work in progress blog

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Scarlet Witch VFX Recreation: It’s All in the Details

My extended work on the Scarlet Witch’s magic VFX continues down to the minute details. Every improvement counts!

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Probably not what you were expecting for this week’s post, looks like this week isn’t the end after all!

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This wip marks the second to last week of work on my Scarlet Witch VFX recreation, continuing to refine the look of my FX and adding more details.

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A bit of a shorter post, working with details and small fixes for the overall look of the magic.

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This week brings surprisingly little challenges, and the start of the creation of the outer orb of magic

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This week marks the start of my dive into actually creating magic VFX!

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Getting all the elements in place for my Scarlet Witch shot recreation, with miraculously minimal complications!

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So begins my perilous and potentially over ambitious journey to recreate the Scarlet Witch’s magic in Houdini for my independent study in VFX