Fundamentals
Wave Motion: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/2d-animation-tips-and-tricks/tails-and-reversed-curves
Looping Fire & More Tutorials: http://flashfx.blogspot.com/2015/06/12-fire.html
References:
My Pinterest board: https://www.pinterest.com/jocarlostrada/vfx/
Ba-La, good ice and sword + projectile VFX https://www.artstation.com/ba-la
Good Projectile & Shaders: https://realtimevfx.com/t/league-of-legends-style-vfx/15639?u=soraskyfly
Awesome FX artists & Animators:
Alex Redfish: https://vimeo.com/user12223385
https://www.artstation.com/alexredfish
Take: https://twitter.com/SzTk
DUAN: https://www.magesbox.com/works/detail/id/10400
Michel Gagne: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichelGagne/featured
Jason Keyser: https://www.youtube.com/user/jasonkeyser
NaWakFX: https://vimeo.com/142720058?from=outro-embed
Great Motion Graphics Artist: https://twitter.com/matthieup85
Rafles: https://twitter.com/SrRafles/status/1102961346008760320 (Great flipbook techniques)