At spherevfx we have a selection of Fusion 6.1 courses.

Starting with our 'Complete' four day course which is aimed at the beginner to intermediate artist and covers all aspects of the software.

After this we have a selection of shorter courses focusing on specific advanced disciplines such as colour-correction, 3D, tracking and keying. 

The courses are a day long and are designed to increase your understanding of Fusion in a specific area.

If you need a customised course specifically for your requirements please give us a call and we would be delighted to build a course just for you at no extra cost.


Like all our courses we will train on site at your facility and along side a live project if required. All our staff are production trained and able to work with you to train your artist quickly and efficiently.

Fusion 6.1 Complete

spherevfx's Fusion 6.1 Complete course covers the following areas:

  • The Fusion Interface and Preferences
  • RoI and DoD
  • Basic Compositing
  • I/O and Creators
  • Transforms
  • Colour Correction
  • Masks and Mattes
  • In-depth Keying
  • Effects and Filters
  • Miscellaneous Tools
  • Deep Pixels
  • Paint and Retouch
  • Tracking and Stabilization
  • Particles
  • Warping
  • 3D
  • Stereoscopic Tools
  • Film Tools
  • Macros


4 days training course £2,000 (+VAT @ 20%)

During the Fusion 6.1 Complete course we work through over 170 Fusion comps designed at spherevfx and cover the 150 tools found in the package. During this we spend time looking at specific production tasks including:

  • Compositing Multipass 3D Renders (Diffuse, Specular, Reflection, Occlusion, etc)
  • 2D Grid Morphing and Warping.
  • Colour Correction and Integration Techniques
  • Rotoscoping Techniques.
  • Working with Soft Mattes and Core Mattes.
  • Building custom Light-Wrap and Edge-Blur Tools.
  • Object Tracking, Camera Stabilisation and Corner Pinning.
  • 3D Shaders and Texturing
  • 3D Pan and Tile Setup.
  • 3D Camera Projections.
  • 3D Set Extensions.
  • 3D Rotoscoping.
  • 3D Texturing, Lighting and Shadow Creation.
  • Working with 3D Data from 3rd Party Applications (such as Maya and PFTrack).
  • Particle Systems for Fire, Smoke and other Special Effects.
  • Working with zDepth, Motion Vectors and other Specialist Render Passes.
  • Building Macros.



spherevfx also offer these more in-depth courses for Fusion 6.1:

Fusion In-Depth Keying 1 Day
Fusion In-Depth Roto and Paint 1 Day
Fusion In-Depth Colour Correction and Grading 1 Day
Fusion In-Depth Tracking Features 1 Day
Fusion In-Depth 3D 1 Day
Fusion In-Depth Particles 1 Day

The above classes are charged at £500 (+VAT @ 20%) per day

Recommended course books:

  • The Art and Science of Digital Compositing (Ron Brinkmann)
  • Professional Digital Compositing (Lee Lanier)
  • Digital Compositing for Film and Video (Steve Wright)
  • Encyclopedia of Visual Effects (Damian Allen & Brian Connor)
  • Visual Effects in a Digital World (Karen Goulekas)
  • Bluescreen Compositing (John Jackman)
  • Greenscreen Made Easy (Jeremy Hanke & Michelle Yamazaki)
  • The HDRI Handbook (Christian Bloch)