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Massive Explosion

Personal · 2021 · Houdini · Mantra · Nuke

A blast in a rocky desert, inspired by the big explosion in Rogue One: explosion, shock wave, trails, rock destruction and debris. I did every 3D part (FX, lighting, modeling, shading, layout) and rendered it in Mantra; @Antoine Jaspar did the comp.

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A huge orange explosion rising from a dusty, rocky desert at dusk

Shots from Massive Explosion

  • Spark trails breakdown: emission, sparks and smoke trails — Massive Explosion (personal, 2021)

  • Shock wave breakdown: the spreading front, then the dust it lifts — Massive Explosion (personal, 2021)

  • Fireball breakdown: the render passes, wiped one into the next — Massive Explosion (personal, 2021)

  • Contact sheet of the render passes, playing together — Massive Explosion (personal, 2021)

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