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lobsterwizard.bsky.social
Technically Inept
@lobsterwizard.bsky.social
Absolute menace to anything technical
Trying to get Houdini & Niagara to love me back

FX art intern @guerrilla

#vfx #realtimevfx #gamedev
YEH SO I FINISHED MY FIRE PROPAGATION TOOL ╰(*°▽°*)╯
Check it out:
www.artstation.com/artwork/oJzmAk

Scene was made by my amazing classmate, check out his workie before I burn more of it >:-D
www.artstation.com/artwork/3EblxY

#vfx #ue5 #houdini #realtimevfx #gamedev
March 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I somehow manage to miss #vfxfriday every single time
〒▽〒

Taking a lil break, will get back to elemental variations and stuff, for now this is beam

#vfx #niagara #ue5 #gamedev #realtimevfx
January 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Haven't posted work on this in a hot minute, but I tried to implement a bunch of the feedback I got here & on discord.
Still need to polish a few more things before my hand in

╰(*°▽°*)╯

#vfx #ue5 #gamedev #realtimevfx #stylized #niagara
January 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Looking for feedback on this WIP, comment, DM or by pigeon carrier, anything is appreciated!

Specifically unhappy with the wind up and impact.

#vfx #realtimevfx #ue5 #niagara #stylized #gamedev
January 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Did some changes cause I really didn't vibe with the previous one (o-o)b

#vfx #niagara #ue5 #gamedev #realtimevfx
January 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I'm in my girl-pop sparkle phase o(* ̄︶ ̄*)o

One day my ribbons will also get a material. One day.

#vfx #niagara #ue5 #gamedev #realtimevfx
January 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Yuh I had a fantastic winter break thanks for asking
(~ ̄▽ ̄)~

Back to workie now. WIP on my laser ╰(*°▽°*)╯Need to work on timing and the wind up but I keep getting distracted by making new materials..

#vfx #niagara #ue5 #gamedev #realtimevfx
January 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
╰(*°▽°*)╯Defeated the final boss of translucency sorting╰(*°▽°*)╯

Onto the next battle

we ride at dawn ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

#vfx #realtimevfx #ue5 #gamedev #niagara #stylized #wip #art
December 13, 2024 at 10:54 PM
got nothing silly to say today :[

Can anyone tell me how to scale beam length? I see scale beam width and that's cool and all, but I want to scale the length too (by emitter age)

(´。_。`)

#vfx #realtimevfx #niagara #stylized #ue5
December 12, 2024 at 8:12 PM
From being a ribbon denier to loving them.
Goodbye meshes, hello beams, my new beloved.

╰(*°▽°*)╯
#vfx #realtimevfx #gamedev #ue5 #niagara
December 11, 2024 at 3:36 PM
I have learned this cool new tech called ✨Sine✨

Kicking my feet giggling at the thought of everything I make for the next week having some fire cut off thing.

Materials make me happy \((( ̄( ̄( ̄▽ ̄) ̄) ̄)))/

#vfx #realtimevfx #gamedev #ue5 #niagara
December 10, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Been messing around w this more o-o)b

Will start swapping out the block out meshes and textures and adjust speeds and stuff. Whole list of stuff to do, it never ends 👁️👄 👁️

#vfx #realtimevfx #ue5 #gamedev
December 9, 2024 at 7:19 PM
trying out laser stuff

Honestly no idea what I'm doing, how do I make like ribbon-y things swoosh around the beam? Anyone got advice?

Help /(⊙﹏⊙)/

#vfx #niagara #realtimevfx #ue5 #gamedev #stylized #gameart
December 5, 2024 at 2:59 PM
more orb

( •̀ ω •́ )y

#UE5 #VFX #Niagara #gamedev
December 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM
behold progress on Orb.

#vfx #ue5 #shaders
November 26, 2024 at 5:51 PM
bit more on my orb (o-o)b
Prepping myself mentally to tackle some ribbons tomorrow.
(I've been told it's the worst thing ever)

#vfx #ue5
November 25, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Orb.

(mental health break from Houdini, time to attack shaders)
(•ˋ _ ˊ•)
#UE5
November 24, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Ok so this absolute disaster of a first Houdini project is my first post.
Trusting in the process that it will go uphill (o-o)b
#GameDev
November 23, 2024 at 9:23 PM