Simulating "Cold Breath"
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toddmcm
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Re: Simulating "Cold Breath"
So simple with Maya!
http://www.3dlinks.com/oldsite/tutorials/maya/maya_tutorials.cfm?tutorial=Vapor
So simple with Maya!
http://www.3dlinks.com/oldsite/tutorials/maya/maya_tutorials.cfm?tutorial=Vapor
Barry_Green
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Re: Simulating "Cold Breath"
Excellent link!
Excellent link!
toddmcm
Carbonite Member
Re: Simulating "Cold Breath"
Thanks, I thought so to!
The technique works pretty well.... I've talked to some guys over at cgtalk.com and man, you can get really crazy doing 3D. This particular example is the "easy" way.
I've been using Maya for about a year, and hadn't even seen some of the tools for the "complicated" way!
Thanks, I thought so to!
The technique works pretty well.... I've talked to some guys over at cgtalk.com and man, you can get really crazy doing 3D. This particular example is the "easy" way.
I've been using Maya for about a year, and hadn't even seen some of the tools for the "complicated" way!
toddmcm
Carbonite Member
Re: Simulating "Cold Breath"
To let you know, if you are a student there are GREAT deals on Maya Educational version.. which had NO watermark by the way.
AND, there is an Educational version of "unlimited", which is a real nice package... $679 ! ! sure beats $7000
Good Luck - it's an easy effect to pull off!
To let you know, if you are a student there are GREAT deals on Maya Educational version.. which had NO watermark by the way.
AND, there is an Educational version of "unlimited", which is a real nice package... $679 ! ! sure beats $7000
Good Luck - it's an easy effect to pull off!
Re: Simulating "Cold Breath"
AE particle systems should be able to pull this off. A 3rd party 3D particle system plug-in would be better, I prefer Trapcode Particular.
The key to pulling this off would be to use _lots_ of smaller particles, and apply a blur. Then set the layer to 10% transparency and experiment with transfer modes.
If you play with this I bet you could fool em, and _much_ cheaper then buying Maya.
Ethan
AE particle systems should be able to pull this off. A 3rd party 3D particle system plug-in would be better, I prefer Trapcode Particular.
The key to pulling this off would be to use _lots_ of smaller particles, and apply a blur. Then set the layer to 10% transparency and experiment with transfer modes.
If you play with this I bet you could fool em, and _much_ cheaper then buying Maya.
Ethan
ArchCarrier
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Re: Simulating "Cold Breath"
I would always go for the practical solution. I think 3D breath looks fake, so I would shoot it, lit from the bottom or the side, against black material in a meat locker and then composite it into the frame. You can actually say the right lines of dialogue in the freezing cold, and so it automatically looks right. They did it like this in Titanic (only a few shots were digital).
I would always go for the practical solution. I think 3D breath looks fake, so I would shoot it, lit from the bottom or the side, against black material in a meat locker and then composite it into the frame. You can actually say the right lines of dialogue in the freezing cold, and so it automatically looks right. They did it like this in Titanic (only a few shots were digital).