It's time to make your own films.
What happens when a feature film VFX artist goes rogue - merging techniques using Blender, Nuke, and new A.I Workflows?
Find out in this workshop!
Why Blender & Nuke?
It’s simple.
Blender is a powerful, yet cost effective solution for independent artists and small teams.
Nuke adds the final polish necessary to make your CG look great. After Effects is the wrong tool for great CG compositing.
A.I Workflows are experimental, this workshop explores workflows and techniques you will not find in big studios.
Stay ahead of the curve of technological change, and think like an artist.
Enhance your haze and volumetrics, lighting and compositing, textures, matte paintings, lens flares, and more.
Learn & Build Resourcefully
One of the core focuses of this workshop is to think like a resourceful filmmaker.
Many of the lessons, approaches, and line of thinking is within that philosophy.
We also provide a bunch of cool VFX ASSETS that you can use in any future project,
(which combined are worth more than the price of this workshop itself!)
Study the Masters, Become the Master
We’ll take visual principles from movies like Dune and The Creator, and learn how the same visual language was applied to these shots.
You will have access to the Nuke script to see every decision made, and we will do a complete step-by-step walkthrough of the artistic decisions.
Even if you’re new to Nuke, this is the best way to learn, and the knowledge carries directly into your own projects.
Workshop Length
2-3 Hours of Video
Difficulty
Intermediate
Included: Elements,
Nuke Scripts, Renders
Email Support
If you need it!
Layout, Texturing, Lighting and Compositing
This workshop is a full walkthrough of the two CG shots, showing techniques, workflows, and artistic principles to follow and keep in mind.
Lens Flare Pattern Pack
Over 100 Flare Textures! Get a full image library of cool flare patterns, and learn techniques to create procedural flares with them!
Smoke Assets
5 Smoke Assets (Ground, Air, Puffs). These bad boys were captured professionally in 16 Bit Linear Raw, delivered to you in 4k .EXR or PRORES
Lights, Camera, Action.
We'll learn simple techniques to ground your CG in reality. Learn about cameras, animation, and more.
A.I Enhancement
Learn to quickly create scenes with A.I Assets (2D, 2.5D, Full 3D), as well as enhancing existing CG assets.
SCRIPTS to learn from!
One of the best ways to learn is by following other's scripts!
Your Instructor
Alex Hanneman 
Alex is a Senior Compositor with experience working on numerous feature films. He has worked at top VFX studios worldwide - including Weta Digital, Industrial Light and Magic, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and more
FAQ
Who should take this workshop?
- Artists looking for new creative workflows, and looking to enhance their artistic eye
- People with some experience already in Blender / Nuke. If you don't have any experience in Nuke, SCROLL DOWN for the discount below for Nuke courses!
- Artists who want to direct their own films, or artists who want to freelance with Nuke + Blender
- Blender Artists who want to make their renders look good
- Anyone (even non blender users) who want to use A.I in their workflows. The workflows are pretty standard and can carry to other packages easily, but may give you some unique ideas on how to use A.I.
How is the workshop structured
The course is structured and explained as walkthrough. We won't build the CG shot from scratch (otherwise it would be 100+ hours), to keep the workshop concise it focuses on the key concepts that will be useful for you as an artist. Artistic principles, new workflows, and techniques for color / lighting / blending / elements / asset creation and more. We won't focus on every knob and button - this is not a software beginner course. If you have any questions, feel free to ask @ compositingacademy@gmail.com
Requirements for this Workshop
- 50GB of Storage recommended. Some of the smoke assets are large files (2-5gb for each).
- Nuke and Blender. Nuke is FREE for non commercial use. The Non-Commercial version has very few limitations. Nuke is used in every major VFX studio worldwide.
- 16GB Ram Minimum, 32GB-64GB Recommended
What if I have a question during the course?
You can send emails to have email support, normal response time is 3-5 days.
Do I need to know Blender to take this course?
No. The 3D Principles will easily carry over into any software. We do use Blender as an example, but this course is primarily focused on techniques, not software.
Do I need to know Nuke to take this course?
Yes. Many techniques that are taught are only possible in Nuke. Nuke Non-Commercial is FREE, which many people do not know. It's the best software for Compositing. If you want a discount for Nuke Courses, check out the below offer!
Can I use the assets even after the course?
Yes! They are yours for non-commercial OR COMMERCIAL use! The only limitation is you may not re-distribute them as stock footage or elements by themselves, but you can use them in any film project or game as long as the original files can't be extracted. This is licensed for one person taking the course, if you're a studio, feel free to reach out for different licenses.
Can I use this shot for my demo reel
If you do the full shot from scratch, you can use it. However, if you use portions of the existing script that's provided, you're only cheating yourself. This workshop is primarily for learning not for demo reels since the script is provided to you.
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The Blender / Nuke Workshop
$99
$149
- CG Assets (4K Smokes, HDR Lens Dirt, Lens Flare Patterns) ($200 VALUE)
- Renders and Nuke Scripts to learn from ($100 OF VALUE)
Don't know NUKE?
Special Offer Below
Beginner Series Bundle
(4 Nuke Courses)
+ BLENDER Workshop
$549
$649
- Course Updates
- Email Support from a Senior Compositor
- Project Files and Video Streaming
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This is an online course with all of the content provided.