3D animation & Visual Effects - Deep Dive

Do you dream in 2D or 3D of worlds that don’t exist yet? Are you passionate about games, technology, and creating immersive experiences?
Then the Bachelor in Digital Arts & Entertainment (DAE) at Howest might be the perfect match.

In this Major Deep Dive, we focus on the majors: 3D animation and VFX.

🎭 3D Animation: Bring Characters to Life

3D Animation takes you through the full 3D film production pipeline—from storyboard and animatic to final animated scenes.
You learn to create believable performances by studying reference, mastering silhouette, emotion, and posing, and making characters run, fight, or fall in love.
Alongside animation, you explore modelling, sculpting, texturing, rigging, and shading, giving you a broad understanding of the entire pipeline.

💥 Visual Effects: Create Blockbuster VFX

Visual Effects teaches you how cinematic VFX are made, starting with rotoscoping, tracking, matchmoving, and compositing.
You then move into green screen filming and advanced procedural creation using SideFX Houdini, exploring simulations like explosions, smoke, particles, fluids, and more.
You build hyperrealistic scenes by combining CGI with live-action footage, matte paintings, and set extensions—finishing your shots with compositing and colour grading.
This industry-aligned curriculum prepares you to approach top studios such as MPC, ILM, DNEG, and The Mill.

Session content

• Presentations by the major coordinators Dirk & Bert
• Insights into tools, workflows, and career paths
• Student panel with 3D animation & VFX students
• Live Q&A

This session gives you a clear and realistic picture of what studying these majors at DAE is like.

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