ComfyUI Is the Switchboard of the New Creative Era

Hiya Friend 👋

It’s your friendly neighborhood AI man, Adam, writing to you from our gently humming Lighthouse AI Academy studio. 

Our whiteboard’s full of nodes (not bullet points). Nodes!

Because today, everything we’re building flows through ComfyUI.

If you’ve never used it, think of Comfy as a kind of creative switchboard — one where you’re in full control.

You route your inputs, test variations, and adjust parameters with precision.

And when it works, it really works.

We’re always fielding plenty of questions about ComfyUI. 

What it is. 

How it operates. 

And whether it’s worth learning.

So in this issue, we’re breaking it down step by step, node by node, and showing you how our students are using Comfy to launch seriously dazzling creative workflows.

🙋‍♂️❓🙋‍♀️ ComfyUI FAQ: Straight Answers from Our Academy

1. What is ComfyUI?

A modular, node-based interface for building AI workflows.

Think Unreal Engine meets Photoshop, but for generative images and video. You control everything: resolution, model, composition, timing, and lighting.

2. Why use Comfy instead of Midjourney or Runway?

Because Comfy isn’t a product — it’s a platform.

You’re not locked into someone else’s UI or aesthetic, allowing you to build your own toolchain. It’s customizable, transparent, and endlessly expandable.

3. Do I need to code?

No.

ComfyUI is visual. You don’t write Python, but you drag nodes, move sliders, connect logic, and run outputs instead. It’s technical, but it’s not code-heavy.

4. What kind of computer do I need?

Ideally, an NVIDIA RTX 3060 or better.

We also teach cloud installation, so you can build in the cloud if your local machine isn’t powerful enough, or you can even run it on your Mac!

5. What can I actually build with it?

ComfyUI isn’t a toy: it’s a pipeline.

Students have used it for:

• 3D object workflows
  

• VFX-ready render engines
  

• AI-enhanced music videos
  

• Architectural visualizations
  

• Deployable tools and apps
  

• Custom LoRA training and fine-tuning
  

• Storyboarding, inpainting, and shot control

6. Do I need to be technical?

More than anything, you need to be curious. This is much more significant than professional credentials.

Most of our students are experienced creatives with 10–20 years of industry work behind them.

They’re creative directors, architects, VFX leads, and designers, not coders.

The course meets you where you are and helps you lead where your industry is going.

7. What’s the time commitment if I have a full-time job?

Plan for ~10 hours a week:

• 1 hour of Q&A
  

• 2.5 hours of live masterclasses
  

• 6–7 hours of project work

All sessions are recorded, you get lifetime access, and support is ongoing through our Discord community.

8. What do I walk away with?

• A publishable portfolio project
  

• A real-world, production-ready AI workflow
  

• The ability to lead creative AI work at a professional level
  

• Ongoing access to our community, templates, and tools
  

9. Will these skills still be useful in a year?

Yes! We don’t just teach tools.

We teach the architecture, strategy, and thinking behind creative AI systems.

You’ll understand how to evaluate new tools, train models, automate workflows, and deploy your ideas, no matter how fast the tech evolves.

You’ll also learn new ways of thinking, too.

Why Lighthouse over free tutorials or YouTube?

Because we teach creative strategy, not just software tricks.

• Our projects are real.
  

• Our support is ongoing.
  

• Our instructors are working professionals in architecture, VFX, and design.
  

• And the best part? You become part of a growing community of like-minded creatives who are there to have fun as much as build beautiful, bold new things!

This course isn’t about following steps. It’s about building tools, workflows, and career-defining creative work.

If ComfyUI has been on your radar, now’s the time to get going.

Whether you’re technical or not, we’ll help you get there.

And if you have any more questions that were not addressed here, we are always happy to help. 

You can message us directly at: [email protected] 

🎬 What You Can Build in ComfyUI: An Isaac Irvin Production

One of our students, Isaac Irvin, used ComfyUI to bring his band’s long-imagined music video to life, leveraging a custom LoRA model, AI-generated storyboards, and a detailed production pipeline built from scratch.

How cool is THAT?!

Using GPTs to map out scenes, storyboards to drive ControlNet, and batch rendering to test shots fast, Isaac developed a repeatable AI video workflow from end to end.

Nocturna: An AI-Crafted Music Video 🎬

🎥 Watch the side-by-side comparison of storyboard vs. final cut here.

👉 Watch the final video here.

Keep your eyes out for the full article on Isaac’s process, how he created his workflow, and the pain and pleasure of bringing something he dreamed of to life… All with a little help from AI.

📰 Coming soon…

🧠 Homework: Try Comfy for Yourself

Get a feel for how Comfy works and whether it clicks for your creative brain.

1. Install ComfyUI (we recommend the one-click installer — get it here or  here)
   

2. Load one of our starter workflows
   

3. Try a simple image-to-video test using WAN or ControlNet
   

4. Explore the node graph and see what each part does

👉 Keen to see example workflows? Check them out here.

📣 Upcoming Courses at Lighthouse Academy

Advanced ComfyUI (Cohort 2) — Starts Aug 28

→ Go from zero to deployment. Build powerful workflows in ComfyUI and launch them as standalone apps.

→ Ideal for creative technologists and developers, creative directors, creative engineers, VFX supervisors, and anyone looking to master AI workflows.

👉 Apply to join now

AI for Creative Leaders (Cohort 3) — Starts September 9

→ Build a production-ready AI pipeline for your industry — across creative process, ethics, legal, text, image, video, and sound.

→ Perfect for creative and art directors, innovators and creative technologists, agency founders and studio owners, senior creatives and marketing leaders.

👉 Apply to join now

AI for Architects — Starts September 12

→ Led by former student-turned-mentor, June Chow, this course teaches you how to build AI-driven design pipelines, from concept to construction.

→ Perfect for architects and designers, creative technologists and innovation leads, studio owners and firm partners, educators and advanced students shaping the future of AI-driven architecture.

👉 Apply to join now

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That’s it for now: Thanks for reading and building this new era with us.

If you’re ready to be part of this new generation of creators who build with clarity, not chaos, we’re ready for you… Just follow the light.

Step by step, node by node — and away we go!

Keep creating and always remember to have fun.

— Adam & the Lighthouse AI Academy Team ☀️