Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
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re-entry?
Any suggestions?
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- Geometry wrapped around your entry vehicle mapped with an animated map of flames with greater transparency towards the top, aiming upwards (towards opposite entry vector direction) with keyed and re-mappedRGB values that go from blue to white, to blue again, then yellow, to arange, then reveal the flame map original colors, to a fade.
- all the while, have some sparks and small subtle "plasma" debris/pieces shooting off in the flame direction.
- What TRULY sells re-entry shots is WELL TIMED use of camera shake. That, along with a little full-scene glow, and depth of field blur.
So use that to your advantage for added realism
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My maya proffessor used to say: "motion blur is your friend", and the less time the effect has to be in screen the cooler it will be and the better it will stand
so: Trogdoooorrrrr!
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The rest of that I think I can handle though, thanks for your help.
[edit]did you mean adding the transparency on the map itself? such as adding it in photoshop?
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In the transparency channel, I used the Blend Utility to Blend a stretched out noise pattern that was animated in the Offset value of the place2Dtexture node so it looks streaky, with a simple ramp so it's more transparent on one end than the other. I'll have something to post and show tonight.
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Now that I see it rendered and composited, it needs a little work, but you get the idea. The Re-entry effect shows up on both space ships, and some of the meteoroids.
Take a look
and because I'm such a nice guy, here is my shader. Notice how it changes color over time as it would go through the atmosphere.