Nuke and Houdini are by far the most popular, take a look at other games and FX artist portfolios to see the quality of work (and type of work) you should aim for. Also if you want to pursue games, learn how to transfer your FX into UE4, it'll give you a big leg up on the competition.
Thank you @R3D I Have just Finished my Explosion in Houdini and About to do some Compositing in Nuke so good to know im on the Right foot there :) Also Ill be doing another Explosion that will be exclusively for UE4 and a few Other effects. What about Software's like Smart Particles, Maya Dynamics, FumeFX and so on ? I am…
Hi there Everyone, So I am (As the Title Says) an aspiring FX Artist. I am currently working with Houdini Apprentice and learning the Node System. I just cached out my First Explosion and will post it in a Couple of Days. I'm not Fully Sure yet if I want to go into Games or Film with FX, so I'm going to Try Both Avenues.…