zjantz Pyro Progress
This week I worked on the custom velocity field recommended by the mentors. As someone relatively new to pyro this was quite a challenge. I used a smoke sim to…
Previs
I have begun UI development for Jant Track. Using PyInstaller and PyQT5 to create a My previs shot involved a fluid simulation of nitro canisters sinking into fuel. The shot…
Beginning Development for jant_track
Starting my repo for the project. Setting up my developer venv
Week 3 FX
For FX this week I focused on the dust trail from shot 6. I was focused on understanding pyro and gas microsolvers. The simulation is set up with a pop…
Story!
This weekend we worked on our storyboards and developed our story. I have been researching a perforce based pipeline. If we ever get USD support on the farm I also…
Week 3 Progress
This week I worked on finishing the rig, procedural layout in houdini, and pyro look development. Rig The rig has been tested and approved by our animator. Rigging Scripts I…
Week 2 Houdini
FX test After focusing mainly on rigging I did have some time to do some FX tests. Using our previs for shot_05 I split out my deforming wheels and then…
Class 5
This week I expanded on my previs and tried to focus on shot design and cinematography in order to enhance my visuals.
Week 2
Rigging My primary focus for week two was to complete the rig for our vehicle and get it handed off to our animator. After some experimentation with rigid body constraints…