CGI Secrets: Doctor Strange Portal

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  • čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
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    Get the Houdini project files of this effect: digipiction.gumroad.com/l/czdmm
    In this video we take a look at an important CGI concept: detail layering. The concept is especially important when building high quality visual effects, such as the spark portal effect from Marvel's Doctor Strange.
    First, we build a simple landscape to see how detail layering works, then we put together an exciting portal effect. Please note: this is a high level overview, not a step-by-step tutorial.
    #vfx #cgi #doctorstrange
    00:00 Introduction
    00:15 Detail Layering - An Important Concept
    02:21 Rookie Portal
    02:54 Pro Portal
    06:20 Comparisons
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Komentáře • 721

  • @Digipiction
    @Digipiction  Před 2 lety +887

    Since it gets asked a lot: the software I used is called Houdini

    • @PradyutChowdhury3DVFXartist
      @PradyutChowdhury3DVFXartist Před 2 lety +43

      Who already know how vfx works they know the software name and people asking for software they can’t even imagine How hard Houdini is for beginners..

    • @inspirationalgoosebumps6006
      @inspirationalgoosebumps6006 Před 2 lety +2

      Damn, you just blindly wrote price for the project files.

    • @syno3608
      @syno3608 Před 2 lety +2

      Houdini ❤️

    • @MotivaVibeHub
      @MotivaVibeHub Před 2 lety +5

      @@PradyutChowdhury3DVFXartist mind blowing software

    • @rizmemes
      @rizmemes Před 2 lety +1

      is it possible in blender?

  • @DanielG03
    @DanielG03 Před 2 lety +1530

    Great balance of education and entertainment. I really enjoyed seeing how the entire process came together until it looked extremely life like.

    • @Digipiction
      @Digipiction  Před 2 lety +48

      I appreciate that a lot, thank you - my goal was to make something that many people could enjoy instead of a dry and overly technical video. My focus is on the concepts and the overall process, not on the specific buttons I press inside an application.

    • @maven9323
      @maven9323 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Digipiction how long did it take you to be this skilled? im trying to do these sort of things but i gave up

    • @thespider-man2596
      @thespider-man2596 Před 2 lety

      @@Digipiction iv been looking for someone who might be able to help me. I'm working on an ambitious spiderman fan film. And I'm looking for someone like you who could pull off some convincing cgi shots. Any chance you'd be intrested? Of course I'd pay you.

  • @noaburr
    @noaburr Před 2 lety +312

    Love that you continue to compare with "rookie" version throughout the video, and without intentionally making the rookie version bad. A lot of content creators would have made the rookie version intentionally bad to make the final result look better, but instead you made the rookie version simple and straightforward, how a beginner would actually create the effect.
    It's a small detail but it made the video feel much more honest about how effective the "magic 3" rule is.

  • @evoluhero
    @evoluhero Před 2 lety +1401

    It takes whole team to make one portal scene, and this man did it alone. You should definitely go and get a job for Marvel CGI Editor!

    • @Digipiction
      @Digipiction  Před 2 lety +397

      Oh I've made CZcams my new home, I prefer to stay here!

    • @daycred
      @daycred Před 2 lety +57

      @@Digipiction i was about to say... better not do 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽.

    • @konotorivfx6071
      @konotorivfx6071 Před 2 lety +2

      @@daycred why?

    • @ThorStroliaDavis
      @ThorStroliaDavis Před 2 lety +70

      @@konotorivfx6071 Well besides the point that I think he is just saying he likes that he is here on youtube teaching and when something like this is a fulltime job it takes a lot out of you; I work for an advertising agency as a lead product animator and can honestly say the amount of red tape we have just for commercials, which is not at the level of red tape of feature films, it can be very difficult to show behind the scenes or do educational videos. I was never barred from teaching but I cannot cover techniques unique to the application of anything done in any of our projects without both our agencies and the clients written and signed permission for each case. That means there are a lot of things offlimits simply by association

    • @daycred
      @daycred Před 2 lety +27

      @@konotorivfx6071 its just pretty obvious that VFX companies are even better at sucking out every drop of passion someone has for VFX than banks are at sucking out all you have for programming. I can not imagine working on one mini shot for 3 months straight with barely any pay or credit in return is gratifying.

