Kirito's Slash

This effect is my recreation of a skill that appeared in the first season of Sword Art Online that is cast by Kirito. The main purpose of this exercise was to practice stylized VFX, and it deepens my understanding of what a stylized effect should look like, such as bold color blocks, low emissive values, and high saturation

Showcase

Breakdown

AbsorbRing

SlashRibbon

Slash

AbsorbRing

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Particle systems

On the left are some of my particle systems and custom modules. I also made them seperate and would throw them on the animation using notify later.

Shaders

To the right are some master materials which composed all the shaders in the project.

Slash_Air

AirRing

SlashRing

Slash_Air

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Animation Notifies

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Notifies

In order to make the particle become consistent with the animation, I attached them using a function called "notifies," which allows me to decide when and where to spawn the particles.