looking for tutorials or books

[Anonymous]

Hi,

This is praveen. I would like to know which r the best books or online tutorials to start off with basics in after effets & combustion.

[Joseph]

for combustion- http://www.fxguide.com/fxtips-115.html
also check The Street Productions combustion training DVD’s (good)
http://www.thestreetproductions.com/

for After effects……i’d strongly suggest fxphd online training.

[Anonymous]

prawin wrote:

after effets & combustion.

Perhaps posting into the combustion Forum would help too…
http://www.fxguide.com/forum3.html
A good resource is: http://www.creativecow.net/articles/aftereffects.html
-klaus

[Christian Bechmann]

Thank u very much!!!
Please guide me!
I am a begginer. I would like to be an VFX artist.
It will be really helpful to start off my training to change my interest into my career as a VFX artist if someone guide me through this.
1. How imp is drawing skills and animation princples to become an VFX artist?
2. Are there any specialzation areas in compositing software like we have in 3D software (animator, modeller, lighting, texturing)? If Yes what r they?
3. Diff. between 2Dvfx and 3Dvfx?
4. How imp is to know a 3D software to become an VFX artist?
5. Diff between a 3D artist and VFX artist?

[CoolMoose]

these guys cover the basics on many apps:
http://www.vtc.com/

these guys have some more in depth tutorials online:
http://forums.creativecow.net/index.html
http://www.totaltraining.com/

one of my personal favorites with real world solutions and techniques:
http://www.cmivfx.com/

i hope this helps!

later,
~J~

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