Have Camp, Will Fire
Experimenting with fire + smoke simulations, with a particle system for the embers. Part of a larger personal project.
Clay + Shadow pass. A combination of self-modelled, paid and free models were used. The rocks, embers, wood and background were sculpted in Blender using texture brushes to add small details, then overlaid with hair particle systems to generate complexity
Lighting Pass. A combination of a point light, HDRI and emission materials were utilised.
Emission pass + ember particle system preview.
Turbulence and wind forcefields gave the embers some randomness, while still allowing for
depth-of-field within the camera.
Primary composition pass + low res fire+smoke simulation preview. In the end, while the flames provided good body and structure, elements of real fire were composited on top for extra realism.