RESOURCES

Here you can find a compilation of various resources to reference for your artistic needs. Bookmark this page whenever you want to know about the software packages being used, classes to sign up for, and influencers to follow.

 GAME ENGINES

Godot provides a huge set of common tools, so you can just focus on making your game without reinventing the wheel. Godot is completely free and open-source under the very permissive MIT license. No strings attached, no royalties, nothing. Your game…

Godot provides a huge set of common tools, so you can just focus on making your game without reinventing the wheel. Godot is completely free and open-source under the very permissive MIT license. No strings attached, no royalties, nothing. Your game is yours, down to the last line of engine code.

Unity’s real-time 3D development platform lets artists, designers and developers work together to create amazing immersive and interactive experiences. (Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.)

Unity’s real-time 3D development platform lets artists, designers and developers work together to create amazing immersive and interactive experiences. (Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.)

Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is an Apache 2.0-licensed multi-platform 3D engine that enables developers and content creators to build AAA games, cinema-quality 3D worlds, and high-fidelity simulations without any fees or commercial obligations.

Open 3D Engine (O3DE) is an Apache 2.0-licensed multi-platform 3D engine that enables developers and content creators to build AAA games, cinema-quality 3D worlds, and high-fidelity simulations without any fees or commercial obligations.

Unreal Engine is a complete suite of development tools for anyone working with real-time technology. It gives creators across industries the freedom and control to deliver cutting-edge entertainment, compelling visualizations, and immersive virtual worlds.

Unreal Engine is a complete suite of development tools for anyone working with real-time technology. It gives creators across industries the freedom and control to deliver cutting-edge entertainment, compelling visualizations, and immersive virtual worlds.

 

TEXTURE CREATION

Paint and draw with thousands of custom brushes or create your own — Photoshop puts the world's largest collection at your fingertips. Get started with brushes.

Paint and draw with thousands of custom brushes or create your own — Photoshop puts the world's largest collection at your fingertips. Get started with brushes.

Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.concept arttexture and matte paintersillustrations and comics

Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.

  • concept art

  • texture and matte painters

  • illustrations and comics

Procreate is the most powerful and intuitive digital illustration app available for iPad.

Procreate is the most powerful and intuitive digital illustration app available for iPad.

With Substance 3D Designer, create seamless materials and patterns, image filters, environment lights, or even 3D models. Each asset can output infinite variations.

With Substance 3D Designer, create seamless materials and patterns, image filters, environment lights, or even 3D models. Each asset can output infinite variations.

 

SIMULATIONS

EmberGen is a real-time volumetric fluid simulation tool that can instantly simulate, render, and export flipbooks, image sequences, and VDB volumes. With EmberGen, you can create anything from fire and smoke, to explosions and magic wisps. EmberGen gives you the creative freedom to iterate on your simulations in a few milliseconds instead of hours.

EmberGen is a real-time volumetric fluid simulation tool that can instantly simulate, render, and export flipbooks, image sequences, and VDB volumes. With EmberGen, you can create anything from fire and smoke, to explosions and magic wisps. EmberGen gives you the creative freedom to iterate on your simulations in a few milliseconds instead of hours.

Houdini is a 3D animation software application developed by Toronto-based SideFX, who adapted it from the PRISMS suite of procedural generation software tools. The procedural tools are used to produce different effects such as complex reflections, animations and particles system.

Houdini is a 3D animation software application developed by Toronto-based SideFX, who adapted it from the PRISMS suite of procedural generation software tools. The procedural tools are used to produce different effects such as complex reflections, animations and particles system.

Bake fluidsim to Flipbooks and Player Materials. Drive Niagara and Volumetric systems with fluid data. Create stylized and realistic fire, smoke and clouds. Make your own VFX assets, inside Unreal.

Bake fluidsim to Flipbooks and Player Materials. Drive Niagara and Volumetric systems with fluid data. Create stylized and realistic fire, smoke and clouds. Make your own VFX assets, inside Unreal.

Frame-By-Frame 2D Animation

Harmony allows animators to create art and emotion in every style with one powerful end-to-end 2D animation software. A Creative World In Harmony.

Harmony allows animators to create art and emotion in every style with one powerful end-to-end 2D animation software. A Creative World In Harmony.

Design interactive animations for games, TV shows, and the web. Bring cartoons and banner ads to life. Create animated doodles and avatars.

Design interactive animations for games, TV shows, and the web. Bring cartoons and banner ads to life. Create animated doodles and avatars.

3D Modeling

Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software toolset used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, virtual reality, and computer games.

Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software toolset used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, virtual reality, and computer games.

https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview

Maya is 3D visual effects software with powerful character creation, rigging, animation, and simulation tools.

Learning Platforms

Our education model is simple: We want to rapidly level-up your skills without wasting time. That's why each course in my training library is built by professional artists, full of top-tier assets, and fueled by a peer network committed to helping you succeed! 

Our education model is simple: We want to rapidly level-up your skills without wasting time. That's why each course in my training library is built by professional artists, full of top-tier assets, and fueled by a peer network committed to helping you succeed! 

A Community for Real-Time Visual Effects Artists.

A Community for Real-Time Visual Effects Artists.

Welcome to Rebelway. We are the most exciting VFX school on the planet. Through our exclusive online training, we help aspiring VFX artists learn the skills they need to land their dream job and create world-class FX work. From Houdini to Nuke we cover all of the most important VFX tools. It's time to achieve your CG dreams.

Welcome to Rebelway. We are the most exciting VFX school on the planet. Through our exclusive online training, we help aspiring VFX artists learn the skills they need to land their dream job and create world-class FX work. From Houdini to Nuke we cover all of the most important VFX tools. It's time to achieve your CG dreams.