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Robbie Howe - Sketchbook

finchinspace October 21, 2025, 10:58am 1

Hi everyone! I’ve been a software developer for ~10 years now mostly working in web but with a few contract gigs in Unity and Unreal, I’m now trying to make more of a full transition into technical art specialising in shaders and VFX. I’ve just enrolled in an Unreal VFX bootcamp so thought it was about time to make my own little sketchbook! I’ve only tried out a couple of effects on my own but will be making more as part of the bootcamp.

Some links

Portfolio https://robbiehowe.xyz/
GitHub rmhowe (Robbie Howe) · GitHub
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-howe-8ba50540/

finchinspace October 21, 2025, 11:06am 2

My favourite effect so far is the Sandevistan Character Trail inspired by the Cyberpunk Edgerunners show.

Screenshot of the effect running in-engine.

Inspiration from Cyberpunk Edgerunners.

You can read a more detailed breakdown of the effect here if you’re interested: Character Trail (Sandevistan) | Robbie Howe

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finchinspace October 21, 2025, 11:22am 3

Another effect I liked was recreating a version of the bubble shield from Halo 3.

Screenshot of the deployed shield

Source inspiration from Halo 3 cinematic and in-game footage.

Again I’ve written a more detailed breakdown of the effect here: Procedural Bubble Shield | Robbie Howe

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