  • @HeroDestrin
    @HeroDestrin Před 2 lety +303

    I actually loved this, the "magic three" rule is something Imma use a lot. That's what I love about tutorials like this; it works for EVERYTHING, not just a doctor strange portal effect. Also it cuts all the fat and leaves just what you need. It's a great tutorial.

    • @raccoon5238
      @raccoon5238 Před 2 lety

      i missed it, what was the magic three?

    • @greenarrow3756
      @greenarrow3756 Před 2 lety +11

      @@raccoon5238 smoke first then drink and smoke again

    • @MyFictionalChaos
      @MyFictionalChaos Před 2 lety +1

      If works for every type of art too! It's just a great rule. I see it most in comedy. Or even plot. Telling the joke 3 times with 3 as the maximum before it gets old. It is the same with film. You can have 3 "references" to an event in a plot before it gets old. 3 surprises. 3 is always the best

    • @HeroDestrin
      @HeroDestrin Před 2 lety

      @@greenarrow3756 facts

    • @captainarrow7198
      @captainarrow7198 Před 2 lety

      @@greenarrow3756 lesgooo we the arrows

  • @SuperIceteapeach
    @SuperIceteapeach Před 2 lety +90

    Hey. I'm in the 3D game for a year now and this was one of the most important tutorials I've been watching!
    It's not about doing insane portals like this, its about to UNDERSTAND what you have to do to get to the next levels.
    Huge thank you for my new favorite rule!!

  • @BrickThink
    @BrickThink Před 2 lety +51

    It's amazing how much effort and randomness we must imbed into our creations in order to make them look natural. You're knocking on a door of great potential, don't stop pushing this theory, you've demonstrated it absolutely beautifully.

  • @l1nvs-206
    @l1nvs-206 Před 2 lety +34

    Although I have nothing to do with CGI, I watched trough the whole thing, because it was so interesting. Keep going with your videos!

  • @AndreasAHem
    @AndreasAHem Před 2 lety +4

    This is great! Awesome work bro!

  • @TheMasonX23
    @TheMasonX23 Před 2 lety +18

    Dang, really well done! You've earned my sub, please keep making more VFX breakdowns like this!

    • @Digipiction
      @Digipiction  Před 2 lety +1

      Yes, more along these lines is coming. Thank you for the support!

  • @facelessvoice
    @facelessvoice Před 2 lety +18

    Lovely format and impressive results! (would be also nice to have some render times info in the description)
    It reminded me those trapcode particular/form days, playing around with after effect settings.
    Keep it up!

    • @Digipiction
      @Digipiction  Před 2 lety +5

      Thank you, the render times were a bit longer than I had hoped. The entire sequence is about 15 seconds and took a few hours to render on three RTX 3060s. I'll look up the exact times tomorrow and add them into the description.

  • @Katya-cu2nn
    @Katya-cu2nn Před 2 lety +34

    Wow, you are a great teacher! So detailed and you break it down!

    • @Digipiction
      @Digipiction  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you, that's good to hear. I hope to strike a balance between giving interesting information and not getting too deeply into the very technical (boring) aspects!

    • @facelessvoice
      @facelessvoice Před 2 lety +1

      @@Digipiction I believe a good example of that is Ian Hubert, packed with info but not a 'real' tutorial per say(although he does those too), just enough for those who are already accustomed with 3d to follow along and test it either on the same software or transfer it to their favorite ones.

  • @jonawolfram8289
    @jonawolfram8289 Před 2 lety +7

    Dude, the effort you put into this! Thank you so much!! You‘ve just gained a new subscriber ^^

  • @zerovanced4368
    @zerovanced4368 Před 2 lety +2

    This is just amazing, i see how u love what you do and the effort behind it. A new sub here

  • @lordthanos5895
    @lordthanos5895 Před 2 lety

    One of the Best cgi i've ever seen, amazing job!! Looks so realistic.

  • @Taz_Olson
    @Taz_Olson Před 2 lety +1

    Even in houdini, we VFX artists can't escape donut tutorials

  • @Fujji695
    @Fujji695 Před 2 lety +2

    This man deserves more subscriber dude, very informative and entertaining at the same time

  • @stevencasteelassistantgene5263

    Wow, this is one of the best fundamental art creation techniques I've ever heard. Thank you sir.

