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ALCHEMY VFX
Experts in Real-Time VFX

Realtime VFX Production for Video Games

Real-time VFX Experts

With 20+ years experience creating VFX, we have helped ship over a dozen AAA games for mobile and console platforms.

Alchemy VFX provides Real-time VFX Consulting, Content Creation, and Training for development studios and outsourcing companies. For individual artists we offer VFX mentoring, skill development and online courses.

We can provide VFX artists adept at every stage of VFX production including:

  • Pre-Production and Look Development
  • Full Production and Integration
  • Polish and Optimization

While Alchemy VFX did not publish the above games we were proud to provide professional visual effects for each.

Bringing VFX Magic to Your Games

Professional Real-time VFX Production

At Alchemy VFX, we specialize in creating stunning visual effects for video games. With over 20 years of experience, our team has contributed to the success of numerous AAA games on both mobile and console platforms. From pre-production and look development to full production and integration, we handle every stage of VFX production with precision and expertise.

Our Services

VFX Consulting

  • VFX Requirements for your project
  • VFX Production Pipelines
  • VFX Budgets for various platforms
  • VFX Toolset Requirements and workflow improvements

VFX Production

  • VFX Style Guides and Look Development
  • Direction of VFX Teams
  • VFX Asset Production including emitters, textures, shaders, and meshes
  • Communication with Art Director, Designers, Tech Directors, and Producers
  • In-game Integration
  • Performance Optimization across all target devices

Real-time VFX Training and Mentorship

  • Training and Mentoring for junior VFX artists
  • VFX Best Practices
  • Quality and Consistency guidelines
  • Portfolio Reviews

Experience You Can Trust

We’ve worked with top studios around the world and have helped ship over a dozen AAA titles on Mobile and Console

At Alchemy VFX, our artists are experienced creating real-time VFX for a wide variety of game genres and art styles. We’re committed to timely delivery and iteration, to great communication, and to delivering both visual and technical quality.

We are experienced working with commercial game engines such as Unity and Unreal engine, and their respective VFX packages.

We’ve also helped ship games on several proprietary engines and have worked with studios to expand features and production capabilities of their VFX tools.

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We Offer an Immersive Real-time VFX Workshop

Master both the art and science of visual effects through interactive and immersive online modules while also gaining the confidence and skills to tackle real-world challenges, readying yourself for advanced roles within the rapidly evolving gaming and VFX industries.

Critical VFX Appraisal Introduction


Students will delve into the significance of critical appraisal for VFX production and learn to analyze real-time VFX with a systematic approach, extracting key attributes from references for effective VFX design.

Gameplay in VFX Design


This section focuses on understanding and applying gameplay considerations to VFX design through targeted analysis and problem-solving activities, helping participants synthesize gameplay goals with artistic expression in VFX.

Mastering Artistic Design in VFX


Through a series of exercises and labs, participants will learn to integrate core artistic principles such as color, clarity, sequence, motion, and timing into their VFX designs, enhancing gameplay and visual experience.

Systematic Creative Decision Making


This section will teach a systematic approach to creative decision-making, where participants apply learned principles in quick labs and projects to resolve specific game production challenges.

Real-time VFX Project Implementation


Participants will engage in a time-bound project scenario, evaluating and refining a game VFX asset using the workshop’s teachings, demonstrating the practical application of appraisal and design principles in a professional-like environment.

Effective Communication and Feedback


The workshop emphasizes the importance of articulating VFX design decisions and receiving feedback, preparing participants to present their work confidently to directors and peers, thereby enriching their collaborative and presentation skills.

Immersive Workshop Activities


A range of dynamic activities like VFX analysis, Unreal labs, and a project scenario will support the comprehensive learning and application of competencies essential for VFX design in the games industry.

Reflection and Career Application


Concluding with a group reflection, the workshop discusses how the participants will apply their newly acquired skills and knowledge in professional contexts, enhancing their career prospects in the VFX field of the games industry.

Testimonials

Dave Mosher / VFX Director, Warner Bros. Games

Jeff’s leadership abilities, creative vision and attention to artistic detail are well balanced by his technical understanding of platform limitations as well as his efficient approach in solving development problems; he has a solid reputation for creating compelling VFX assets that consistently exceed specific visual, design and budgetary goals.

Joel Wade / Creator Development at Twitch

Jeff is hands down the most creative and talented visual effects artist I’ve ever worked with. His ability to get amazing results in or under tight performance specs is unbelievable. Add to that his fantastic attitude, ability to collaborate well with others, and skill at bringing out the best in junior artists, and you have an amazing package.

Erik Holden / Tech Art Director, Supercell

I’ve worked with Jeff on several AAA titles at EA, and he has always been a highly valued leader and contributor. Jeff not only has the talent to execute amazing visual quality, but the technical skill and understanding of how and why things work. His skill and artistry are matched only by his enthusiasm for his work and dedication to the team and project.