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🏆 Best of Term – Effects | Pyro (Fall 2025)
Gnomon BFA student William Lee created this VFX shot of a dragon unleashing fire onto a village.
William is responsible for all aspects of the piece aside from select assets and the dragon animation. Congratulations, William!
Gnomon Course: Demo Reel 2
Instructors: Matthew Puchala, Eric Araujo
Software: @houdini3d, @Photoshop, @FoundryTeam NukeX, @BlackmagicDesignOfficial DaVinci Resolve
#gnomonbestofterm #gameofthrones #dragonvfx #vfxbreakdown #dragon
🏆 Best of Term – Effects | Pyro (Fall 2025)
Gnomon BFA student William Lee created this VFX shot of a dragon unleashing fire onto a village.
William is responsible for all aspects of the piece aside from select assets and the dragon animation. Congratulations, William!
Gnomon Course: Demo Reel 2
Instructors: Matthew Puchala, Eric Araujo
Software: @houdini3d, @Photoshop, @FoundryTeam NukeX, @BlackmagicDesignOfficial DaVinci Resolve
#gnomonbestofterm #gameofthrones #dragonvfx #vfxbreakdown #dragon
![Archetype with Ashley Stegon [Ep. - 40][Creating an Alien Creature in ZBrush]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ow0H1G-KJeI/mqdefault.jpg "Archetype with Ashley Stegon [Ep. - 40][Creating an Alien Creature in ZBrush]
Archetype with Ashley Stegon [Ep. - 40][Creating an Alien Creature in ZBrush]")
![The Threadlings: A Filmmaking Production Diary [Ep. 51]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pLmw0HiI_uI/mqdefault.jpg "The Threadlings: A Filmmaking Production Diary [Ep. 51]
Tune in to watch Gnomon instructors and filmmakers, Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma, work on their short film (The Threadlings)! The duo is back on the Gnomon Twitch and YouTube channels every Friday chronicling the creation of the film using Epics Unreal Engine 5. Each week, viewers will see real-time progress, insight into production notes, and are encouraged to interact with Miguel and Tran in the chat.
This new project comes on the heels of Miguel and Trans first film in partnership with Gnomon, The Voice in the Hollow. We are thrilled to give viewers the unique learning opportunity of seeing how a project is brought to life from beginning to end. If youre interested in filmmaking and exploring real-time rendering, spend your Fridays with industry artists and get inspired!
Be sure to subscribe to the Gnomon Twitch and YouTube channels to get a notification when we go live! Events with closed captioning are available via Gnomon Facebook Page.
Events with closed captioning are available via Gnomon Facebook Page.
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For over 25 years, Gnomon has educated many of the world’s best digital artists. Gnomon offers a variety of educational options to help students reach their goals in the entertainment industry, with full-time certificate and degree programs, specialized courses for high school students, and over 100 individual courses for portfolio development and professional enrichment.
Find out more at www.gnomon.edu.
Gnomon is committed to principles of equal opportunity: https://www.gnomon.edu/policies-and-disclosures/
For more information regarding our campus events please visit: https://www.gnomon.edu/news-and-events/events/
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Gnomon events are sponsored by Dell.
Dell Precision has over 25 years of innovations, driving the work of power-users, designers and creators. The Precision product team works directly with customers and strategic partners to deliver the most reliable and powerful PCs from Dell. The intelligent performance is driven by AI-based software, Dell Optimizer for Precision, and the professional-level components, such as Intel Core and Xeon processors, fast memory (including ECC memory options), scalable storage, and professional graphics from NVIDIA that drive many of the creative applications and workflows, as well as exclusive technologies such as Reliable Memory Technology Pro and, patented thermals and the Dell Optimizer.")
![The Threadlings: A Filmmaking Production Diary [Ep. 61]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p_ER1NJF0Fc/mqdefault.jpg "The Threadlings: A Filmmaking Production Diary [Ep. 61]
Tune in to watch Gnomon instructors and filmmakers, Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma, work on their short film (The Threadlings)! The duo is back on the Gnomon Twitch and YouTube channels every Friday chronicling the creation of the film using Epics Unreal Engine 5. Each week, viewers will see real-time progress, insight into production notes, and are encouraged to interact with Miguel and Tran in the chat.
This new project comes on the heels of Miguel and Trans first film in partnership with Gnomon, The Voice in the Hollow. We are thrilled to give viewers the unique learning opportunity of seeing how a project is brought to life from beginning to end. If youre interested in filmmaking and exploring real-time rendering, spend your Fridays with industry artists and get inspired!
Be sure to subscribe to the Gnomon Twitch and YouTube channels to get a notification when we go live! Events with closed captioning are available via Gnomon Facebook Page.
Events with closed captioning are available via Gnomon Facebook Page.
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For over 25 years, Gnomon has educated many of the world’s best digital artists. Gnomon offers a variety of educational options to help students reach their goals in the entertainment industry, with full-time certificate and degree programs, specialized courses for high school students, and over 100 individual courses for portfolio development and professional enrichment.
Find out more at www.gnomon.edu.
Gnomon is committed to principles of equal opportunity: https://www.gnomon.edu/policies-and-d...
