Clip with Breakdown
Maya's MASH system for motion graphics came in handy while building / rigging the railroad tracks and the train to simple curve. MASH is incredibly fast, and the inner Houdini artist in me has been genuinely intrigued by this not-so-new toolset.
Tracking in Blender.
CG composites.
Master Edit
This was shot on my Pixel and probably never intended for anything other than a fun memory, but when I showed it to my daughter she got really excited, so I made a personal project out of it ;)
**Train / boat models kitbashed / purchased from cgtrader / quixel megascans =D**
Tracked - Blender
Animation / Fluid Dynamics / Rendering - Maya / Phoenix / Vray.
Compositing and Finishing in Davinci Resolve Studio.
I started comping in Nuke, but ran into a snag with licenses with fxphd, so I switched to Resolve's Fusion page. The experience was wild, and I am considering sticking with Fusion for a beat, just for the heck of it.
I forgot how hard it is to mask fast-moving hair and while I need to put this project down so I can sleep again, I'm looking forward to leveling up down the road.