Beginning VFX with Autodesk Maya: Create Industry-Standard Visual Effects from Scratch

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A. KumarBeginning VFX with Autodesk Mayahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7857-4_9

9. Magical FX Using Maya

Abhishek Kumar¹  

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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

This chapter discusses how to create fire, fireworks, lightning, shatter, and smoke effects using Autodesk Maya. You will also learn how to use Attribute Editors and how to manipulate values in order to create visually intriguing effects.

Creating Fire, Fireworks, Lightning, Shatter, and Smoke Effects

So far you have learned about particle systems and fluid systems in Autodesk Maya. Now you will dive into the effects available in Maya. This chapter explores simulations you can create using the default ...