KLASH customer Beyond-FX – a Virtuos Studio, is a global, full-service real-time visual effects studio renowned for its experienced VFX production and art leadership. Last week, Beyond-FX published a 10-episode course available for streaming on Beyond-FX’s YouTube channel. The inaugural course is designed to guide aspiring VFX artists who have never used Unreal Engine before in creating a real-time grenade explosion effect from start to finish.

Keith Guerrette, founder of Beyond-FX as well as founder of online community RealtimeVFX.com, and the instructor of BFX-U said, “Since our studio’s inception, we’ve held onto the idea that the pathway into a VFX career can be easily achieved through quality mentorship opportunities.  This new series is an exciting step further into that idea – allowing us to explore a medium where the viewer is learning with another student, participating in the relationship formed throughout the lesson. I’m eager to continue adapting this approach to more advanced content soon.” 

Intermediate and advanced BFX-U courses are planned for 2025 and beyond. Meanwhile, shorter educational content including ‘Level-Up’ and ‘Quick Tips’ are also available on the Beyond-FX website. BFX-U is developed by Beyond-FX’s award-winning team that has worked on over 100 video game projects including 2XKO, Mortal Kombat 1, Valorant, Legends of Runeterra, God of War, Rocket League, and What Remains of Edith Finch. 

Ketih and Beyond-FX are avid users of KLASH, and naturally implement the platform in the art-review sections of the course.

Read more on Virtuos.com.

Also read our interview with Keith and the BFX management team here.