Center Of The Mystical Forest CGI Animation
Project and Area of Interest
Hello, I have been closely interested in Environmental Designs for a while now. Recently, I have been working on various environmental animations, and in this project, I aimed to create the heartbeat of a more mystical and mysterious forest.
Project and Area of Interest
Hello, I have been closely interested in Environmental Designs for a while now. Recently, I have been working on various environmental animations, and in this project, I aimed to create the heartbeat of a more mystical and mysterious forest.
Software and Tools Used
For this project, I used Houdini, Gaea, Cinema 4D, Octane, SpeedTree, and After Effects. Initially, I gathered reference images, mountains, and various vegetation to create the envisioned environment.
Detailed Process and Techniques
After creating the environment with Gaea, I exported the necessary maps and textures (height, mask, normal map, and ground texture). When it comes to trees, I used SpeedTree to categorize these elements into three groups: low, medium, and high poly, a choice driven by the need for optimization in such a large scene. Subsequently, I used SpeedTree to create a growing tree animation, and then exported it to Cinema 4D as an Alembic file.
Rendering Process and Results
Needing cloud shadows, I created shadows using a plane and noise map. The creation process took a total of 32 hours (600 frames, 30 fps). Additionally, I obtained 6 different layer outputs and combined them all using After Effects. Thank you!
