liquid/wax in container?

Digital humans the art of the digital double

Ever wanted to know how digital doubles are created in the movie industry? This course will give you an insight into how it's done.

Watch

# 1 26-01-2007 , 08:56 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: Plattsburgh New York

Posts: 1,222

I have created 2 nurbs spheres that I want to fill the inside with wax. I'm doing a scene of my desk and I have 2 candles that are inside of glasses so I want to try to recreate the glass with the wax.

The two glasses in front of the lamp, hard to see, need to make them a little less see through:
user added image

Quote

# 2 26-01-2007 , 09:39 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Feb 2006

Location: Australia

Posts: 2,752

I am a bit slow, do you want to create a waxy candle look?? I don't really understand what you need?

zoom in on the area that you are concern with so we can see it up close, we have this one above as an overall reference.

take it easy and life will be easy

Quote

# 3 26-01-2007 , 09:43 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: Plattsburgh New York

Posts: 1,222

I want to create a solid wax inside the glass container. And possibly make it so I can melt the wax later on once I learn a little animation.. if possible. I'm still new to maya so I'm not completely sure how you'd create something like this.

Quote

# 4 26-01-2007 , 10:54 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Feb 2006

Location: Australia

Posts: 2,752

if I understand you want a waxy candle look

first the candle

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: candle03.jpg
Views: 228
Size: 70.2 KB
ID: 32549

take it easy and life will be easy

Quote

# 5 26-01-2007 , 10:54 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Feb 2006

Location: Australia

Posts: 2,752

smooth with divisioons of 2

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: candle05.jpg
Views: 222
Size: 60.3 KB
ID: 32550

take it easy and life will be easy

Quote

# 6 26-01-2007 , 10:56 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Feb 2006

Location: Australia

Posts: 2,752

use a blinn shader and colour it to what you want, you'll be working with the incandescence node

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: candle09.jpg
Views: 241
Size: 74.6 KB
ID: 32553

take it easy and life will be easy

Last edited by mirek03; 26-01-2007 at 10:59 AM.

Quote

# 7 26-01-2007 , 11:00 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Feb 2006

Location: Australia

Posts: 2,752

sorry about that?? I tried to fix the resolution but the computer is playing up, anyway mess around with that node for a while and see the results, (lights from the inside) you will be mapping it with a ramp later/now

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: candle09.jpg
Views: 227
Size: 74.6 KB
ID: 32554

take it easy and life will be easy

Quote

# 8 26-01-2007 , 11:07 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Feb 2006

Location: Australia

Posts: 2,752

when you first load the ramp you will have blue, red and green but change the colours of the ramp to roughly the same as the candle, much lighter actually, and put black on the bottom, you can key this node to animate it so it moves about with the 'flame' or whatever you need.

adjust the ramp, move it about, you will get the feel.
resolution messed up again, next post...

Attached Thumbnails