Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hello!
Project file from the stream here: patreon.com/posts/130864207
Check out SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding, made by my friends at @studiogauntlet: store.steampowered.com/app/2943150/SN_Ultimate_Freeriding
In this livestream, we started by showcasing a new humanoid robot character, the "Polybot," and broke down the complex shader nodes used to create its circuit board texture. The main focus was a step-by-step tutorial on how to create the robot's dynamic visor, which uses a Voronoi texture to transition from a perfect grid to a more organic, "thinking" pattern. We then applied this procedural shader to a volumetric light in Cycles to create a stunning "shockwave" animation. While the final scene was rendering, we played a couple of indie games, "Ultimate Free Riding" and "Townscaper." To finish, we imported the rendered footage into DaVinci Resolve and demonstrated how to effectively upscale it using the Super Scale feature.
Follow me here:
Patreon: patreon.com/polyfjord
Instagram: https://instagr.am/polyfjord
Second channel: youtube.com/@Polyfjord2
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Stream Start
00:05:24 Introducing the "Polybot" Character
00:06:38 Breakdown of the Circuit Board Shader Nodes
00:08:15 Showcasing the Animated Visor Effect
00:12:15 Tutorial: Creating the Animated Voronoi Visor
00:17:55 Switching Voronoi from Random to Grid
00:22:38 Creating a Smooth Transition with a Gradient Texture
00:29:34 Using the Shader on a Volumetric Light in Cycles
00:42:06 Creating a Radial "Shockwave" Transition Effect
00:58:41 Quick Tip: Animating Rolling End Credits
01:17:55 Optimizing & Starting the Final Animation Render
01:30:31 Gaming While Rendering
01:57:19 How to Upscale Renders using DaVinci Resolve
Hello!
Project file from the stream here: patreon.com/posts/130864207
Check out SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding, made by my friends at @studiogauntlet: store.steampowered.com/app/2943150/SN_Ultimate_Freeriding
In this livestream, we started by showcasing a new humanoid robot character, the "Polybot," and broke down the complex shader nodes used to create its circuit board texture. The main focus was a step-by-step tutorial on how to create the robot's dynamic visor, which uses a Voronoi texture to transition from a perfect grid to a more organic, "thinking" pattern. We then applied this procedural shader to a volumetric light in Cycles to create a stunning "shockwave" animation. While the final scene was rendering, we played a couple of indie games, "Ultimate Free Riding" and "Townscaper." To finish, we imported the rendered footage into DaVinci Resolve and demonstrated how to effectively upscale it using the Super Scale feature.
Follow me here:
Patreon: patreon.com/polyfjord
Instagram: https://instagr.am/polyfjord
Second channel: youtube.com/@Polyfjord2
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Stream Start
00:05:24 Introducing the "Polybot" Character
00:06:38 Breakdown of the Circuit Board Shader Nodes
00:08:15 Showcasing the Animated Visor Effect
00:12:15 Tutorial: Creating the Animated Voronoi Visor
00:17:55 Switching Voronoi from Random to Grid
00:22:38 Creating a Smooth Transition with a Gradient Texture
00:29:34 Using the Shader on a Volumetric Light in Cycles
00:42:06 Creating a Radial "Shockwave" Transition Effect
00:58:41 Quick Tip: Animating Rolling End Credits
01:17:55 Optimizing & Starting the Final Animation Render
01:30:31 Gaming While Rendering
01:57:19 How to Upscale Renders using DaVinci Resolve
