Lightwave7871
02-15-2008, 12:30 AM
Evening all...
I'm not entirely sure that this is even worth while attempting in a single package, but I've been asked to look in to its viability, and being an utter know nothing and trying a few ways of sorting this issue I thought I'd come here and ask the guys in the know if I was wasting my time ;) :P
Basically I have a flowing paint effect line, controlled along a motion path. The question is, that if needed is there some way to make a paint effect blend in to a set of particles which initially would hold the shape of the paint line before diffusing slightly to reveal that they are indeed particles...
The example would be a line that if you got close to it, you would see the individual molecules of the line, the shape would hold and slowly the molecules would drift apart, all the while following the motion path but slowly dispersing.
Now my initial thought was to render the line, render a particle pass (either using Maya or some other particle generator - in my case Trapcode Particulate in After Effects) and comp the two together which I feel would be the best way, but studio's being what they are, the best way isn't necessarily the way they want to do things...... So what I suppose I'm asking is, not only is it feasable / achievable within Maya exclusively, but if so how would you go about it...
Any help, advice, suggestions or letters of endorsment from higher powers that get me out of trying to do this effect exclusively in one application, all gratefully appreciated :)
I'm not entirely sure that this is even worth while attempting in a single package, but I've been asked to look in to its viability, and being an utter know nothing and trying a few ways of sorting this issue I thought I'd come here and ask the guys in the know if I was wasting my time ;) :P
Basically I have a flowing paint effect line, controlled along a motion path. The question is, that if needed is there some way to make a paint effect blend in to a set of particles which initially would hold the shape of the paint line before diffusing slightly to reveal that they are indeed particles...
The example would be a line that if you got close to it, you would see the individual molecules of the line, the shape would hold and slowly the molecules would drift apart, all the while following the motion path but slowly dispersing.
Now my initial thought was to render the line, render a particle pass (either using Maya or some other particle generator - in my case Trapcode Particulate in After Effects) and comp the two together which I feel would be the best way, but studio's being what they are, the best way isn't necessarily the way they want to do things...... So what I suppose I'm asking is, not only is it feasable / achievable within Maya exclusively, but if so how would you go about it...
Any help, advice, suggestions or letters of endorsment from higher powers that get me out of trying to do this effect exclusively in one application, all gratefully appreciated :)