “VFX for video games”, we could actually specify that as “real-time VFX”.
We will also be equipped with a glossary that will allow us to better understand strange or unknown terms, because we are going to come across a good handful.
Remember that we are going to stay at a fairly superficial level and we are not going to go into depth on how to do VFX as such in a video game engine or specific software, we will not see tutorials, as it is very contextual for each case and somewhat more technical and advanced.
The main intention is to be able to see all the possibilities that there are and know where to access them in order to study and learn more about the subject.
Thanks!