  • @dhruvjoshi6035
    @dhruvjoshi6035 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you for giving this for free. You are awesome.

  • @GentlemanTheFine
    @GentlemanTheFine Před 2 lety

    Great video! Keep this up and I can easily imagine you hitting upwards of 100k subscribers. This is great content, and you're not boring to listen to, which is what a lot of youtubers end up feeling like.

  • @hamol3d
    @hamol3d Před 2 lety +1

    Brilliant!! Thanks for sharing

  • @BloodHoundPL
    @BloodHoundPL Před 2 lety +87

    I've been using noises for quite some time but thanks to this vid I can design my stuff based on a solid knowledge, not just a mere hunch.
    This video was very eye-opening and enjoyable to watch! :)

    • @Digipiction
      @Digipiction  Před 2 lety +5

      Noises are great, they can look very realistic when combined! Thank you :-)

  • @KikonSketches
    @KikonSketches Před 2 lety

    i love seeing videos like this, good work!

  • @Kate-Tea
    @Kate-Tea Před rokem

    fading gravity as it gets further from the floor, thats such a great detail I'd have never thought of!

  • @donutello_
    @donutello_ Před 2 lety +11

    Came here from yt recommendations, i was surprised you only have 500 subscribers! You deserve so much more, I don't even do CG but you explain these concepts so well

    • @Digipiction
      @Digipiction  Před 2 lety +5

      Thanks so much! I was hoping it would be interesting to those outside of the CGI world too. Great to hear :-)

    • @itsMC411
      @itsMC411 Před 2 lety

      subs escalating quickly

  • @LeoPioGaming
    @LeoPioGaming Před 2 lety

    The cheery on the cake is how the sparks contact the floor. It looks so realistic.

  • @JasonKey3D
    @JasonKey3D Před 2 lety +1

    fun presentation style, and good general advice on layering noise / variations 👍

  • @jlk259
    @jlk259 Před 2 lety

    That looks amazing!

  • @kickheavy8982
    @kickheavy8982 Před 2 lety

    Awesome breakdown! Informative and nice humor

  • @ShabeerSniper
    @ShabeerSniper Před 2 lety +1

    The detail is astonishing. I might start learning CGI so this video taught me a lot.

  • @mvinch101
    @mvinch101 Před 2 lety +1

    That looks so good. This tut is priceless

  • @vfxwithjordan
    @vfxwithjordan Před 2 lety

    Dude this is was such a fantastic breakdown- definitely gunna download the project and poke around! Thanks for sharing your insights!

  • @krisk3363
    @krisk3363 Před 2 lety

    Subscribed. Absolutely love the hard work. You did a fantastic job!!!

  • @jadonwilliams9194
    @jadonwilliams9194 Před 2 lety

    that was insane. bravo.

  • @ryythescienceguy
    @ryythescienceguy Před 2 lety +2

    That was awesome! Keep up the good work, I’m liking this channel!

    • @Digipiction
      @Digipiction  Před 2 lety

      It was also a lot of fun to create, both the effect itself and the video. Thank you!

  • @manex6an
    @manex6an Před 2 lety

    omg it looks so freaking good. thanks to this video i was able to do a decent portal in blender, but yours is next level

  • @gtube6913
    @gtube6913 Před 2 lety

    Cool skills, end product and narration in a short truthful video. Thumbs up.

  • @karlie7
    @karlie7 Před 2 lety

    This is so cool!!! thanks for sharing this amazing video and your cgi!

  • @syno3608
    @syno3608 Před 2 lety

    Now that's a video with a lot of value. Thanks

  • @21-muhammadfierlyanirwandi36

    i learn a lot just from this video, hope you make more video of this series. love it

  • @parksantiago3511
    @parksantiago3511 Před 2 lety

    I'm randomly fell here and I loved it. Thank you algorithms.

  • @basilgreen8132
    @basilgreen8132 Před 2 lety

    Very satisfying result, well done!

