Courses tailored to the NUKE™ compositor, providing essential skills in 2D and 3D compositing workflows for the vfx compositor. You will have lifetime access to all courses and webinars that you purchase.
NUKE 2D Compositing Non-mentored
$199.00
This 6 week Nuke VFX Compositing course is designed for artists that wish to learn just Nuke 2D compositing, don’t need 3D compositing, and are already familiar with at least the basics of visual effects. This course is produced by Steve Wright and conforms to the latest industry standards to prepare artists for work in today’s visual effects industry.
Learn the essentials of Nuke 2D Compositing in six weeks !
This 6 week Nuke 2D Compositing course is a very thorough course covering all aspects of Nuke’s 2D visual effects compositing including keying, color correcting, image transformations, rotoscoping, CGI compositing, clip retiming, tracking and image warping. You will learn all five of Nuke keyers and how to create excellent bluescreen and greenscreen composites. You will master color correcting and learn how to rotoscope with Nuke. You will also learn tracking both with Nuke’s point tracker and powerful new planar tracker and how to use the tracking data to match move images and stabilize clips.
This course is self-paced so you can start any time and even pause if work or life interferes. Each week you will gain access to about 2 hours of Steve Wright’s award-winning tutorials, do the reading assignments in the Nuke Manual and Steve’s book Digital Compositing for Film and Video (4th edition), and a Nuke exercise file to apply what you have learned that week to real world problems.
Course Length: 6 lessons / one per week (at your pace)
An Invaluable Nuke Experience!
Steve is an excellent instructor, not only does he have a profound knowledge of the software and technical issues, he also is very patient and is very good at transmitting the course information. His experience is invaluable!
After 15 years of creating 3D environments for AAA video games, I was ready for a career change and Steve Wright's Nuke courses helped me to make the leap into film compositing. Steve did a great job as an online instructor, and his courses are full of information and helpful feedback. I would without a doubt recommend them to anyone wanting to learn Nuke.
Laurie Kindiak3D Designer of ‘AAA’ Game Environments
Pushed Me to Next Level!
Steve is an awesome teacher that has pushed me to a next level! One of the best things about Steve's course is that at the end of the week he gives you exercises that are different from the ones you learn in class which really pushes you to use the techniques learned in class to figure them out.
Although I had some experience with Nuke, I wanted to finally learn proper compositing fundamentals and create a sound foundation for my compositing career. I had been reading books and they were helpful, but what I really was interested in was one on one mentoring with a compositing pro. Working with Steve was a joy and I learned exactly what I had set out to and more. The sessions were invaluable and well worth the investment in my skill set. If you are serious about starting your career in VFX or are simply stuck on certain concepts, I highly recommend his services.
I wanted to thank the team at Steve Wright's FXEcademy for such a great experience and great content. As a student, the training gave me an advantage when using Nuke, enabling me to explore advance concepts because of my solid understanding of the fundamentals of Nuke. Highly recommended course, it is a great investment.
Steve takes an audience question during his speech at the 2025 SMPTE Educational Awards. Steve was presented The Kodak Educational Award for his high quality courseware in visual effects compositing software use.
Fx Ecademy helps you learn Nuke deep and fast on your own time
Our course guides you through your independent learning. You will follow a structured curriculum, tuned over 15 years by Master Nuke Instructor Steve Wright. This course has all the same materials as our mentored version, without our personal one-on-one mentoring.
Our video tutorials are carefully paced for better comprehension and frequently updated to help you learn the latest Nuke methods.
Your textbook, Steve Wright’s fourth edition of Digital Compositing for Film and Video, gives readers a software-agnostic deep practical understanding of compositing production workflows and techniques, drawing on his personal experience working as a Senior Compositor and supervisor for over 30 years.
Our downloadable lesson media and Nuke scripts will allow you to work along the videos for maximum comprehension and retention.
Exercises that are carefully curated for the most relevant examples and best learning experience allow you to test and practice your skills as you learn each lesson .
Typical Student Time Commitment :
You will need approximately 4-5 hours per lesson for study and completion of assigned exercises.
You will need:
A non-commercial or licensed copy of Nuke X.
You will need a Nuke compatible computer with 2 to 3 Gb storage (you can check system requirements at the Foundry website).
