hi in this video i'm going to tell you exactly why your visual effects don't look realistic
and how you can fix this problem with one simple but very effective technique to this date i have
almost never talked about this but this is the main reason that i have been able to create epic
and realistic looking visual effects so i'll share exactly what that one thing is and i'll even show
you how you can implement it as well so make sure you watch the video until the end this is
part 3 of my free six part video training series about visual effects and you can access them by
clicking the link in the description below so we've already talked about which software you
should use to create epic visual effects and i have also explained why using a render engine
is so important to create epic and realistic looking visual effects if you haven't watched
my two previous videos yet make sure you do that right away because we have covered a lot
of important things there that you don't want to miss out on now i'm super excited because i'll
share something with you that has allowed me to create epic and realistic looking visual effects
and it even allowed me to work with international and high paying clients and because of this
technique i was able to get five figure projects the first technique is of course my software
setup cinema 4d and octane are lightning fast so if you're going to be delivering fast that's
definitely a plus but an important tip when it comes to creating super realistic renders
is actually super simple yet a lot of people skip this part and that's why their visual
effects don't look realistic and that's simply to look at reference when you're trying to achieve
something look at as much reference as possible don't try to just rely on your imagination when
you're trying to create a teacup don't think of the cup and then just a white color on it
try to really see it in detail actually look at it either look at videos online or go see it in real
life seeing an object in real life gives you a completely different understanding of how it works
how it reflects how it has a little bit of bump how nothing is perfect how you can see that
these edges are not perfectly straight and like they have a little bit of aging effects on there
it's never perfect it has some weathering and what your task is is to see uh depending on whatever
object you're going to be modeling or creating is to look at reference from similar objects and
to make it match as close as possible basically your reference is going to be your blueprint a
lot of people just think of creating something and then they just start right away and let me
tell you it's never going to look perfect if you have those objects side by side ideally in similar
lighting conditions you can literally replicate things and if they look identical who is going to
tell you that something looks fake or not this technique is even used when you're working on
things that aren't real so let's say you want to create a ufo you've never seen a ufo so you don't
have reference for it right well wrong you're actually going to be thinking of things that
fly so any aerial vehicle that existed in the last century or any aerial vehicle that has been
invented or a concept go and look them up as a reference and start puzzling everything together
until you come up with an original ufo id you will see that aerial vehicles all have these blinking
lights and without the lights everything is going to seem off they have little stickers on them as
well when you go up close you will see aging so you want to see all these details and puzzle them
all together in your unique object so whatever you want to create in real life with visual effects
nothing looks perfect look at every single detail that isn't perfect on an object and you will get
photo real results i'm pretty sure you can come up with some really interesting stuff
using this technique because of this technique i have achieved super realistic results
and it's actually super straightforward everybody can literally do this now what i want you to do is
give this a try today or tomorrow so you can start building some momentum and get results already i
hope that's clear enough try this and let me know how it goes go and look something up watch it in
detail a few years ago they were rearranging the garden of my mom so i was there just to look if
everything was going as it should and they brought these industrial machines there to dig holes in
the ground and stuff like that so these machines they all kind of look like robots in a more humane
way so they don't look sci-fi but they have a lot of details that you could use to create a robot
so whenever i looked at those machines i saw a robot i was looking how the arm was moving how
many cables were connected to make that arm moving how the suspension worked how the material looked
because it has always been standing outside so it had some weathering some dirt around the edges and
like yeah a lot of aging effect to it you can also see if you look at the paint job it's not just
yellow or orange it also has some kind of bumpiness it's not perfectly smooth and you
can see it reflects light in different ways so by studying these things you will be able
to create more realistic robots by just looking at industrial machines so go out there go and hunt at
everything that is an interesting object anything can be an interesting object even a doorknob
i mean once you start really paying close attention to an object everything is interesting
anyways you can always send me an email if you have any questions to hello at learnepicvfx.com
and this is only the beginning if you like this then i have some good news for you
soon i'll be releasing the epic vfx master class where i will be giving away all my best tips and
tricks and visual effects animation and advanced video editing are all things that will be covered
i'll be guiding you step by step through the process that made me succeed as a visual effects
artist you will be able to follow along to create epic visual effects yourself seriously with my
secret steps everyone is able to create epic vfx that said the masterclass is going to launch in a
few days so make sure you keep your eyes open if you're not on the waitlist already the link is in
the description and yes this will be the best and most up-to-date training i have ever released and
it contains everything i have ever learned about visual effects combined into one course with steps
that are super clear to follow in the next video i'll show you a complete plan from the beginning
to end the exact steps you will need to follow to become a visual effects expert i'm literally
going to pull back the curtains and show you every single step you will have to take because i will
literally share the complete game plan with you thank you so much for watching this video
stay tuned for the next one because you ain't seen nothing yet until then create epic videos