VFX Compositing with Nuke Invisible Visual Effects by Vicki Lau

If you want work that actually gets you hired as a compositor, this is it. You’ll take 3 real live-action shots and composite invisible VFX in Nuke until no one can tell anything was touched.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Know what, when and how to do compositing in Nuke for invisible effects
• Use The Foundry Nuke for simple to advanced compositing of live-action shots
• Apply basic and advanced techniques in invisible VFX compositing

✅ Requirements

• Skills: Passion and good follow-through, basic familiarity with video and compositing concepts
• Tools: The Foundry Nuke (non-commercial or commercial version)
• Hardware: Computer capable of running Nuke, minimum 8GB RAM, dedicated GPU recommended

📝 Description

This isn’t theory. You get 3 real live-action films as test shots and you composite along step-by-step. No toy examples, no fake renders — just plates like you’d get handed on a real job.

The focus is invisible VFX, the kind of work that fills most compositor assignments. Cleanup, patching, rig removal, small fixes and enhancements that have to fool the audience completely. You’ll learn what to do, when to do it, and how to do it fast in Nuke without overbuilding your script.

Vicki teaches it like production works. Short, direct lessons, practical node-based workflows, and the little tricks that save you hours when a shot looks “almost right” but not quite. You also get her final working Nuke scripts as a resource, so you can pull them apart and see exactly how the finished comps were built.

The best part? It stays lean. Only what you need to get the shot done right — basic to advanced compositing techniques explained in plain language, with hands-on assignments to lock it in.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Visual effects artists or compositors looking to work on realistic VFX shots
• Professionals from other industries looking to try some advanced visual effects shots
• Aspiring or new filmmakers working on their own visual effects film
• Visual effects professionals who need to refresh their skills after time away
• Students of other VFX courses who want to enhance their skillset

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Vicki Lau is a working visual effects professional with credits on actual Hollywood blockbusters. She specializes in practical, production-ready compositing and teaches a series of hands-on VFX courses focused on real shots, not just tools. Her teaching style is direct and job-oriented — what to click, why it matters, and how to deliver shots that hold up on screen.

🏁 Final Result

• 3 completed invisible VFX shots composited from real live-action films, ready for reel
• Working knowledge of Nuke compositing workflows for invisible effects, plus instructor Nuke scripts for reference