Students will also need Steve’s book, Digital Compositing for Film and Video (4th edition), available on Amazon.
In case you’re wondering:
How much mentoring time is included?No mentoring is included. This non-mentored edition of our course is offered to you at a reduced price. However, you can always add mentoring at any time after you start if you feel the need.
Nuke 2D Course Outline
Learn the Nuke 2D compositing essentials
Week 1 – The Nuke Interface
Navigating Nuke’s 2D Interface
Building Node Graphs
Adjusting a Node Parameters
Defining the Project Settings
Working with Nuke’s Image Viewer
Editing Animation Curves
Your First Nuke Render
Week 2 – Transformations and Animation
Mastering Keyframe Animation
Creating Expressions and Linking Nodes
Image Transformations and Deformations
Understanding Filters
Combining Images with Merge Operations
Creating and Manipulating Text
Week 3 – Color and Rotoscoping
Nuke’s Unique Color Management
Working with the Image Analysis Tools
Color Correcting and Matching Images
Rotoscoping with the Roto Node
Production Examples for the Roto Node
Painting Images with the RotoPaint Node
Week 4 – Channels, Compositing CGI and Retiming
Understanding Nuke’s Unique Channels System
Optimizing Workflow with Nuke’s Channels
Creating your own Nuke Plug-ins with Gizmos
Compositing Multi-pass CG Images
Adding Realism with Motion Blur and Defocus
Retiming Clips with Optical Flow
How Nuke Handles Audio
Week 5 – Keying
How to Create and Use Lumakeys
Keying with the Chromakey Node
Keying with Primatte
Keying with the IBK Keyer
Keying with Keylight
Keying with Ultimatte
Merging Images with KeyMix and AddMix
Removing and Restoring Noise and Grain
Week 6 – Tracking, Warping and Retiming
Tracking Images with the Point Tracker
Stabilizing Clips
How to do a Match Move
Tracking Surfaces with the Planar Tracker
Warping and Morphing Images with GridWarp
Warping and Morphing Images with SplineWarp
Get Mentoring
Steve providing 1 on 1 mentoring
Gain from an experienced mentor
How you approach a shot or problem comes with years of production experience. Get mentored by one of our visual effects veterans who is grounded in the real world off visual effects using applications such as Nuke and After Effects.
Sometimes we all need a little deeper learning experience. Our personal mentoring adds a review of your work, similar to a shot review by a supervisor, but we add a touch of help and explanation and answer your questions to help you learn better. Personal mentoring also adds a degree of accountability and discipline to your self-study time by setting scheduled times to check-in and assess your progress in preparation for meeting real-worldwide production deadlines.
Can I add mentoring after I start? At any time you can order private, one-on-one mentoring.
A very popular book on the theory and practice of digital compositing.
This book has become a steady machine-side companion for even the most serious compositors. It contains encyclopedic knowledge of digital compositing plus it addresses real world production problems and provides their solutions.
Featuring new content on powerful new keying techniques, ACES and ColorIO, working in linear and VR Stitching.
If you don’t have a copy yet, purchase it today at amazon.com.
Includes Exclusive Web Content!
The web content for this book can be downloaded by visiting the publisher’s website (https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138240377/) to request access to the book’s resources. To get your access token you must have proof of your purchase of the hard cover, soft cover, or an electronic version.
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Upon course completion, you will receive a handsome certificate documenting your achievement.
Students may download a printable Certificate of Completion when they complete the course (sample).
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This 6 week Nuke VFX Compositing course is designed for artists that wish to learn just Nuke 2D compositing, don’t need 3D compositing, and are already familiar with at least the basics of visual effects. This course is produced by Steve Wright and conforms to the latest industry standards to prepare artists for work in today’s visual effects industry.
This 12 week Nuke VFX Compositing course is designed for artists that wish to learn Nuke 2D and 3D compositing and are already familiar with at least the basics of visual effects. This course is produced by Steve Wright and conforms to the latest industry standards to prepare artists for work in today’s visual effects industry.
This 6 week Nuke VFX Compositing course is designed for artists that are already familiar with Nuke 2D compositing and want to learn Nuke 3D compositing. This course is produced by Steve Wright and conforms to the latest industry standards to prepare artists for work in today’s visual effects industry.
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