What is Griptape? Node-Based AI for VFX & Animation Pipelines | Griptape | Foundry

Griptape helps studios and artists integrate AI into structured, repeatable, secure, and controllable workflows. AI is changing how creative work gets done, but bringing it into real production pipelines can be difficult. Instead of relying on one AI model at a time, Griptape enables you to connect multiple models, tools, and processes inside a Node Graph, making it easier to build workflows that can be reused, refined, and shared across teams. Backed by Foundry’s 30 years of production experience, Griptape is especially useful in Animation and VFX across asset creation, concept design, and pre-production, from compositing and clean-up in Nuke, plus look development and lighting in Katana, to texture generation in Mari. With Griptape, teams can explore ideas faster, automate repetitive tasks, and keep AI workflows consistent, flexible, and production-ready. 00:00 Introduction to AI in Production 00:39 What is Griptape? 01:06 How Griptape Works 01:54 Custom Nodes & Integration 02:16 Griptape for Animation & VFX 02:32 Nuke Integration (Compositing) 03:01 Katana Integration (Look Dev & Lighting) 03:18 Mari Integration (Texturing) 03:32 3D Model & Asset Creation 03:44 Concept Art & Pre-Production 03:54 Outro & Next Steps 🔗 Helpful Links: 🤔 Why Griptape? Learn more here: https://www.foundry.com/products/grip... ▶️ How to Get Started with Griptape (Playlist):    • Griptape Nodes - How To   ⚙️ How to Install Additional Node Libraries:    • Easily Manage and Install Libraries in Gri...   💬 Join the Griptape Discord Community:   / discord   Follow Foundry:   / foundryteam     / foundryteam   Go behind the scenes with the artists, studios, and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation: https://www.foundry.com/insights About Us: Foundry creates award-winning creative software so global studios can turn incredible ideas into reality. Subscribe to our channel and get the latest news, tutorials, webinars and updates from the Foundry team.