How To Create a Lightsaber Effect | Nuke Tutorial
In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a simple lightsaber effect in @Foundry 's Nuke!
Special thanks to our friend Christopher Clements from @FXitinPost for providing us with the plate assets for this tutorial.
The shot on this tutorial is based on the epic battle between Ben/Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader from the amazing short film Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined.
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VFX Assets used in the tutorial:
Sparks Hits Vol.2
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00:00 Intro
00:45 Plate preparation
01:46 Creating a trackers
02:56 creating lightsaber using Openspline
04:15 dealing with motion blur
05:33 Adding the glow effect
06:00 Adding the other lightsaber
06:43 switching out the plates
07:06 Compositing sparks using Spark Hit vol.2
08:10 Adding lens flare
10:22 Adding the flicker effect
11:38 Outro
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