FXPHD – CLS101 – Introduction to Clarisse

This course is aimed at giving you a thorough introduction of Clarisse, from the basics of how to use the software to render an image, through to creating bespoke AVO’s using the recently implemented light path expressions, as well as touching on many other features new in 3.5.

James Miller is a Generalist Digital Artist and has worked for companies such as Double Negative and Industrial Light and Magic, on blockbusters such as Star Wars, James Bond, Hunger Games and the Marvel films. He is currently based in San Francisco, California, and is one of the original Clarisse users, having been one of the artists to first use the program professionally. He continues to be part of the active professional user group, helping feedback on the continued development of the program.

Participants on this course is not expected to have any prior knowledge of Clarisse, but will find it helpful to be comfortable with the basics of 3d, such as asset types, UDIM workflows, planar projections, as well as the basics of scattering. There will be some light use of expressions, but no previous knowledge is required for this.