Introduction to Nuke | How To Composite Water Blast VFX

Introduction to Nuke | How To Composite Water Blast VFX

September 30, 2021
David Lugo

Beginner's Guide to Water Blast Compositing in Nuke: From Tracking to Reflections

In this Nuke tutorial, we will show you a step-by-step process in compositing water blasts, from tracking to the reflection casting over the ripples of water.
This tutorial is beginner friendly, and can be seen as a continuation from our last Nuke tutorial, a video that covers the basics.



This Nuke compositing tutorial covers:


  • 2D tracking
  • Creating keyframes
  • Combining multiple elements using merge node
  • Retiming footage
  • Time remapping
  • How to create distortion FX
  • Creating reflections on the water

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