Ben Harker VFX

26/01/2026

Let's learn Embergen - Node Graph

Full video available on my channel!

There's a written version of this tutorial available here:
https://www.benharker.net/eecc1

My name's Ben and I love to break things down and help other artists get up and running... So whether you're here after opening the software up for the very first time, a gamedev artist wondering if this might be useful for your next project, or a seasoned VFX vet needing to get up to speed with this great tool, strap in!

If you enjoyed or found this video useful, please do like and subscribe - and if you'd like to support me as I make more training material, you're very welcome to:

check out my website over at

http://benharker.net

or my Patreon over at

http://patreon.com/benharkervfx

Oh - and feel free to connect over on my socials - you can find me most places as

26/01/2026

Let's learn Embergen - Viewport

Full video available on my channel!

There's a written version of this tutorial available here: https://www.benharker.net/eecc1

My name's Ben and I love to break things down and help other artists get up and running... So whether you're here after opening the software up for the very first time, a gamedev artist wondering if this might be useful for your next project, or a seasoned VFX vet needing to get up to speed with this great tool, strap in!

If you enjoyed or found this video useful, please do like and subscribe - and if you'd like to support me as I make more training material, you're very welcome to:

check out my website over at http://benharker.net
or my Patreon over at http://patreon.com/benharkervfx

Oh - and feel free to connect over on my socials - you can find me most places as

19/12/2025

Hey all!

I have been busy putting together a small library of looped VDB fire sequences so that you can drag-and-drop decent looking fire animations into a blender scene; it’s taken a while but the first bits are up and available across multiple storefronts online!

I’ll basically be adding all kinds of new packs up as often as I can!

FREE SAMPLE! - https://www.patreon.com/posts/145530064

The Asset Packs:

Gumroad - https://benharkervfx.gumroad.com/l/yglhw

Artstation - https://artstation.com/benharker/store?tab=digital_product

FlippedNormals - https://flippednormals.com/creator/vfxbox?tag=latest

SuperHive - https://superhivemarket.com/products/bhvfx-standingfire-s-100-vdb-b

and if you would like ongoing access to new stuff as it rolls out, please consider hitting up my patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/cw/benharkervfx

Hve a great holiday, peace! -x-

14/02/2025

Slowly getting my Patreon running... when i'm not working on client work - feel free to go check it out!

http://patreon.com/benharkervfx

The first item added to the VFX asset store: a bundle of 102 Lightleaks - it's 5 bucks if you use code FIDDYFIDDY :)

07/03/2024

So my Facebook peeps aren't necessarily the intended audience for my.youtube stuff, but here's a little peep at where I'm at and what I've been up to.

Talking to a we**am can be really hard, until you find out you can't stop, and then you have to edit the crap out of it!

It has been a long time. quick update on where i'm at and what I'm doing. los of accidental swearing.

19/04/2023

While I'll always prefer spaceships, zombies and explosions, it was fun to work up some for a local firm a couple months back - to show off the internals of their bariatric hospital beds.

Client asked for 8K still-images, to be downsized at their end.

It felt great to land a new client, and for them to be genuinely happy with the result. Also, a great chance to practise consistency between several individual scenes! I loved making the foam mattress materials!

Modelled in Blender3D, rendered in Cycles.

24/12/2022

phew!

2022 has been a wild ride for me; HUGE thanks to the producers and crews I've had the fortune to work with, and the frankly surprising number of new followers on socials and youtube!

Here's to seeing what cool stuff we can make next year.

Kiddo has instructed me to add little santas to this message.
🎅🎅🎅

25/07/2022

throwback! still get caught out on how well this little experiment went last year. Adaptive Subdivision in combined with textures created in add an insane amount of panel detail into really simple objects. going to experiment more soon :)

08/07/2022

Yeoooo!

https://youtu.be/h1pnKX5Z8ZA

Second tutorial for by the awesome - took me a little while as I've been swamped with work.

anyhow - this time we're making a simple . please feel free to give it a like or a share / if it's useful to you or others :)

take it easy and have a great weekend all!

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Hey! I'm Ben, I work as a VFX artist for film, TV and advertising. Today let's look at creating a fairly simple explosion setup; there will be more, but this...

27/06/2022

Love it when an idea works out.

30 minute doodle to see if a stormy, windy, rainy scene could work in [....WeatherGen?]

actually... that gives me an idea.