Pragmatic VEX: Volume 1 [Sample Lessons]

Pragmatic VEX is a highly planned, highly edited series aimed to increase the technical capacity of artists and TDs. This series will enable you to tackle more complex production shots with complete control and ease by acquiring a deeper technical understanding of how things work in Houdini at the lowest level with a strong applied focus on high-end feature film visual effects production.

Through carefully structured lessons, you'll gain the low-level understanding and control required for high-complexity shots in Houdini. The techniques taught in Pragmatic VEX have been proven in major feature film productions, including blockbusters like The LOTR: The Rings of Power, Star Wars, Aquaman, X-Men and more, ensuring you learn production-proven methods used at the highest levels of VFX production.

Created by Yunus "animatrix" Balcioglu, currently a Senior FX Technical Director at Industrial Light & Magic. Feature film credits include The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Marvel's Eternals, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, X-Men: Apocalypse, Aquaman, Alien: Covenant, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Justice League and many more.

This free download contains selected sample lessons from Pragmatic VEX: Volume 1.

The complete course provides:

• Over 15 hours of high-density, production-oriented training across 163 videos
• Direct access to the instructor via email for questions and guidance
• All Houdini HIP files used in the lessons
• Production-proven HDAs (Houdini Digital Assets)
• Detailed white papers and technical references
• Full 4K tutorial videos for maximum clarity
• Sample 3D models and project assets

👉 For the full course, including all chapters and resources, visit pragmatic-vfx.com.

🚀For all links (Patreon, Gumroad, YouTube, and more): lnk.bio/animatrix.