Airplane Animation

M_Lightning · January 13, 2021, 4:35am

Hello! Here is a quick little project I did that I thought I’d share.

Open Color IO Workflow

A simple breakdown.

Calartist · January 13, 2021, 6:47am

Congratulations, it’s awesome!

M_Lightning · January 13, 2021, 8:18pm

Thank you!

Daf57 · January 13, 2021, 8:29pm

Great job! The heat waves around the engines are a nice touch!

M_Lightning · January 13, 2021, 11:23pm

Thank you! Glad you noticed. It’s those little things that help make it.

Estajxo · January 14, 2021, 10:21am

I agree completely, could be filmed!
How did you make those heat waves, if I may ask?

M_Lightning · January 14, 2021, 4:39pm

Thank you.
I made the heat waves in After Effects simply because it was a really quick solution. I could have done them in Blender though, in the Compositor, I would have used the Displace node with a Distorted noise procedural texture and then comp it back over the main render.

Estajxo · January 14, 2021, 8:31pm

Interesting, I might have to try that one day. Thanks!

M_Lightning · January 16, 2021, 9:09pm

Simple breakdown added.

M_Lightning · January 23, 2021, 5:39am

I added an alternate version with Open Color IO workflow add. Working in linear color space, with Open Color IO, gives a more natural look to the way light interacts with the image. For this animation it is particularly noticeable when the airplane crosses in front of the sun, it wraps around the fuselage more naturally.