Hello fellow VFX artists, game devs, and all around explosion/smoke junkies!
TLDR: I am doing 60 days of Embergen and Octane
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I fell head over heels with this software the second I was introduced to it (Credit goes to J. Winbush - check out his YouTube so many great lessons and knowledge about c4d/redshift/UE4 and now Embergen).
I decided I was going to go all in with this software - after seeing Nick on the live streams - I was sold. I swapped my trial for a full license, these guys are legit indie badasses. Humble and passionate about games and VFX. Thank you JangaFX!
…and whaa’la the idea of “60 Days of Embergen” popped into my head, oddly enough, minutes later, Jules Urbach randomly reached out to me asking me if I had ever tried Octane. The timing…was…mind boggling. I had not, so full disclosure, I am learning Octane at the same time as learning Embergen!
They are planning a fully integrated EmbergenFX inside Octane if you have not already heard the announcement. Check the YouTube beta live stream series for more info on this. Jules was nice enough to hook me up with an Octane trial to let me learn and play. THANK YOU OTOY!
Maybe I am overly excited but…here it comes …“In these uncertain times” (pls i cannot hear it anymore)… This was a huge spirit lifter for me as our family business (Kids camp: https://hollowscamp.ca) and covid do not mix…
I am open to requests for creations.
At the end of this personal project I will be releasing all my .ember files and all my .OBJs for whom ever wants to play with them 
Thanks for reading this rant and checking out some of my art.
You can find me on Instagram @hollowswoodsman or my portfolio http://loganpinney.myportfolio.com
Thank you again so much JangaFX and Otoy!!!
This is all Fan Made art, I am not being paid by JangaFX or Otoy. Otoy has gifted me the Octane license for a short trial and I am humbled to be allowed to play with their software!
I use these in after effects as transitions and reveals. Really great stuff being able to do all kinds of channel swizzlin’ - Nick that needs to be on a t shirt!
