The latest comp test of the nuclear interior. I’m really happy with this. Tried out a few new things today including Lens Blur and God-Rays (could there BE a cooler name for a node?). Digital Tutors’ Photorealistic Camera Lens Effects in NUKE course has been fantastic.
Also fantastic is the mia_bokeh node, which I used on top of some nParticles. It’s really versatile as you can add your own texture to it – taking inspiration from the Jellyfish Pictures reel I’ve connected a pentagon-shaped alpha to it. Although Nuke has its own particle system, the quality of the Bokeh effect within Maya/Mental Ray was way too good to pass up.
I hope to be able to post a moving version up tomorrow.
Cell Shading 