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Oil Paintings
Oil Paintings

KALEIGH FITZGERALD
VOLCANO
This was a project to explore Pyro and Volume for the Particles and Procedural Effects class. I attempted to match reference a shot from Disney - Pixar's Lava (2014 film). I worked with Volume, Pyro, and lighting in Houdini and rendered with Mantra.
Houdini - Mantra - Nuke
Reference: Pixar's Lava (2014 film)

Cloud Iterations: (Houdini)




Cloud Process:
Step 1:

Step 2: (Inside VolumeVop)

Step 3: Manipulate Turbulence

Matte Painting: (Photoshop)

Pyro Volcano Iterations: (Houdini)













In the short film, the ash is moving very slow so I ended up shaping Volume in replacement of Pyro for the volcano.
Volume Shaping & Lighting Tests: Mantra








Disney - Pixar's Lava (2014 film)
Reference is at 1:23. It's only about 4 seconds long, but I fell in love with the look-dev!
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