Insights

Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Chun Chun Yang

Creating breathtaking texture assets with Chun Chun.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: David Hirst

How David Hirst adapted to emerging look development and lighting technologies over his 20-year career.

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Careers

How to become a Nuke Technical Director

Learn the same skills and techniques used by leading VFX studios and artists.

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Blog

Nuke Indie: Everything you need to get started

Master the basics of Nuke Indie.

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Studio Stories

How Mari helped create the dæmons of His Dark Materials

Bringing fantasy to life with Framestore.

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Artist Spotlights

Nuke Artist Spotlight: Freddy Chavez Olmos

Getting spooky with the creative mind behind Duérmete Niño.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Ben McEwan

Getting nosy with one of Nuke’s top compositors.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Tom Newbury

It's character-building: Tom Newbury on crafting CG characters with Mari.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Francois Gendron

Why Katana is the perfect fit for Francois Gendron as a VFX Lighter.

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Studio Stories

Crafting chasms and creature chases in Jumanji: The Next Level

How Sony Pictures Imageworks used Nuke and Katana to level-up this anticipated sequel.

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Artist Spotlights

In the spotlight: Christophe Brejon

Lighting Artist, Christophe Brejon, talks to us about his career, his new book and the lowdown on Foundry’s top VFX trends.

Trends 2019

Blog

A wrap-up of 2019’s top trends for the VFX industry

As 2019 comes to a close, we look back at how the big trends this year have evolved—and where they’re headed.