I enjoyed the final result and how much I learned with this effect
Hope you like it. Feedback and comments are always welcome!
Hello!
I started studying VFX recently (VFX Apprentice student here) and this is the first contest I’m taking part, I think it will be a good opportunity to challenge myself.
I made this concept in Procreate with a lot of help from my partner, who is a VFX artist. This is what I’m trying to achieve:
I want to do a hit impact with the theme from Cardcaptor Sakura, so something with cherry blossoms and a lot of pink. The darker colors are meant to give a more aggressive feel to the effect, to create the idea of an attack. This is my inspiration board:
Also, I’m using Unity with the Cinematic Studio (HDRP) template, because there are good post-processing settings as default.
Besides Unity, I’m using Substance Designer, because I don’t have an artistic background so I don’t feel confident in my drawings, even tough I try to sketch some stuff sometimes. For the contest, I decided to go with SD and I was happy I got this good looking petal using mostly shapes and blend nodes
A little update: I’m working on the shader of the slash and added the flowers and color information. Some adjustments still need to be made, but I’ll polish the effect a little further down the road
Wow that animated concept looks fantastic! Curious what’s your background in art? You definitely got the aesthetics down which I think is way harder than the technical stuff in VFX!
Thanks so much!
I took a 2d animation course like 10 years ago and was always interested in art, but I used to work publishing books and creating book covers from time to time
My partner is a VFX artist and he encouraged me to give a shot to the VFX career and has been helping me a lot (especially with the shaders)
Coincidentally, I found your Youtube channel last week when I was looking for solutions for my shader: The five most used UV tricks for VFX artists! | Unreal Engine Quick Tips - YouTube
Thanks so much for spreading knowledge, it helped me have a better understanding of how UV works
No way haha, glad the video helped!! (Also reminds me I need to stop procrastinating and make my next video lol) Cant wait to see your finished piece!!
The past few days I worked on the dissolve/erosion mask of the impact, timing, and overall shapes
I’m happy with what I have so far haha
There are two things I still want to include in the effect: a ground crack and the glow of the sword
Hopefully I can manage to finish it until friday
