KATANA | Mastering LookDev & Lighting for the VFX industry

Advanced Insights to Workflows and Techniques using Arnold

Created by: Arvid Schneider
Senior Technical Director

What Will I Learn?

• Be able to fully control and understand Katana to help you get started in the industry
• Gain important software requirement skills in Katana for job applications
• Hands-on information and workflows from experienced artist
• Creating tools to help you become more efficient as an artist in the industry
• Develop Macros, OpScripts and other helper tools
• Becoming a versatile artist and land a job in the industry
• Fulfill the additional application requirement to be proficient in katana.

Requirements

• A technical understanding is needed to fulfill this course requirements
• Recommended to know Arnold renderer
• Problem solving skills and logical thinking
• Eager to learn new techniques and workflows
• Working with node based editors is a plus

Target audience

• Students who want to work professionally in the VFX industry and need a good understanding of the software Katana
• Beginner level artists curious to learn VFX standards
• Artists who want to add another set of tools to their toolbag