FX Assets Are Your Instant Solution Even If You Don’t Find One You Need

You’ve probably got at least one shot in production that’s not quite cutting it. Shots often need something. CGI is a big consideration that hits schedules and budgets. Sometimes you can grab the thing you need from Google, or make something in Ai, but these are both low quality & they’re not licensed for commercial use anyway.

If you find the right asset; right lighting, angle and timing → instant win! Photo real comp in minutes. If not… we’ll just make it happen anyway.

With a little help in Flame, dripping gutters can be tears. Slime can be pizza cheese. Rising bubbles? → anything from deep sea divers…to Bacardi Breezers…add a drop of condensation → instant freeze.

 
The big benefit is realism & speed. After that head start, all I need to do is a little creative misappropriation.
— Freelance Flame artist Grant McKean really got creative with our assets. Action VFX newsletter, August 2025
 

I used dripping water from a house gutter & warped them in Flame to make comedy tears.

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