effects animation

I did this one when I was in ScreenScene in Dublin. TP and FFX based. Enjoy!

Answering a question asked at CGTalk about a gas pipe burst in FFX, I quickly did this setup:

And you can get the scene file here (Max 2010).

The interesting part was the interplay of vorticity and time scale. It makes sense, when you think of it – to have more vorticity when time scale is high, but I only discovered it when  I dealt with it. So, it might be of use to somebody else too

Now, we’re gonna do the creeping cracks effect! It’s something commonly done, and cool! The tutorial is gonna be comprehensive, so buckle up Read more

Some people have been asking me about that scene, so here it is.

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The FumeFX pass of the reel opener shot.

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