2D VFX – Endcard

Endcard - World of Warcraft

We were tasked with creating Housing trailer for Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. My job was to work on an endcard. The brief required an elegant and smooth transition, using a flame to reveal the logo. The fire and surrounding particles needed to align with the logo’s style and design elements.

We explored multiple options: sourcing stock footage of a flame, generating it with AI, and creating it using particles. However, none of these approaches matched the visual concept we were aiming for.

In the end, I received a raw smoke simulation that still needed significant refinement to meet our expectations.

Through a combination of mesh distortions, hue adjustments, glows, blurs, and particles, I finally achieved a result the client was happy with. The final look was both elegant and magical, featuring subtle stars as a brand element.

Production company: All Animal

Client: Blizzard Entertainment