MarkBremmer opened this issue on Apr 20, 2011 · 11 posts
MarkBremmer posted Wed, 20 April 2011 at 11:31 AM
Hi all,
Let's see what you can do. Create an image of an asteroid hitting a planet from the view of space or from the planet. Post WIPs (Work In Progress) images if you like but definitely post the finals in this thread. Capture a moment in time, a location, a mood...
Post production in Paint Programs not allowed! Carrara has a bunch of cool capabilites, glows, auras, motion blurs etc. Dig in and have fun.
Special bonus points awarded for animations.
Strut your stuff.
Looking forward to the cataclysm,
Mark
stardust posted Wed, 20 April 2011 at 7:43 PM
Cool Idea Mark!
Here is my WIP:
"Yara turned on the shield generator just in time! The Asteroid just entered the atmosphere and is about to annihilate everything in it's path!"
This is the setup, now I need to get animating :) Rendered in C8Pro, with GI and radiosity on. No postwork.
FYI - I'm in the process of changing my user name from Renderholics to 3DLust, so you will probably see it change in the next 24 hours.
MarkBremmer posted Wed, 20 April 2011 at 10:37 PM
Nice start. I want to drive that!
headwax. posted Thu, 21 April 2011 at 1:07 AM
Renderholics 3DLust,
wonderful image - looks photo real
stardust posted Thu, 21 April 2011 at 1:17 AM
Thanks :) Now I need to work on the asteroid descent and the explosion - I'll show any progress I make :)
mosk posted Tue, 26 April 2011 at 7:23 PM
Hey Mark -
Have loved your Carrara tutorials in the past and would be happy to contribute, especially since I need to do just such a scene for a novel I've written. Did you have a timeframe in mind? (don't think I'll be able to get to this over the next few days, but over the next few weeks I'd be happy to post an animation and get some feedback).
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MarkBremmer posted Tue, 26 April 2011 at 10:13 PM
No time frame. Just for fun.
Kixum posted Sun, 08 May 2011 at 1:03 AM
-Kix
MarkBremmer posted Mon, 09 May 2011 at 8:04 AM
Hmmm, don't think the crew will be able to rescue Enterprise from this one!
ironsoul posted Mon, 09 May 2011 at 5:49 PM
Attached Link: Carrara impact anim
Animation sounded fun so had a go. Very basic - two spheres (planet + atmosphere) and three particle emitters. Explode modifier bit to regular in shape, maybe better texture would improve.
MarkBremmer posted Mon, 09 May 2011 at 6:20 PM
I knew the earth was made of polygons! Nice shader animation.