Introduction
Welcome
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Using the exercise files
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What youll need to complete this course
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1. Work with the FreeForm Pro Plugin
FreeForm Pro plugin
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8, 16, or 32 bits
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2. Model the Volcano
Model the volcano's basic shape
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Create the color map
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Create the basic displacement map
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3. Add the Lava Flow
Design and animate the basic lava flow
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Color the lava flow
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Paint the lava trails
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Add displacement to the lava trails
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Composite the lava flow on top
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Nonflowing lava animated texture
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Add lava flow to the color map
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Add lava flow to the displacement map
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Sink down the mouth of the volcano
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Create small lava veins
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Add lava veins to the displacement map
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4. Animate the Scene
Add a camera to the scene and rig it
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Animate the camera rig
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Use FreeForm Pro to fill in the blank gaps
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5. Illuminate the Scene
Design the scene illumination
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6. Render the Different Passes
Final tweaks
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Bump up the resolution tessellation
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Render the beauty pass
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Render the depth-of-field pass
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Create and render a lava matte pass
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Create and render a lava pass
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Create and render a sky background pass
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7. Compositing the Rendered Passes
Import and composite the rendered passes
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Clean up and place the precomps
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8. Environment and Smoke Particles
Build the environment particle system
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Divide the particle system
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Animate the Particular effect's visibility
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Create smoke particles
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9. Create the 3D Text
Design the text displacement map
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Create 3D text and place it in 3D space
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Adjust 3D text material properties
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Create a reflection map for the text
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10. Add Depth of Field and Heat Waves to the Scene
Add depth of field using the DOF pass
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Animating the depth of field
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Create and animating the heat waves map
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Adding heat wave displacement
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11. Time Remapping
Time remapping the scene
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Adding motion blur to the scene
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Ex_Files_AE_Mograph_Fire_Brimstone.zip
(1.5 GB)