Simulating a Dry Ice Effect in Maya
In this Maya tutorial we'll be simulating the fantasy effect of dry ice. Software required: Maya 2014, After effects Cs3.
What you'll learn
In this Maya tutorial we'll be simulating the fantasy effect of dry ice. The focus will be on the technical attributes of fluids which is responsible for simulating the dry ice effect. Throughout this tutorial you'll be provided with all necessary knowledge of fluid and emitter types to simulate dry ice smoke. We'll also advance to rendering and important settings in order to address the quality fluid rendering with minimal time. This Maya training will be beneficial for those who are looking to work in an FX studio environment because we'll follow time saving techniques to minimize computational steps. Software required: Maya 2014, After effects Cs3.
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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