Tutorial: Introduction to Lighting & Compositing for Cinematics
The Gnomon Workshop has released Introduction to Lighting & Compositing for Cinematics, an improvers’ guide to production workflows for games cinematics and animations.
The workshop, recorded by Love Death & Robots and Secret Level veteran Jon Perez, provides over four hours of video training in Houdini, Arnold and Nuke.
An essential guide for young artists aiming to create lighting and compositing portfolios
In the workshop, which is aimed at artists looking to specialize in lighting and compositing and needing to create portfolio pieces, Perez reveals the workflows currently used in production.
After gathering and reviewing relevant references using PureRef, Perez demonstrates how to develop the chosen scenes using Houdini before moving into the final compositing in Nuke.
The tutorial explores the benefits of Houdini’s extensive configuration possibilities, from Bundles and Operators to AOV settings, and provides tips for effective image treatment in Nuke.
This workshop uses Big Medium Small’s commercial Water Village asset bundle.
About the artist
Jon Perez is a Senior Lighting and Compositing Artist, with over 10 years of experience in feature animation, animated series and visual effects.
He has worked for Goodbye Kansas Studios and Axis Studios for clients like Blizzard Entertainment and Riot Games on projects including Love Death & Robots and Secret Level.
Pricing and availability
Introduction to Lighting & Compositing for Cinematics is available via a subscription to The Gnomon Workshop, which provides access to over 300 tutorials.
Subscriptions cost $57/month or $519/year. Free trials are available.
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