Guess we all have to start somewhere 
After months of study, I’m finally sharing some of my RT VFX progress.Starting with my attempt at recreating Helldivers 2 shield!
It is by no means perfect, but this is my best attempt at recreating something so far.
Helldivers 2 - Shield Generator Backpack
For reference, this is the effect in game:
The shader was also super easy to make—even for a beginner! Overall i really liked the result, though i think there’s room for improvement.
WIP
Inspired by League’s old Barrier VFX, I decided to create another simple shield effect before moving on to more complex projects.
Surprisingly, the animation effect + material turned out to be more complex than I expected (for me at least).
Environment - Unreal Marketplace
Character model + animations - Mixamo
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