Pro's: - The angle of the shot, with palm trees in the background.
- The lighting in the scene, reflection on glass and foam.
Con's: - Foam was harder to make then I thought. While doing some R&D, I found 2 programs that would help meshing out the particles for the foam. They are called 'Krakatoa' and 'Frost,' made by Thinkbox Software. But unfortunately I cant use these programs because the price is out of my budget as well as time frame. http://www.thinkboxsoftware.com/krakatoa-realflow-and-frost/
- The background is not moving. I found some motion background, but the environment are completely different. For portfolio creation I I'm going to keep using this tropical beach environment and then switch to a VideoBlocks motion background. http://www.videoblocks.com/search/?keywords=beach
Although I'm not a modeler, I feel like this artist has really capture the lighting and style that I was looking for. Maybe after I finishing mine, I could create an account with creative crash and see if other artist or potential employer are looking for a beer simulation.
Anyway, really appreciate the art work done by VKModels. Great job !
There are still some thing I would like change but so far its looking nice. I really like the color of light that the IBL gives off. I found this perfect websit that teaches you how to make your own IBL but also gives out free HDRI images.
Here a sneak peek of what is about to come. I cant wait to add texture to the limes as well as the water droplets. Stay tun for more on the Corona beer simulation !
For my final shot I would like limes to fall into a pool of water. I tried experimenting with some new tools in realflow. I used particles to make the splashes and a realwave to make the ripples when the limes fall into the pool of water.
After watching the playblast from maya, I noticed some thing I could improve. I have to shrink the particle mesh so it resembles water more and for the realwave I will add more ripples when the limes and water droplets hit the surface.
