Hello! This is my first time posting here and also my first time participating in the vfxsketch challenge. Here’s the link to my final piece:
I didn’t initially post when I first started on the piece b/c I wasn’t so sure if I was going to commit to it. But now that I finished, I do have all my previous passes and notes so I’ll update this thread of my progress. :]
(this is my first time also posting on a forum in general, so I have no idea what I’m doing 
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I started off w/ brainstorming and gathering inspiration from Pinterest. Compiling everything together and dissecting what parts I want to include in this fx.
After gathering my inspo, I decided to just make it exist w/ a rough block in!
Continued working it and building the pieces to get a stronger idea. Explosion not included since it wasn’t changed at this time.
Went back to brainstorming on the 2nd attack b/c I didn’t know what I exactly wanted in the second attack. Just needed to create a clear visual for myself so I could have something to reference while I was building more of this piece.
Then came my second pass! Slowly chipping away from the block-in by building textures, shaders, and adding color. Also adjusted the timing too! This was presented during VFX-A’s weekly mentor session to receive feedback and get some more ideas to build upon.
Feedback was to add more layers to the laser, make the impact (from the laser) more punchier, control the color values, and add a timer for when the explosion is coming.
This is the third pass after intaking all the feedback!
Was then suggested to reuse the frost particles (that appear in the beginning) in the explosion.
Last part of the piece was to work on the explosion. So I went on another inspo hunt and dissected some explosions.
All which lead me to finishing the piece.
I had a lot of fun working on this! I’m not the best at thoroughly conveying my thought process so I hope the visuals helped seeing how I tackled this project.
Woah that’s really coooool! And thanks for saving some nice breakdown!
Nice stuff! Really stylized.
