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Fire Shader Creation

Reference Images - click on Image to view more
	Click here for larger version	In this assignment, I am to understand the creation of a Fire Shader. Using personal reference images of a burning candle, I am to recreate it in the 3d world. This process requires observational skill in understanding the movement of fire and how fire acts as a light source. The Shader is created using PRman shader language, the movement of the fire was created using Maya itself. Beside fire, I also ventured into creating a translucent effect on the candle using Mental Ray. I basically use the Mental Ray SSS simple shader which give a fairly good result. It was a fun assignment as I felt I did learn alot from just a simple recreation of a candle.
RenderMan Fire Shader Creation - click on image for more
		On the link you will see the steps taken to create the Fire Shader.
3D Scene Setup - click on image to view more
		On the link beside, you will see the steps I took to create the 3D scence from A to Z.
		On the left is my Final Render. Flame rendered with Renderman and the Candle was rendered with MentalRay. I used After Effects to composite the two elements and did a little glow on the fire itself. Click here for larger version. Right-Click to download HighRes Version.
		Here is my second version of the flame animation. The challenge was to try to create a flame movement with dynamics and here it is. The process is describe in scene setup. In this version instead of puting a Mental Ray Sub surface material on the candle, I have subed it with a RenderMan Shader provided my Prof. Malcolm. Click here for larger version.