Cauldron Bubbles - FX updates

I haven't posted in a long time because I was still working on some of the FX, even though they are in test renders still, I just wanted to post a few to show how things are going.

For these I used Maya 2011, Realflow 5, and After Effects.

Cauldron Bubbles - Cauldron's Actual Bubbles :)

So I know I have been somewhat MIA for a little while, but I have been working diligently on creating the bubbling cauldron. I tried several different approaches from using Maya particles and making them show up as spheres to be used for the bubbles, but the problems came when I tried to take "animated spheres" into Realflow. I kept getting just a file with no movement, so after searching and searching I finally found someone that had used RealFlow to make the bubbles and the water. Below is the first animation that I have of the bubbles.





Thanks


Bryan

Cauldron Bubbles - Cottage TurnTable Render

Here is the render I did ONLY to show the texture all the way around the cottage.

I still am not completely happy with how the displacement is on the rocks and building, so when things settle down on other projects, I am coming back to work this out.

Please put in some feed back, so I can add it to my list of tweaks.

I want to make this a center piece in my portfolio.


Thanks

Bryan

Cauldron Bubbles - Modeling and Water for Moat

So for this weekend and since I last left off, I have worked on adding more details to the cottage. This includes making the moat have sharper edges and a steeper slope, as well as adding boards to the outside along with an extra window on the roof.  I haven't imported the RealFlow mesh in this shot, so it is just the default Maya mesh I made as a place holder.

The stones on the chimney will be done with a displacement map, so I will post an update of that soon.
I have also been working on using Realflow 5 to create a realistic moving water for the moat. I hope to post a short video of it in action when it is done simulating.


All tips and comments welcome.

Bryan

Cauldron Bubbles

This is an animated short that was written and designed by Edward Taylor. He is my fellow class mate at UT Dallas and we are both finishing up our Masters in Art and Technology. On this project I am going to be modeling the cottage and doing the special FX, which I hope to use Houdini. I will also be using Photoshop, Maya, and After Effects.

So far I have built the Cottage and bellow is a screen shot.

Please feel free to share your thoughts about this.

Thanks
Bryan