VFX Courses and Certifications

EDUCBA

Houdini Cloth Simulation: Design & Animate FX

Master realistic cloth simulations in Houdini through procedural techniques, solver networks, and hybrid workflows for production-ready VFX applications.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Houdini Destruction: Build, Fracture & Simulate

Master cinematic destruction in Houdini through advanced fracturing, dynamics simulation, and realistic constraints for film-quality VFX workflows.

• Coursera
• 15 hours 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Unreal Engine 5 Integration & Scene Finalization

Master UE5 integration from Blender exports to advanced materials, terrain, foliage, VFX, and scene finalization for stunning interactive environments.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Adobe After Effects Templates for Beginners

878 ratings at Udemy

Improve your videos with pre-made After Effects templates. No previous skill required to spice up your videos today!

• Udemy
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Envato Tuts+

Create an Animated Particle Slideshow in After Effects

7 ratings

Learn to create stunning particle slideshow transitions in After Effects using templates or from scratch. Master customization, animation, and advanced techniques for impactful presentations.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unity

Principles of Visual Effects with VFX Graph - Episode 1

Explore VFX Graph fundamentals through hands-on projects like potions and falling leaves. Learn key components, sin waves, randomness, and texture as data to create stunning visual effects in Unity.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unity

Create Amazing VFX with the Visual Effect Graph - Unite LA

Explore Unity's Visual Effect Graph to create stunning GPU-based particle effects in real-time. Learn key techniques, tools, and live demonstrations for advanced VFX creation.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Ignace Aleya

How I Became Main Character in Top Gun- Maverick Using VFX

Recreate the Fighter Jet Scene from Top Gun: Maverick using Adobe After Effects and Element 3D. Learn VFX techniques to become the main character in blockbuster movie scenes.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPS 3D™

Blender VFX Tutorial and a New AI Render - Learn VFX in Easy Way

Learn to create stunning VFX in Blender with this beginner-friendly tutorial. Master tracking, camera correction, texturing, and rendering techniques to bring an astronaut and moon scene to life.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

UNF Games

Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial for Beginners - Create a Snow Storm VFX with Niagara

Learn to create a realistic snow storm VFX in Unreal Engine 5 using Niagara. Master techniques for mist textures, particle systems, and materials to achieve a stunning blizzard effect.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

UNF Games

Niagara for Beginners in Unreal Engine 5 - Create a Weapon Glow VFX

Create weapon glow VFX in Unreal Engine 5 using Niagara. Learn texture creation, material setup, and particle system design for stunning visual effects in game development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Armanimation

How to Animate VFX in Spine 2D

Learn to create stunning VFX animations in Spine 2D, including lightning, magic, energy beams, and more. Master techniques for various effects to enhance your 2D character animations.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

GDC

Restoring the Forest - Capturing the Themes of Kena Through VFX

Explore the VFX techniques used in Kena: Bridge of Spirits to bring themes of restoration and regrowth to life, enhancing player feedback and environmental beauty in real-time.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

GDC

Shader Sauce - How to Use Shaders to Create Stylized VFX

Explore fundamental shader concepts and tricks for creating stylized visual effects without hand-drawn animations or complex simulations, building a foundational shader library for easy integration into VFX assets.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

GDC

Can We Do It with Particles? - VFX Learnings from 'Returnal'

Explore Housemarque's innovative use of programmable particle systems in Returnal, including volumetric fog and character effects, to create stunning visual effects in game development.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk