NK201
15.5 hours of Intermediate level Nuke Video training
Learn Digital Compositing in Nuke from Sr. VFX Artist and Trainer Aaron Estrada using professional grade media and digital assets.
NK201 is designed to teach intermediate students the finer points of compositing and Nuke with a focus on starting to build demo-reel-worth shots and production ready skills. In the course of doing the NK201 assignments, you will complete two demo-reel-worthy shots and a hand full of interesting exercise shots, which you may expand into demo pieces at your own discretion.
Each lesson covers practical aspects of Digital Compositing Theory and its application in Nuke 9. The lesson ends with a practical tutorial / assignment, students may use to practice the skills demonstrated in the lectures of the lesson.
NK201 includes approximately 15.5 hours of video training. Leave yourself 3-4 hours per lesson for completing the assignments.
After completing all the lessons, students may take a quick quiz at the end of the course to receive a Certificate of Completion.
Aaron Estrada
Getting Nuke
FREE PREVIEWIntroducing GridWarp
FREE PREVIEWStacking GridWarp
FREE PREVIEWIntro to SplineWarp
FREE PREVIEWImage Morphing Using SplineWarp
FREE PREVIEWBrain Tentacle Tutorial Part 1
FREE PREVIEWBrain Tentacle Tutorial Part 2
Brain Tentacle Tutorial Part 3
Brain Tentacle Tutorial Part 4
Using the Project Automation
FREE PREVIEWLesson 1 Course Notes
Lesson 1 Project Assets
Gizmos Part 1
Gizmos Part 2
Gizmos Part 3
Adding User Menu Items
ToolSets
Intro to TCL and Python in Nodes
Foreground Miniatures
Lesson 2 Course Notes
Lesson 2 Project Assets
Shooting for Mixed Scale
FREE PREVIEWMixing Scale in a Panorama
FREE PREVIEWStabilizing the Plate
FREE PREVIEWPulling the Matte
FREE PREVIEWScreen Suppress
FREE PREVIEWEdge Blur and Grain
FREE PREVIEWAdding Animation and Vector Blur
FREE PREVIEWMini-Me Shot Conclusion
FREE PREVIEWWhat is Deep Compositing
FREE PREVIEWWorking with Deep Compositing
FREE PREVIEWDeep Compositing Final Thoughts
FREE PREVIEWLesson 3 Course Notes
FREE PREVIEWLesson 3 Project Assets
FREE PREVIEWWorking With Proxies
Local File Cache
Procedural G-Matte
CameraTracker
Simple BG with ModelBuilder
UVProject
Build Clean Plate w Project3D Part 1
Build Clean Plate w Project3D Part 2
Caching using the Write Node
Reconcile3D
Pull Beauty Mattes
Screen Suppress
Soft Matte Hard Matte Redux
Add Grain and render Preview
Lesson 4 Course Notes
Lesson 4 Project Assets
Intro to Nuke CLI
Nuke CLI Rendering
Building a Batch Script
Getting ARGV Inside Nuke
Handy TCL One-Liners in Nuke
Environment Variables in Nuke
Performance Profiling a Nuke_Script
Programming Notes and Pointers
How to do a Tech Check
Lesson 5 Course Notes
Lesson 5 Download Notes
Lesson 5 Project Assets
Building Card Stand-in for Actor
Transporter Effect Element Creation Part 1
Transporter Effect Element Creation Part 2
Build Transporter Effect Part 1
Build Transporter Effect Part 2
Build Transporter Effect Part 3
Build Transporter Effect Part 4
Pre-Comp Transporter Effect
Project Shadow Fix Part 1
Project Shadow Fix Part 2
Project Shadow Fix Part 3
Comp Transporter Effect Part 1
Comp Transporter Effect Part 2
Comp Transporter Effect Part 3
Lesson 6 Course Notes
Lesson 6 Project Assets
Isolate Shadow
Touch Up Shadow
Blur and Comp Shadow
Fog and zDefocus
Interactive Light From ScanlineRender
Comp Interactive Light From ScanlineRender
EdgeBlur Grain Tweaks
Debugging Shadow
No Magic Bullets
Improving Shadow
Lesson 7 Course Notes
Lesson 7 Project Assets
Multiplane Noise Volume
Particle Volume
Particle Volume Render Setup
Comp Smoke
Comp Particle Volume Render
Final Notes
Lesson 8 Course Notes
Lesson 8 Project Assets
About the Certificate Quiz
Certificate Quiz