Resources tagged: fx
100 curated 3D resources tagged fx (Workflow). Browse all tags.
- 2D Cel Flames with Pyro channel. Stylized 2D flame with pyro sim.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - 3DEqualizer Paid software. High-end matchmoving (major VFX studios).
in Software Reference → Matchmoving & Camera Tracking Software - A Crack In The Slab plugin. Recreation of a Dishonored 2 effect in Unity.
in Game Development → Unity Engine: Resources - ActionVFX License unspecified asset-source. VFX stock elements (explosions, fire, debris).
in Assets & Libraries → Stock Footage - After Effects Paid software. Motion graphics and compositing.
in Software Reference → VFX & Compositing Software - AFX plugin. Everyday compositing plugins for Nuke.
in VFX, Compositing & Virtual Production → Tech Art - Applied Houdini Paid tutorial. Stephen Knipping's FX-focused course series (ILM).
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: Essential Learning Resources - Asis FX channel. YouTube channel by AxisFX with 3D motion graphics and FX tutorials.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - Autograph software. USD-based motion graphics, compositing, and VFX (After Effects alternative). Free for individuals incl. commercial use. Originally Left Angle, now Maxon.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Axiom Paid plugin. Sparse fluid solver by Matthew Puchala.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: Plugins & Tools - Blender software. Free open-source 3D creation suite. Modeling, sculpting, animation, rendering, compositing, VFX.
in Software Reference → 3D Software: Free - Boris FX Particle Illusion Free tier software. Standalone particle generator. Free version; Pro features available inside Continuum.
in Software Reference → VFX & Compositing Software - Cavalry Free tier software. Procedural 2D motion design (After Effects alternative). Free tier available.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Christopher Rutledge channel. Houdini Nerd community creator.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - Custom Smoke Solver tutorial. Custom smoke solver walkthrough.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: FX & Simulations - DaVinci Resolve Fusion Free tier software. Node-based compositing, free with Resolve.
in Software Reference → VFX & Compositing Software - EmberGen Paid software. Real-time volumetric fluid sim (fire, smoke, explosions).
in Software Reference → VFX & Compositing Software - Ez Sprite Sheet tool. Creates sprite sheets from animated GIFs.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - FLIP Fluids Paid plugin. High-quality liquid simulation plugin for Blender.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Blender: Plugins & Addons - Free VDB Clouds asset-source. Pack of 3 cloud VDBs for large aerial views.
in Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Plugin & Addon Marketplaces - Friction software. Free open-source motion graphics and 2D vector animation. After Effects-style workflow.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - fSpy software. Free, open-source single-image camera matching → Blender.
in Software Reference → Matchmoving & Camera Tracking Software - FumeFX Paid plugin. Fluid solver for fire, smoke and explosions in 3ds Max, Maya and Cinema 4D, with GPU solving in v7.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → 3ds Max: Plugins - FYFD inspiration. Fluid dynamics blog with reference imagery for FX.
in Art, Design & Visual Storytelling → General Inspiration - Ghost Mesh Plugin plugin. Creates ghost/silhouette mesh effects in Unreal Engine 4.
in Game Development → Unreal Engine: Resources - GlueIT License unspecified tool. Free Simple Spritesheet Tool.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - IlluGen Paid software. Real-time procedural node-based generator for tiling noise, normal maps, flowmaps, 3D FX meshes, caustics, masks, distortions.
in Software Reference → VFX & Compositing Software - Jam2go channel. Procedural art and creative coding.
in VFX, Compositing & Virtual Production → Tech Art - JangaFX Docs reference. Official EmberGen/LiquiGen documentation and how-to guides.
in Software Reference → VFX & Compositing Software - Jet Fluids plugin. Jet fluid-engine simulator integration for Blender.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Blender: Plugins & Addons - John Kunz (site) channel. John Kunz's site linking his weekly Twitch and YouTube streams on Houdini FX, coding and Redshift.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: Essential Learning Resources - John Kunz (YouTube) channel. YouTube channel by John Kunz with Houdini FX, VEX coding and Redshift rendering tutorials.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - Kate Xagoraris (More FX Help) reference. Free Houdini FX learning hub. Vellum, FLIP, pyro, ocean sims plus downloadable toolkits and junior-artist career advice.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - Kavex's Spritesheet Maker tool. Free spritesheet maker to replace GlueIT. Has much newer export formats.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - Laigter tool. Free normal/specular/AO map generator for 2D.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - LibreSprite software. LibreSprite is an open source fork of Aseprite.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Lightcube Paid software. Pixel art editor for Windows w/ PSD, JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF support.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - LiquiGen Paid software. Real-time liquid simulation.
