ENDA Episode 116→ The time when ENDA shares how to take care of our eyes (Part 1)
But then reality hits: our eyes ache, lids grow heavy, and in the long run, we invite bigger problems: dry eye, chronic strain, even early color-vision gaps or retinal issues.
As VFX artists, our days and often our nights are spent locked onto a screen, hunting down that perfect comp. We leap from node to node, tweak color wheels, and chase rotoscoped hairs until time simply disappears.
But then reality hits: our eyes ache, lids grow heavy, and in the long run, we invite bigger problems: dry eye, chronic strain, even early color-vision gaps or retinal issues.
I’ve seen it firsthand:
➡️ A lighting supervisor who couldn’t work unless the room was pitch-black.
➡️ A classmate expert in computers who carries eye drops everywhere, dotting his vision every few hours.
And those are the cases that I just know.
Why all this matters? Because unlike the computer, our eyes aren’t replaceable parts, they’re the very instruments of our craft.
No vision = No comp.
No sharp sight = No lighting finesse or detailed simulation or quirky animation.
So… how do we keep our eyes in top form?
Well, that’s a topic for the next episode.
The journey continues…
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