| Level | Lesson | Description | Level | Lesson | Description |
| 1 | 0100 | Bonus Perspective Lecture | |||
| 0101 | Lightning Strikes and Bolts | 8 | 0801 | Scene Assignment with Liquid, Fire and Steam | |
| 0102 | Simple Candle Flames | 0802 | Explosions, Impact Formula | ||
| 0103 | Ribbon Smoke for Cigarettes, Incense, etc | 0803 | Viscosity | ||
| 0104 | Gravity Timing for Animation | 0804 | Magic Fire Spell | ||
| 2 | 0201 | Simple Contact Ripples and Wave Motion | 9 | 0901 | Scene Assignment with Falling Dust |
| 0202 | Flag and Clothing | 0902 | Penumbra, Light and Shadow Falloff | ||
| 0203 | Dust Impact and Dissipation | 0903 | Twinning, Bad Habits of Repetition and Symmetry | ||
| 0204 | Surface Tension for Fluid Effects | 0904 | Magic Water Spell | ||
| 3 | 0301 | Torch Fire | 10 | 1001 | Firelight, Construction of Scene Shadows |
| 0302 | Reference, Collecting and Using | 1002 | Invention, Designing Your Own Unique FX | ||
| 0303 | Steam | 1003 | Destruction, Fracturing Solid Objects | ||
| 0304 | Light and Shadow | 1004 | Pixie Dust, Traditionally Animated Particles | ||
| 4 | 0401 | Cloudy Smoke Columns | 11 | 1101 | Clumping, Moist Sticky Grains |
| 0402 | Reflections | 1102 | Boiling, Liquid and Air | ||
| 0403 | Contrast for impact and framing | 1103 | Pooling, Liquid Spreading Across Surfaces | ||
| 0404 | Standard splash | 1104 | Scene Assignment with Boiling Liquid, Fire, Steam | ||
| 5 | 0501 | Fog, Haze and Shadow Beams | 12 | 1201 | Drybrush, Traditional Method to Reduce Strobing |
| 0502 | Magic Electricity Spell | 1202 | Melting, Turning Solids into Liquids | ||
| 0503 | Ignition | 1203 | Foaming, Aerating Liquids | ||
| 0504 | Fountain | 1204 | Ocean Shoreline, Gently Surging and Lapping Foam | ||
| 6 | 0601 | Scene Assignment with Fire, Smoke and Shadow | 13 | 1301 | Scene Assignment with Shoreline and Liquid |
| 0602 | Animated Reflections from a character | 1302 | Ocean Surface 1 | ||
| 0603 | Rope, Chain and Vine swinging and dangling | 1303 | Ocean Surface 2 | ||
| 0604 | Fire, Intermediate Campfire Style | 1304 | Ocean Surface 3 | ||
| 7 | 0701 | Scene Assignment with Wading Character | |||
| 0702 | Caustic Effects, Light and Water | ||||
| 0703 | Swarm, Insects as particles | ||||
| 0704 | Foliage, Grass and Reeds | ||||
NOTE: If you are new to FX
and animation, I highly recommend following the lessons in order
presented here. Early lessons generally teach prerequisite concepts for
later lessons.Complex and difficult effects will be easier if you have
that important foundational knowledge.