Welcome to Volume 3 of the Quick Start to NUKE, a series of specially constructed tutorials meant to be followed in sequence and interspersed with valuable exercises to reinforce learned concepts. Software required: NUKE 8.0v1.

Introduction and Project Overview
Beginning with a 3D Setup: Using Images and Cards
Isolating Our Images with Roto Nodes
Placing Our Rotoscoped Objects Onto Cards and Cylinders
Positioning Our Cards and Cylinders in Space
Continuing to Build Our 3D Scene
Animating Our Camera
Adding Rotopaint Nodes to Fix Areas of Repeated Parallax
Using the Displacegeo Node
Final Positioning of the Camera and Geometry
Keying the Green Screen
Integrating Our Keyed Footage into the Shot
Animating the Shadow
Color Correcting and Grading the Actor
Adding a Rock in the Foreground
Fine-tuning the Integration of the Rock and the Shadow
Blurring for More Realistic Depth of Field
Editing the Node Tree to Allow for Blur Control
Light Wrapping the Actor and Rock
Integrating Particles, Fog, and a Bug
Adding God Rays and a Flare Node
Creating Grain and Adding the Finishing Touches
Writing out the Scene to a Sequence
Volume 3 Assignment