Creating a Nebula Effect Using FumeFX in 3ds Max
Throughout these lessons we'll create visually dramatic nebula effect quickly and efficiently. Software required: 3dsMax 2012, FumeFX 3.0, NUKE 7.0.
What you'll learn
Throughout these lessons we'll create visually dramatic nebula effect quickly and efficiently. We'll work with FumeFX and learn what to look for in a good effect. We'll also go through some simple techniques using a single simulation and interesting layers to get the passes you need to create a beautiful composition. By the end of this tutorial you will have created a stunning effect as well as learned techniques that can be applied to a number of projects. Software required: 3dsMax 2012, FumeFX 3.0, NUKE 7.0.
Table of contents
- Establishing Our Concept 4m
- Setting up Our Animatic 11m
- Creating a Particle Emitter 5m
- Using Particles to Create Smoke 6m
- Animating Our Fume 6m
- Polishing Our Fume 5m
- Bringing Our Fume into the Animatic 6m
- Kicking Off Our Final Simulation 7m
- Lighting and Shading 9m
- Adding in RGB Lights 6m
- Continuing to Add RGB Lights 10m
- Finalizing Our Lighting 10m
- Rendering Our Layers 9m
- Setting up Our Render Passes 13m
- Finalizing Our Render 7m
- Merging Our Layers 11m
- Reviewing Our Final Composition 9m
About the author
Danielle Romero is currently a Senior FX Artist at Blizzard Cinematics. She is privileged to have worked in film, television, and games on a number of great projects including Star Trek: Into Darkness, After Earth, Cosmos, and Sim City. She graduated from Vancouver Film School in 2008 before which she studied Anthropology and Art at the University of New Mexico and the University of Sheffield. She is also a writer and a traditional artist and lives in Long Beach with her wonderful husband.