Volume Clouds, Mist, Flames and Explosions

[JasonStambo]

Hi, here is a collection of effects done done for "WarHammer 40,000" animated feature,
(not my favorite theme but it was pretty well made)

https://vimeo.com/60212506



The rendering speed was just amazing(!)

The explosions were Big textured particles, with each particle rotation following the direction tangent,
(to effectively lose the "textured balls" feel)
and with the firey procedural texture animation speed based on the "heat" property from EmFluid effect,
making the 'hotter' particle's texture develop faster, and then slow down as they 'cool'.

Though it was hard to make them fade-out gracefully, some particles would pop-out of existence near the end of their lifetimes, it was nothing that couldn't easily be fixed.


Also, basically all FX in my recent reel are BA volume stuff, including the big smoke explosion, landing dust effects, immersive atmospheric mist, puffy white clouds, ...

https://vimeo.com/106813300

Really don't know what ICE volumes would have been without these shaders (!)
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Jason Stambollian / VFX Artist

[schoenberger]

Many thanks, those are some nice renderings.
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Holger Schönberger
Binary Alchemy - digital materialization

[JasonStambo]

Thanks! Not in a small way thanks to some great shaders!
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Jason Stambollian / VFX Artist

[sirdavid23]

Hi, great explosions!! Could you please share some ICE captures?
Congrats, those fireballs behave amazingly controlled.

Cheers