Conor Keogh

Technical Artist

Dual Pistol VFX(2023)

Software: Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Substance 3D Designer, Maya, Unreal Engine 5, Cinema 4D, Blender

Dual Pistol VFX created in Unreal Engine 5.2 using Niagara.

Color PNG & Alpha PNG of muzzle flash created in Substance 3D Designer. A material was created using these images, the material was animated and applied to 2D planes which emitted from the barrels of the pistols using the Niagara particle system in UE5.

Close up/wireframe view of muzzle flash, muzzle blast, smoke trail from barrels, projectile/trail, heat distortion, impact sparks, impact ring & impact distortion.

Final result.