I’ve messed with VFX here n there for a few years now, as I was working as a 3D artist. Now that I’ve been laid off, I’ve decided to go full on into VFX, as it’s something I very much enjoy. annnnyway, here’s a lil combo animation I’ve been chipping away at the past day or two, It’s still very rough, but I’m excited for where it’s going!
I definitely want to speed up the animations themselves, then theres lots of additional particles I need to add. The wave at the end isnt final either, I’m considering doing a custom animation for the mesh with that! The warcry at the beginning will have some sort of aura as well, I havnt fully decided on that, just yet, hahaha.
Adjusted some of the animations, and changed up some of the feeling of the effect. I was attempting to mix a sort of acid/poison slashing effect along with a magic of sorts previously, and I decided to lean more into the sword play instead.
Gosh I love the timing on the bubbles as they pop, It adds secondary animation and meat to an otherwise very fast effect. <3
The initial glowing hit spark might be too big, especially in the last few hits. Or perhaps a thinner shape could also help. Though it might be in line with your references and genre, do you have a reference game in mind?
I have various toxic/poison slashes I’ve looked at, but this is a bit of an amalgam I’ll admit hahah, so It’s partially vibes, and partially listening to my mentor
I believeeeee this is my final version! Speed up, rather than slow down, redid how I was doing the slashes thanks to feedback from my mentor. Super happy overall with it, this was my first big foray into slash VFX