For more information regarding our campus events please visit: https://www.gnomon.edu/news-and-event...
You can also follow Gnomon on:
Twitch - / gnomon_school
Facebook - / gnomonschool
Twitter - / gnomon_school
Instagram - / gnomon_school
Gnomon events are sponsored by Dell.
Dell Precision has over 25 years of innovations, driving the work of power-users, designers and creators. The Precision product team works directly with customers and strategic partners to deliver the most reliable and powerful PCs from Dell. The intelligent performance is driven by AI-based software, Dell Optimizer for Precision, and the professional-level components, such as Intel Core and Xeon processors, fast memory (including ECC memory options), scalable storage, and professional graphics from NVIDIA that drive many of the creative applications and workflows, as well as exclusive technologies such as Reliable Memory Technology Pro and, patented thermals and the Dell Optimizer.")
![The Threadlings: A Filmmaking Production Diary [Ep. 40]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p_awxGU-mTo/mqdefault.jpg "The Threadlings: A Filmmaking Production Diary [Ep. 40]
Tune in to watch Gnomon instructors and filmmakers, Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma, work on their short film (The Threadlings)! The duo is back on the Gnomon Twitch and YouTube channels every Friday chronicling the creation of the film using Epics Unreal Engine 5. Each week, viewers will see real-time progress, insight into production notes, and are encouraged to interact with Miguel and Tran in the chat.
This new project comes on the heels of Miguel and Trans first film in partnership with Gnomon, The Voice in the Hollow. We are thrilled to give viewers the unique learning opportunity of seeing how a project is brought to life from beginning to end. If youre interested in filmmaking and exploring real-time rendering, spend your Fridays with industry artists and get inspired!
Be sure to subscribe to the Gnomon Twitch and YouTube channels to get a notification when we go live! Events with closed captioning are available via Gnomon Facebook Page.
Events with closed captioning are available via Gnomon Facebook Page.
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For over 25 years, Gnomon has educated many of the world’s best digital artists. Gnomon offers a variety of educational options to help students reach their goals in the entertainment industry, with full-time two- and three-year programs, specialized courses for high school students and over 100 individual courses for professional enrichment.
Find out more at https://www.gnomon.edu.
View our individual courses: https://www.gnomon.edu/academics/individual-courses/course-list/
Gnomon is committed to principles of equal opportunity: https://www.gnomon.edu/policies-and-disclosures/
For more information regarding our campus events please visit: https://www.gnomon.edu/news-and-events/events/
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Gnomon events are sponsored by Dell.
Dell Precision has over 25 years of innovations, driving the work of power-users, designers and creators. The Precision product team works directly with customers and strategic partners to deliver the most reliable and powerful PCs from Dell. The intelligent performance is driven by AI-based software, Dell Optimizer for Precision, and the professional-level components, such as Intel Core and Xeon processors, fast memory (including ECC memory options), scalable storage, and professional graphics from NVIDIA that drive many of the creative applications and workflows, as well as exclusive technologies such as Reliable Memory Technology Pro and, patented thermals and the Dell Optimizer.")
![Creature Corner with Jared Krichevsky & Matt Millard [Ep. 120]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qtmakwL5-pk/mqdefault.jpg "Creature Corner with Jared Krichevsky & Matt Millard [Ep. 120]
Join us for a new Creature Corner episode as Jared Krichevsky and Matthew Millard break down monster designs and create new artwork.
This weekly livestream series gives viewers the opportunity to hang out with one of the top creature designers working in the visual effects industry today. Jared has designed several iconic characters that have graced both the big and small screen including Pennywise the Clown in the blockbuster horror film IT, Crooked Man in The Conjuring 2, Dart in Stranger Things 2, and Mechagodzilla for Godzilla vs. Kong.
Every Tuesday night, Jared and Matthew bring people into their creature-filled world, sharing sculpting tips in ZBrush, renders in Keyshot, and concept art from professional projects.
Events with closed captioning are available via Gnomon Facebook Page.
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For over 25 years, Gnomon has educated many of the world’s best digital artists. Gnomon offers a variety of educational options to help students reach their goals in the entertainment industry, with full-time certificate and degree programs, specialized courses for high school students, and over 100 individual courses for portfolio development and professional enrichment.
Find out more at www.gnomon.edu.
Gnomon is committed to principles of equal opportunity: https://www.gnomon.edu/policies-and-disclosures/
For more information regarding our campus events please visit: https://www.gnomon.edu/news-and-events/events/
You can also follow Gnomon on:
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/gnomon_school
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gnomonschool
Twitter - https://twitter.com/Gnomon_School
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gnomon_school
Gnomon events are sponsored by Dell.
Dell Precision has over 25 years of innovations, driving the work of power-users, designers and creators. The Precision product team works directly with customers and strategic partners to deliver the most reliable and powerful PCs from Dell. The intelligent performance is driven by AI-based software, Dell Optimizer for Precision, and the professional-level components, such as Intel Core and Xeon processors, fast memory (including ECC memory options), scalable storage, and professional graphics from NVIDIA that drive many of the creative applications and workflows, as well as exclusive technologies such as Reliable Memory Technology Pro and, patented thermals and the Dell Optimizer.")
