Thread by @danielsantalla, -THREAD-A lot of people keep asking me how to get started with [...]

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A lot of people keep asking me how to get started with shaders, VFX, and generally how to get good with game graphics, so here's a thread of devs and resources that will help you on your journey :) #Gamedev #VFX #indiegame

First, if you are just starting out, make sure you check this article by @John_O_Really. It talks about vertex displacement and also works as a great introduction to shadergraph in general. https://blogs.unity3d.com/2018/10/05/art-that-moves-creating-animated-materials-with-shader-graph/

Art That Moves: Creating Animated Materials with Shader Graph움직이는 아트: 셰이더 그래프로 애니메이션 머티리얼 만들기動くアート...

In Unity 2018.2 we added the “Vertex Position” input to Shader Graph, allowing you to adjust and animate your meshes. In this blog post, I’ll demonstrate how you can create your own vertex animation...

https://blogs.unity3d.com/2018/10/05/art-that-moves-creating-animated-materials-with-shader-graph/

@ManuelaXibanya has a great collection of tutorials that are specially made for people who don't know anything about shaders. You can't miss them https://github.com/Xibanya/ShaderTutorials

Xibanya/ShaderTutorials

Collection of shaders used in tutorial series Shaders For People Who Don't Know How To Shader - Xibanya/ShaderTutorials

https://github.com/Xibanya/ShaderTutorials

@totallyRonja also has a lot of tutorials and most of them have a clear goal from the beginning, so if you're looking to achieve something specific, definitely check her website. https://www.ronja-tutorials.com/

Ronja's Shader Tutorials

I'm making shader tutorials for Unity aimed at beginners.

https://www.ronja-tutorials.com/

If you are looking for inspiration, @HarryAlisavakis every now and then shares a collection of tweets showcasing beautiful art from all around the world. Super cool stuff!
https://halisavakis.com/category/technically-art/

I'll admit I'm too noob for understanding most of her content, but @FreyaHolmer has some really deep and cool videos about tech art. She also did Shader Forge and is about to release Shapes, a vector graphics library for Unity.

@JanvandenHemel makes 60-second tutorials for blender. I don't use blender a lot but they are great for understanding workflows that you can carry to your preferred software https://www.blendersecrets.org/

Blender Secrets - One-minute Daily Video Tutorials

Blender Secrets is home to hundreds of daily one-minute video tutorials. Whether you are a beginner or advanced Blender user, you’ll learn something new!

https://www.blendersecrets.org/

And I think that's it. Of course, there's a lot more info out there but I don't really remember it right now

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If you have a blog or something related to game graphics, feel free to drop it here so more people can find it :)

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