Creating a Gasoline Explosion in Maya
In this series of Maya tutorials, we will be going through the technique of creating a gasoline explosion, as well as the bi-products of the explosion using particles with Maya 3D fluids. Software required: Maya 2013, After Effects CS3 .
What you'll learn
In this series of Maya tutorials, we will be going through the technique of creating a gasoline explosion, as well as the bi-products of the explosion using particles with Maya 3D fluids. We will be exploring the technicalities of fluids and their behavior and solutions to create a great explosion. We will be covering the nature of fuel and how it's used to create the impact of an explosion. We will also cover, in detail, the sections of fluid attributes like temperature, fuel, and density. In addition, we will look at the attributes individually and in conjunction to one another. We will address the story and concept with detailed illustrations to have an understanding of the "Skeleton of Explosions." By the end of this training you will be equipped to create CG explosions in Maya with a sound understanding of its aesthetic and technical dynamics. Software required: Maya 2013, After Effects CS3 .
Table of contents
- Introduction to Our Scene 4m
- Explaining a Big Explosion 13m
- More on Big Explosions 6m
- Examining Proper Temperature Settings 10m
- Learning the Aspects of Fuel 11m
- Shading Our Explosion 7m
- Revision of Explosion Settings 10m
- Introduction to Chunks 9m
- Shading Our Chunks 8m
- Creating the Flames on the Car 17m
- Final Comp Workflow 5m
About the author
Pankaj Malik is a Senior Instructor of VFX. He has seven years experience teaching and training students. He loves to explore the ocean of Maya commands and recently updated to the world of Digital Sculpting. He is a modeler, texturing, and lighting artist and a self taught dynamics artist. He is an Autodesk Certified Professional of Maya and 3ds Max and Adobe Certified Associate in Photoshop. He has made five short 3D commercial films and two VFX movies. He believes in great knowledge sharing a... more