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15654 Quorum Drive, Addison, TX 75001 (469)374-9975
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2669, Addison, TX 75001
This site is owned and Operated by Vizy Acky: Garman's Visual Effects Academy
15654 Quorum Drive, Addison, TX 75001 (469)374-9975
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2669, Addison, TX 75001
| Number | VOL 270 |
| Name | Shader Writing for Visual Effects One |
| Format | Online Lecture / Remote Project Work |
| Objective | Introduction to writing shaders for visual effects. Teaches the basics of surface and displacement shader writing based on the RenderMan? Interface Specification using Side Effects Houdini Vector Expression (VEX) language. Principals learned can be applied to writing advanced vex tools for custom control of geometry surfaces, particles and compositing. |
| Skills | After completion of this course, students should be comfortable with the vocabulary of shader writing, the creation Houdini VEX constant, diffuse and specular surface shaders with texture and parameter mapping, VEX displacement shader with companion VEX SOP surface geometry deformations, and techniques to control shader parameters with Houdini attributes. Teaches skill sought by employers seeking qualified visual effects artists and technical directors. |
| Length | Twelve Hours of contact hours with the instructor over six weeks via email, online messenger and/or phone conversations, plus many hours of online video instruction. |
| Cost | $480.00 Purchase here. |
| Prerequisites | vol210 recommended |
| Who Should Take This Class |
Students should be comfortable with intro leve odelling, animation and lighting in Houdini. VOL 210, 220 and VOL 260 recommended but not required. |
| Schedule | Available Online |
| Questions? | Have a question? |