Introduction to Gaffer [1/8] (Patreon)

The free, open-source app Gaffer is an excellent scene assembly, lighting, lookdev and rendering solution. It's powerful, easy to use, and provides a great alternative in particular to Houdini Solaris and standalone apps like Katana.

In this series of articles we'll cover all the basic knowledge needed to help you get up and running in Gaffer. Topics will include: interface, general concepts, importing geometry, scene setup, animation, lookdev, and final frame rendering with Cycles.

Why would you want to use Gaffer instead of staying in your main app, like Maya, Houdini or Blender?

Gaffer was built at legendary visual effects studio Image Engine to excel at lookdev and rendering. This laser focus makes it a breeze to bring in geometry, set up lights and materials, and work with great speed and flexibility as you iterate towards your final look. It's a major productivity booster and fun as well.

Let's get started! Click here to go to Part 2.