  • @baldpolnareff7224
    @baldpolnareff7224 Před 2 lety +1

    Just found out about this video right now, I'm glad to hear that those concepts are the same I applied when I recreated my own Dr Strange portal, although I think I missed some of the layered turbulent forces, I like how some of the particles keep floating around far away from the circle here

  • @reallyanti
    @reallyanti Před 2 lety

    Please make more tutorials.
    There's a reason this video is popping off, it's great.

  • @rash3705
    @rash3705 Před 2 lety

    This video was dope and easy to follow thru. I can see why CGI artists take their time, so much tweaking!

  • @Anna-wf8ph
    @Anna-wf8ph Před 2 lety +1

    thats really cool to see how it was done. Would love to see other elements from different movies and how it's done!

  • @mr.wuffles
    @mr.wuffles Před 2 lety

    Awesome portal man, amazing work 👍

  • @agentsmith5959
    @agentsmith5959 Před 2 lety

    This is the most perfect vfx i have seen in youtube

  • @salatych
    @salatych Před 2 lety

    Wow! It is so realistic!

  • @fridaee
    @fridaee Před 2 lety +1

    Wow this is impressive!

  • @STICKOMEDIA
    @STICKOMEDIA Před 2 lety +2

    Absolutely beautiful

  • @Wayhoo
    @Wayhoo Před 2 lety +4

    CRAZY

  • @evmlionel
    @evmlionel Před 2 lety

    incredible refreshing content! thank you so much for sharing!

  • @limesqueeze1599
    @limesqueeze1599 Před 2 lety

    Man this is fire keep making video like this

  • @JJ_Lawson_VFX
    @JJ_Lawson_VFX Před 2 lety

    Your presentation is top-notch! Subbed!

  • @marteux01
    @marteux01 Před 2 lety

    Extremely cool content, those videos about method are so valuable

  • @robertd57i989
    @robertd57i989 Před 2 lety

    That looks amazing. Me and my friends are building a really nice PC and this is one thing i want to learn and get the most out of the computer. From DCS World, 3D modeling to CGI. I need to show these videos to my son bc he is very creative and would be blown away seeing what he can do. Thanks for making this video

  • @alejandromarquezcervantes8760

    Very well done video! I can tell you are gonna succeed on this platform. This is the best dr strange portal tutorial i've seen!

  • @ephjaymusic
    @ephjaymusic Před 2 lety

    That was super fantastic!!!

  • @dzpossible
    @dzpossible Před 2 lety

    I have to say that I took those Marvel movies for granted, the amount of effort put behind a single portal shows the level of details to make a great movie. It is truly marvelous.

  • @fjsv_omg321
    @fjsv_omg321 Před 2 lety

    more of this please!!! I'm applying what i've learned on archvis and it turned out great!!!

  • @KickinItStudios
    @KickinItStudios Před 2 lety

    Great video, thanks for posting!

  • @FinnReinhardt
    @FinnReinhardt Před 2 lety

    Great work!

  • @fonkydope
    @fonkydope Před 2 lety

    Very important video. Thank you!

  • @nerdomatic2489
    @nerdomatic2489 Před 2 lety +1

    "We noise this donut up until it looks like an 80 year old bicycle wheel that's been trampled by a herd of Nepalese elephants."
    THIS SENT ME LOL

  • @Daniel-xz6cm
    @Daniel-xz6cm Před 2 lety

    This is gold content. I'm glad the youtube algorithm recommended this to me. Very entertaining!

  • @Movilavideo
    @Movilavideo Před 2 lety

    Very nice job man!

  • @gravekpr
    @gravekpr Před 2 lety

    Amazing result! I'll be definitely looking for more awesome content! :)

  • @GameBoiiiS
    @GameBoiiiS Před 2 lety

    Very nice Tutorial, Really helps up polishing up my CGI skills

  • @Hokimisu
    @Hokimisu Před 2 lety

    Love that type of video !
    Really good job, that kick me off to step up ! :D

  • @Spookysart
    @Spookysart Před rokem

    you gained one sub! this is simply well explained.

  • @Bobanana_mmb
    @Bobanana_mmb Před 2 lety

    although i got no idea about cgi, but your skills are unmatched man, you are so underrated, subscribed of course!

