We’ve been recycling the same arrow swoosh and bow-twang sound effects for nearly a year, and decided to do a complete overhaul of our bow and arrow sound effects. This was a two stage process. First, Chris and Adrian joined a professional audio engineer and a shockingly talented archer to record some foley. Arrows, feathers, […]
Pro Users can download the Chromatic Aberrator Script Here Chromatic Aberration is a fantastic way to add style and energy to your shots. It’s wonderful for glitches, music videos, space-travel and logo animations. The techniques, while fairly simple, are always time-consuming. We took our 5 Favorite Chromatic Aberration techniques and turned them into an Adobe […]
Using After Effects and C4DLite Chris and Adrian teach you how to create this iconic effect from X-Men, the Mystique Transformation! Find the Feather Transition Rendered FX Here Pro Users can download the 3D Head C4Dlite and Alembic Files (PRO) Find Eugene’s Tutorial Here Enjoy the Saturday Morning Tutorials? Check out the The Complete Episode Guide
We have some new effects for you, Birds and Bees! This isn’t a euphemism, we literally created some bird and bee effects for our latest Animals & Creatures category. A common issue with matte painting and compositing is that everything just looks too static. Reality isn’t static. These new effects help add some life to […]
The SyFy Channel has a long history producing VFX heavy Shark Week films, and 2018 was no exception. One of those films released was the SyFy original Megalodon (not to be confused with The Meg (2018)) We had the pleasure to talk with Matt Dean, a VFX artist who knows a thing or two about […]
If you’re reading this, there’s a chance you’ve stumbled upon our puddle map collection and wondered, “What on Earth are these for?”. You’re not alone! If you’ve had some experience with 3D design, you may be familiar with “glossy maps” or “reflection maps”. These are textures which can tell rendering software how “shiny” an object […]
Download HD bullet hole impact VFX assets here! Too often do we overlook one of the must-have features of a gunfight in our VFX. Bullet holes! I’ve seen a lot of fight scenes involving a shootout simply focus on the muzzle flashes, but seemingly jumping over the fact that for every bullet shot, there is […]
Many artists try to avoid the deep end of the pool with their projects. Setting yourself up with an overly demanding goal will always push you to your limits, a goal such as turning your scene into a war-ravaged battleground! But now, you can dive into the deep end will full confidence! We’re happy to […]
New Magical Sound FX are now available for download! We have been needing fantasy/magical sound effects for so long, and we are happy to share the new collection with you. Our content has depended heavily on the SciFi category for supernatural sound design, which work well for some content, but not everything. The new Magic […]
Need music for a heist, caper, spy scene or any sneaky business? We got you covered. These 6 new tracks will make your audience wring their hands in anticipation. We’re offering a few tracks with more serious tones, and a few that are more playful. We’ve used these in a few of our shorts already, […]