Saturdays December 5&12 * 2pm

Animations and Effects with Unity ShaderGraph

Learn to use a state-of-the-art visual programming environment to create mesmerizing animations and realistic images.

Unity3D has been the foremost free-use platform for game development for many years, and has seen adoption among video artists and animation studios. "ShaderGraph" is a beginner-friendly, but highly powerful and flexible system for generating and enhancing still images and video animations. The result is efficient, high-quality visuals which can be used in VR, traditional video games, audio-reactive performance, or film.

The course will be two three-hour sessions over two weekends. These will be a mix of hands-on and lecture over Zoom. The cost is $35 per session, or $55 for both sessions.

You will learn:
- Generate 2D animations
- Combine or chain image effects, shapes, and colors
- Use the output video or images and textures as part of a 3D scene.
- Learn how simple mathematics can be used to generate patterns, control animations, and combine images with unmatched artistic freedom

Requirements:
- Ability to install and run Unity3D 2020 (free). No programming experience required. Unity is a large program which can be tricky to install and a little intimidating at first. I will work with registrants ahead of time to get it installed. See system requirements here: https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download