Compositing Zombies in NUKE

Enhance your NUKE compositing skills as you tackle a fun project. Learn how to use the software's keying, color correction, and effects tools to make a zombie rise from the grave.

1. Overview of the Project

• Project overview
• Using the exercise files

2. Keying the Zombie

• Keying the zombie
• Adding a garbage matte
• Spill suppression and color correction

3. Adding Zombie Effects

• Enhancing the bloody parts
• Making the zombie eyes
• Tracking the zombie eyes
• Making the zombie fangs
• Tracking the zombie fangs

4. Building the Nighttime Graveyard

• Tracking the sky matte
• Clamping the sky
• Day-for-night color correction

5. Adding the Background Headstone Glows

• Building the headstone masks
• Tracking the headstone masks
• Timing the headstone glow animation

6. Adding the Zombie Headstone Glow

• Building the headstone masks
• Setting the individual stone brightness
• Adding a photorealistic falloff
• Building the headstone corner masks
• Building the zombie glow

7. Compositing the Zombie

• Positioning the zombie in the graveyard
• Creating holdouts for the hands
• Fixing the exposed arms
• Adding the front glow

8. Finishing the Shot

• Final color correction
• Adjusting the background green glows
• Adjusting the foreground green glows
• Adding the edge blur and push-in effects