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Shane Hollander at ice hockey rink in Heated Rivalry

Heated Rivalry VFX: behind the scenes of a game-changing show

Artist Spotlight: Léo Châtel black and white portrait on black background with colored spotlights

Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Léo Châtel

Find out about the artist behind the Nuke 17.0 splash screen.

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Artist Spotlight: Ahmed Khelladi black and white image of Ahmed against black and yellow

Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Ahmed Khelladi

Read about the Katana VFX artist behind our stunning splash screen.

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Shane Hollander at ice hockey rink in Heated Rivalry

Case Study

Heated Rivalry VFX: behind the scenes of a game-changing show

How FOLKS created the invisible VFX for the breakaway Canadian series.

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Kabuki stage still from Kokuho

Case Study

Kokuho VFX: Crafting Japan’s highest-grossing live-action film

How Spade&Co. built a production workflow around Nuke Studio.

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VFX breakdown The Last of Us season 2

Studio Stories

The Last of Us S2 VFX: Building a menacing season finale

Creating the stormy seas of dystopian Seattle with DNEG.

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Studio Stories

The Last of Us S2: Texturing post-apocalyptic Seattle

How DNEG moved the story forward with Mari.

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Softball player in still from Pixar's Win or Lose

Studio Stories

Win or Lose animation: Lighting Pixar’s first episodic

How Pixar created a unique aesthetic for each episode.

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Artist Spotlight graphic showing headshot of Andreas Feix

Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Andreas Feix

Read about the artist behind the short film We Hunt Giants.

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Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Two

Studio Stories

The untapped potential of ML in VFX

How Nuke’s CopyCat ML toolset was used in Dune: Part Two.

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The emotion characters from Inside Out 2 standing together

Studio Stories

Inside Out 2 lighting: Creating the emotion characters

Find out how Pixar brought Anxiety to the screen.

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Studio Stories

The Electric State VFX: Texturing robot characters

Behind the scenes on Netflix’s sci-fi robot adventure movie.

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Image of Viridian FX team taken in their studio

Studio Stories

From students to studio: How Viridian FX is supporting the next generation

The inspiring story behind a small studio with a big impact.

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