  • @bndkt_fschr
    @bndkt_fschr Před 2 lety

    The Donut got me. Well done! xD

  • @Conradluyten
    @Conradluyten Před 2 lety +1

    The donut part caught me so off guard I had to burst out laughing

  • @SlaughterHausD
    @SlaughterHausD Před rokem

    Just watched a couple of videos yesterday on doing the portal using Davinci Resolve. Now I can see those looked good but were only a starting point. Thanks

  • @acyned8079
    @acyned8079 Před 2 lety

    This was very informative

  • @maxim.2805
    @maxim.2805 Před 2 lety

    Your work in this video is amazing

  • @Phantom-si5nk
    @Phantom-si5nk Před 2 lety

    bro perfect like just perfect everything about this video EVERYTHING!! U just earned a sub.

  • @faradaysinfinity
    @faradaysinfinity Před 2 lety

    Absolutely loved this

  • @Abstract.x
    @Abstract.x Před 2 lety

    Woww my man is really good at this. This looks awesome and the details are amazing 🙌

  • @jacobzhu1920
    @jacobzhu1920 Před 2 lety

    im not usually interested in these stuff, but damn this is amazing

  • @SmileyFlowerTV
    @SmileyFlowerTV Před 2 lety +1

    nice effect

  • @thisnamehaschangedthanksto8185

    I don't do 3d graphics... Heck, I don't even draw stick figures on my notebook, but you just convinced me to like and suscribe. Good job!

  • @victorsgbaptista
    @victorsgbaptista Před 2 lety

    Excellent video!

  • @abdullahalhashmi5739
    @abdullahalhashmi5739 Před 2 lety

    Wow, amazing.

  • @clishaml
    @clishaml Před 2 lety

    Please do more tutorials. This is great.

  • @ParanormalBanana
    @ParanormalBanana Před 2 lety

    Wow. man. I've been looking at several VFX guys on CZcams. All convincing. But you are on a completely different level. I really feel like I can trust you to understand the difference between work that is well done and garbage, which is not a given these days. Thank you for this and I'm looking forward ro watching everything on your channel and future videos.

  • @aidpool
    @aidpool Před 2 lety

    It was really helpful and the doughnut :D

  • @RazahLP
    @RazahLP Před 2 lety +2

    Wow, feel like you applied the magic three to your video production/direction as well. Good job!

    • @Digipiction
      @Digipiction  Před 2 lety

      Haha thank you! I'm not terribly experienced with editing yet but am happy with this video for sure :-)

  • @Azure_Gust931
    @Azure_Gust931 Před 2 lety

    what a great tutorial,very helpful

  • @deathly_hearts
    @deathly_hearts Před 2 lety

    I was honestly astounded by how it looked axactly like the original, props my dude

  • @elijahrussell4143
    @elijahrussell4143 Před 2 lety

    Perfect thank you

  • @alasdocile
    @alasdocile Před 2 lety +1

    Imperfection is a virtual perfection

  • @Dyrgrip
    @Dyrgrip Před 2 lety +3

    New sub for sure! Awesome, funny and educational content! Keep it up!

  • @ggre55
    @ggre55 Před 2 lety

    Bro this is absolutely beautiful 😗❤️
    Keep it up
    I can't wait to see your next work

  • @someoneedits
    @someoneedits Před rokem

    This one is the perfect portal that I saw on internet

  • @Chryfi
    @Chryfi Před 2 lety +1

    This is awesome, keep on with this work! There aren't enough of these houdini videos, sharing this knowledge will help people who are interested in becoming a vfx artist. Even sharing the project file is incredible! (currently, it still says coming soon?)

    • @Digipiction
      @Digipiction  Před 2 lety +2

      Sorry for the delay, I'll upload it later this week!

    • @Chryfi
      @Chryfi Před 2 lety

      @@Digipiction awesome, thank you!

  • @kingwitherasher4628
    @kingwitherasher4628 Před 2 lety

    I wished i had found this video sooner. You are a really great cgi maker, you should be hired by companies that make movies.

  • @JackyEverlast
    @JackyEverlast Před 2 lety

    This looks so real ngl

  • @dylansimon6243
    @dylansimon6243 Před 7 měsíci

    Also, I knew you didn’t go into detail on how to create the window like effect, added to the portal but I really love this tutorial