Tutorial: Vertex Color Based Animation Basics

This tutorial by Andreas explains the basics of vertex color gradient based animation for Unreal Engine 4. Vertex color gradient animation helps users set up animation using vertex shader offsets with various math functions modulated by the vertex colors.

"We'll start by creating a basic butterfly wing flapping animation, then we'll expand on it by using VEX and wrangles to preview our animation in Houdini making it fast and easy to develop a lot more complex animations," wrote the artist. In the end you'll set up an almost clothlike flight animation, plus a solid base setup for expanding Vertex color based animation workflows.

You can learn more and get project files here.