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    creating an animated hole

    Posted by Victor Camacho guerrero on July 4, 2012 at 8:54 am

    Hello,

    I got a hole on the earth and basically I want to animate it, like spitting some liquid. Therefore, to create the effect of the soil opening and closing in order to simulate the idea of spitting, I need a better idea than using Bulge or animating a mask expansion. I need to preserve the texture and animate it like the soil is opening.

    Any idea?

    Many thanks

    Victor Camacho guerrero replied 14 years ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
  • 4 Replies

  • Tero Ahlfors

    July 4, 2012 at 9:59 am

    You could use the mesh warp effect.

  • Victor Camacho guerrero

    July 4, 2012 at 10:47 am

    i see, maybe even better the digieffects free form , right?

  • Tudor “ted” jelescu

    July 7, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    Free Form – better FreeForm Pro is the way to go- all you need is a great animated depth map. You could use animated shape layers to create one, combined with blurs and maybe Mesh Warp for a more organic look.
    Here’s a couple of examples of what FF Pro can do with a good animated depth map:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U0huO5UO7s

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A68RIwVZJZQ

    Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
    Senior VFX Artist

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  • Victor Camacho guerrero

    July 8, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    wow that looks amazing. I will have a try. Thanks a lot!!!

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