CGTalk - Ink Splatter effect

cgbub

04-14-2006, 05:25 AM

Hi there,

How would you create a watery Ink Splatter effect? Like if we get a wet paint brush and we flick it against a piece of paper, the paint would splatter and drip.

Do we use a plug-in? or do we animate it manually (animating a mask)?
Doing it manually seems really time-consuming, but if that's the only way around it, I don't mind. After all, it takes hard work to see results.

Thanks!

Bubz

Mylenium

04-14-2006, 11:04 AM

http://www.trapcode-people.net

There's a "blood" preset by Scott Frizzle which should pretty much give you what you need (if you have Particular).

Mylenium

cgbub

04-16-2006, 07:18 AM

Thanks Mylennium, but I don't have particular. Any other way I can try? Maybe using Fractal Noise or anything like that?

stevester1

04-16-2006, 03:53 PM

sadly I would have said the same thing as mylenium, but if trapcode is out of the question, how bout effets--> simulation--> has all kinds of plugins that could possibly simulate this (mr mercury maybe, i duno hvnt used them in a while), or this may sound farfetch but once i wanted to simulate kind of a liquid droping (sort of like if you were to put a heavier liquid into water, it would drop to the bottom slowly) so i filled an aquarium with water and drop all sorts of stuff in it lol, it was against a greenscreen which i just had to key out later, maybe you could just film yourself splating ink on a bleu or green sheet and boom, try not to film the hand though.

cgmandv

04-19-2006, 07:51 AM

well, if it is a 2D splatter, u can use animated masks and a bit of beveling. maynot b photoreal, but wil b convincing i guess.
Hope tht help.

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