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Ink in water using maya fluids

Posted: Aug 02, 2007
Category: Tutorials

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Here are a couple of example Maya files that show using Maya Fluids to handle ink in water. Generally speaking one simply creates a very high resolution fluid with "high detail solve" enabled, self shadowing on the fluid and very low transparency. The buoyancy should be negative instead of positive so that the ink flows down. The transparency should also be colored to partically match the fluid color, particularily if the background is light colored.

The second file was done in an attempt to help a user who had a seal bleeding as it swam. This was close to his reference, but real blood I'm guessing would be near black in this lighting condition.

editPfxOnPolyPath.mel

parentToSurface.mel

nClothBook.ma

dynamicFollow.mel

cameraFollow.mel

cameraFollowScene.ma

lightOcclusion.ma

fireball.ma

itsSlinky.ma

TunShu_BindClothSkin.zip

confettiFall.mb

simpleConfetti.ma

roundConfetti.ma

partyStreamers.ma

waterTank.ma

nClothWater2.ma

nClothWater.ma

waterPlayground.ma

sunsetLeaf.zip

oakBigLeaf.mel + oakBigLeaf.mel.icon

ribbonTwist.ma

bagOfMarbles.ma

toonOcean.ma

buckySphere.ma

thickSlab.ma

phoneChord.ma

forestRoad.ma

bark.iff

basicLeafHC.jpg

birchBark.gif

grassRoad.jpg

leafSerrate.tif

WhiteBark.tif

sideleaf.rgb

atmosphere.ma

writeHello.ma

zipper.ma

nClothVertexEditor.mel

equalizer.ma

slidingCurtain.ma

inkDrop.ma

orangeDye.ma

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	Posted by johnnyz on Nov 26, 2008 at 07:32 PM
Hey Duncan, I used your orangeDye scene as a starting point for an effect we're working on and i need it to move faster from point A to B. When I do so, the fluid appears broken up in ball-type plumes. Is there a substep type attribute i'm missing or another method for fixing this? thanks in advance

	Posted by musaro on Nov 11, 2008 at 04:02 AM
hi duncan, my name is david, I´m a maya user and in this moment i´m doing my thesis and Ireally need a tutorial about how to do this kind of thing. please help me!!!! thank you very much and sorry for my english. my email is dagu8a@hotmail.com. bye.

	Posted by VincentLammers on Oct 09, 2008 at 09:09 PM
Hey duncan, Why is there a N-cloth object in the orangeDye.ma scene? cheers, Vincent

	Posted by rpauletto on Sep 05, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Hi, is it possible for a polygon with a complex texture, to emit its color as an fluid emitter? Like a paint sinking on the water and losing its paint. How can I do that ? Thanks, Rodolfo.

	Posted by daniel del risco on Aug 05, 2008 at 08:25 AM
Hi Duncan, That looks great! i want to learn how to do the seal bleadin (the second video) please do you have any tutorial. My mail is danuk30@gmail.com I am working on a short, if you can send me a link or anything to learn how to do it that will be great! Thnx!!!