in Software Reference → VFX & Compositing Software - Make Your Own Pixel Art Paid book. Walks you step-by-step through the available tools, pixel art techniques, the importance of shapes, colors, shading, and how to turn your art into animation.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - Mark Fancher channel. YouTube channel by Mark Fancher with Houdini FX breakdowns and tutorials.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - max rose channel. Tech art breakdowns on YouTube.
in VFX, Compositing & Virtual Production → Tech Art - Microbot VDB Painter Paid plugin. Interactive painting and manipulation of OpenVDB SDF volumes in Houdini.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: Plugins & Tools - Motion Lab Paid asset-source. Membership VDB and VFX element library (explosions, smoke, fire, liquid sims).
in Software Reference → VFX & Compositing Software - NiagaraUIRenderer plugin. Render Niagara particle systems inside UMG UI widgets.
in Game Development → Unreal Engine: Resources - Not Very Dark Magic channel. Hair and fur starting point.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - OpenWalter plugin. USD plugins for Arnold, Houdini, Katana, and Maya.
in VFX, Compositing & Virtual Production → Tech Art - Owlboy inspiration. Explore a detailed steampunk world in the clouds. With it's range of endearing animations and expressions the world and it's characters come to life.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - Path Solver HDA License unspecified plugin. Houdini HDA that distributes points/objects along a path without intersections.
in Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Plugin & Addon Marketplaces - Paul Robertson inspiration. Australian, creating cute, sometimes cosmic and psychedelic, and sometimes weird nightmarish pixel art.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - PFTrack Paid software. Professional matchmoving, object tracking, mesh generation.
in Software Reference → Matchmoving & Camera Tracking Software - Pickle Paid software. Desktop pixel art editor for drawing sprites and animated frames.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Pixa.Pics Free tier software. Browser pixel-art tool w/ vectorization.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Pixel Composer (GitHub) tool. Node-based VFX editor for pixel art.
in Game Development → Game Design & Theory - Pixel Composer (itch.io) Paid software. Node-based 2D VFX and compositing for pixel art.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Pixelator Paid software. Turn any image into pixel art.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - PixelCraft tool. Open source and free, works in the browser. Easy to try out in the browser and as a PWA offline.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - Pixelorama software. Free pixel art editor (made in Godot).
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - PixelOver Paid software. Convert artwork to pixel art with animation, bone rigging, and pixel-perfect transforms.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Pixen (GitHub) software. Open-source pixel art and animation editor for macOS.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Plexus Paid plugin. After Effects plugin that connects generated particles with lines and triangles.
in Motion Graphics & Video → Motion Graphics: Tools & Utilities - Point Based Growth HDA License unspecified plugin. Houdini point based growth Asset.
in Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Plugin & Addon Marketplaces - Pragmatic VFX Paid tutorial. Advanced Houdini courses from an ILM FX TD.
in Learning, Community & Industry → Paid Tutorial Platforms - Pro Motion Paid software. Paid with trial, works on Windows. Advanced features tailored to creating pixel art for games.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - PyxelEdit Paid software. Pixel art editor for tilesets, levels, animations.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Quickfracture plugin. Mesh fracture and destruction effect for Unity.
in Game Development → Unity Engine: Resources - RBDLab Paid plugin. Blender add-on for rigid-body destruction: fracturing, debris, dust and metal deformation.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Blender: Plugins & Addons - Rebelway Free tier tutorial. FX, procedural modeling, VEX, pyro, destruction, fluid, fur, muscle, lighting, ML courses. Many free tutorials.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: Courses & Free Content - Rebelway YouTube channel. Free Rebelway tutorials on YouTube.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - regularmenthol channel. YouTube channel sharing Houdini FX tutorials and assets, plus UE5 and mocap content.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - ShoeBox tool. Adobe Air based app with game and ui related tools.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - Simon Schreibt channel. Game Art Tricks and Workflow Tricks. Technical breakdowns of how games achieve effects (mirrors, fog, rendering tricks).
