Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In this Griptape experiments video, Roy Yang demonstrates an end-to-end AI image-to-3D workflow designed to generate, convert, and relight high-quality environment assets.
The process begins in Nuke by using a RotoPaint node to block out the shape and position of a new background rock. Moving over to Griptape, Roy uses an agent schema to construct a targeted prompt, which the Nano Banana model uses to generate 2D concept options based on the Nuke masking data. Once an option is chosen, the Image Bash node masks out the rock and passes the transparent file into the Tripo Image to 3D node to generate a high-poly 3D geometry (.glb) with texture PBR controls.
Watch how to bridge the workflow by using Blender to export the .glb into an Alembic file, which is then imported back into a 2.5D Nuke setup via a GeoImport node. Finally, see how to map the textures using GeoProject, position the asset with GeoTransform, and utilize Nuke 17's new lighting handles to create a 3-point lighting rig to seamlessly relight the geometry.
00:00 - Introduction
00:19 - Directing AI generation with Nuke RotoPaint
01:21 - Generating 2D concepts with Nano Banana
03:03 - Isolating elements with the Image Bash node
03:53 - Creating geometry with Tripo Image to 3D
04:30 - Converting .glb files to Alembic via Blender
05:19 - Nuke integration using GeoProject and GeoTransform
06:15 - Relighting the 3D asset in Nuke 17
🔗 Helpful Links:
▶️ Installing Griptape Nodes: youtube.com/watch?v=riPqmSokTGo
⚙️ How to Install Additional Node Libraries: youtube.com/watch?v=29gJpg4LFN8
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In this Griptape experiments video, Roy Yang demonstrates an end-to-end AI image-to-3D workflow designed to generate, convert, and relight high-quality environment assets.
The process begins in Nuke by using a RotoPaint node to block out the shape and position of a new background rock. Moving over to Griptape, Roy uses an agent schema to construct a targeted prompt, which the Nano Banana model uses to generate 2D concept options based on the Nuke masking data. Once an option is chosen, the Image Bash node masks out the rock and passes the transparent file into the Tripo Image to 3D node to generate a high-poly 3D geometry (.glb) with texture PBR controls.
Watch how to bridge the workflow by using Blender to export the .glb into an Alembic file, which is then imported back into a 2.5D Nuke setup via a GeoImport node. Finally, see how to map the textures using GeoProject, position the asset with GeoTransform, and utilize Nuke 17's new lighting handles to create a 3-point lighting rig to seamlessly relight the geometry.
00:00 - Introduction
00:19 - Directing AI generation with Nuke RotoPaint
01:21 - Generating 2D concepts with Nano Banana
03:03 - Isolating elements with the Image Bash node
03:53 - Creating geometry with Tripo Image to 3D
04:30 - Converting .glb files to Alembic via Blender
05:19 - Nuke integration using GeoProject and GeoTransform
06:15 - Relighting the 3D asset in Nuke 17
🔗 Helpful Links:
▶️ Installing Griptape Nodes: youtube.com/watch?v=riPqmSokTGo
⚙️ How to Install Additional Node Libraries: youtube.com/watch?v=29gJpg4LFN8
🤔 Why Griptape? Learn more here: foundry.com/products/griptape
💬 Join the Griptape Discord Community: discord.com/invite/griptape
Follow Foundry:
instagram.com/foundryteam
linkedin.com/company/foundryteam
Go behind the scenes with the artists, studios, and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation: foundry.com/insights
About Us:
Foundry creates award-winning creative software so global studios can turn incredible ideas into reality.
Subscribe to our channel and get the latest news, tutorials, webinars and updates from the Foundry team.