in VFX, Compositing & Virtual Production → Tech Art - Smart Crown Splash FLIP tutorial. Vimeo demo of a small-scale Houdini FLIP sim using a mean curvature flow surface tension method.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: FX & Simulations - Smrvfx plugin. Example passing skinned-mesh data into the Unity VFX Graph.
in Game Development → Unity Engine: Resources - SonarFx plugin. Sonar scanning effect for Unity.
in Game Development → Unity Engine: Resources - Sprite Sheet Maker tool. Sprite Sheet Maker is a handy no fuss utility to pack sprites.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - Sprite Sheet Slicer tool. Sprite Sheet Slicer is a handy no fuss utility to slice sprites.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - SpriteMancer Paid software. 2D VFX and sprite animation.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Starbound inspiration. Travel across vibrant, colorful and expansive galaxies, including creative dynamic animations.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - Stitches tool. An HTML5 sprite sheet generator.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - Storm HydroFX Paid software. Real-time liquid and fluid simulation tool.
in Software Reference → Misc 3D Utilities Software - SynthEyes Paid software. Camera tracking with lens distortion solving.
in Software Reference → Matchmoving & Camera Tracking Software - Talos VFX tool. Node based, open source VFX Editor with interface and a ready to use libGDX runtime.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - TexturePacker Paid software. Sprite sheet packing, multi-engine export.
in Software Reference → 2D & Animation Software - Tim van Helsdingen channel. FX and procedural tutorials.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - TrembleFX Paid plugin. Procedural noise generator HDA by Shir Manor.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: Plugins & Tools - TyFlow Free tier plugin. Advanced particle/dynamics system. Destruction, cloth, fluids.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → 3ds Max: Plugins - UE4 Aurora Effect plugin. Raymarched aurora borealis effect for Unreal Engine 4.
in Game Development → Unreal Engine: Resources - Unreal Engine 5 Free tier software. AAA engine from Epic. Free until $1M revenue, then royalty.
in Software Reference → Game Engines: Commercial Free Tiers - VDBRender plugin. Nuke plugin that renders OpenVDB volumes natively, with deep output and motion blur.
in Software Reference → VFX & Compositing Software - VectorayGen software. Free node-based vector field generator for real-time VFX. Computes flows, noise, and turbulence to drive GPU particle motion.
in Software Reference → VFX & Compositing Software - Velocity Grid Export tool. Tool to export vector fields out of Houdini for Unreal.
in Game Development → Unreal Engine: Resources - VFX Apprentice (Allan McKay) Paid tutorial. Paid VFX career courses. Nuke + Houdini overlap.
in VFX, Compositing & Virtual Production → Compositing Learning, Books & Industry - Visual Tech Art channel. YouTube channel with technical art tutorials, mostly Unreal Engine shaders and materials.
in VFX, Compositing & Virtual Production → Tech Art - Voxel/Lego Pyro Explosion channel. Stylized voxel explosion.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - WhatIFound (Jason Harmon) channel. Liquid and fluid tutorials.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - Wobblepaint tool. Pico8 editor that give life to pixel art with a little wobble.
in Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Sprite & VFX - Wrap Deformer License unspecified plugin. Houdini wrap deformer. Surface-proximity alternative to point deform.
in Tools, Pipeline & Utilities → Plugin & Addon Marketplaces - WTTR Labs channel. YouTube channel with practical Houdini FX and procedural workflow tutorials, plus paid courses.
in Learning, Community & Industry → YouTube Channels: Houdini - X-Particles Paid plugin. Cinema 4D particle and VFX system for smoke, fire, fluids, grains and cloth.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Cinema 4D: Plugins - ZENO tool. Node-based 3D system for cinematic physics effects. Standalone open-source Houdini alternative.
in Modeling, Sculpting & Texturing → Houdini: Plugins & Tools