Upps
05-03-2008, 05:16 PM
I've seen many tutorials about explosions, well most of them are not what we want, so I know you dont like reading, but do it anyways.
first of all let's go with simple and basic tips about explosions.
an explosion is instant reaction, (exothermic) where a massive power is deflected or expanded.
you don't see what happens when the first step of the explosion, so here is the animation I did, real slow.
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2517/tutexplosionslowoq0.gif
1. draw the object.
2.make the first expansion, just imagin the object shreding in bits but close to eachother.
3. make the expansion bigger(keep track of the piece you made.
4. now make the expansion very big, with the same pieces just a bit smaller.
5. don't expand any more, make the pieces move abit from their previous spot, with a smaller size( this is easing)
6. same thing, with smaller pieces, but ths time slightly move the pieces.
7. now make the pieces stop and round the pieces to a square dot or round.
8. just leve the bigger pieces and turn them to dots, as for smaller onse, they disappear.
9. every thing disappears.
10. as for the ring that surrounds, it's optional, just do a simple process of making the ring expand withe the particales and then vanish.
here's how it looks.
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1509/tutexplosionfastay3.gif
now the trick to this is to make the second and the thrd step's duration about 2 or 1. When you leave it as a 0 it wil make it about the same speed as 12 or 10.
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now for more advanced explosions, smoke explosions, smoke explosions are a bit more powerful, they will make the ground shake.
here is a slow motion.
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1476/tutsmoke60perframehv9.gif
1.object.
2. make the fire or the smoke come out a bit with some of the object's pieces.
3.expand with somke, now make a huge space between where the smoke and fir used to be.../for the shake, Choose the tool that let's thing move and lower the level of the ground( do this after finish.)
4. no ease, make the smoke lighter in shade and a out of shape too.
5. make the smoke turn into lines and make sure their moved abit frome the previous frame.
6. same process with smaller pieces.
7. small bits.
8. vanish.
here's how it lookes.
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/1933/tutsmokefastuf8.gif
again, make the second and third step's duration about 4 or three cause you want to see the smoke.
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I'm sure I'm not the best at this, i need C&C, and feel free to add some tips or anims of yours here.
QUESTIONS ?
first of all let's go with simple and basic tips about explosions.
an explosion is instant reaction, (exothermic) where a massive power is deflected or expanded.
you don't see what happens when the first step of the explosion, so here is the animation I did, real slow.
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2517/tutexplosionslowoq0.gif
1. draw the object.
2.make the first expansion, just imagin the object shreding in bits but close to eachother.
3. make the expansion bigger(keep track of the piece you made.
4. now make the expansion very big, with the same pieces just a bit smaller.
5. don't expand any more, make the pieces move abit from their previous spot, with a smaller size( this is easing)
6. same thing, with smaller pieces, but ths time slightly move the pieces.
7. now make the pieces stop and round the pieces to a square dot or round.
8. just leve the bigger pieces and turn them to dots, as for smaller onse, they disappear.
9. every thing disappears.
10. as for the ring that surrounds, it's optional, just do a simple process of making the ring expand withe the particales and then vanish.
here's how it looks.
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1509/tutexplosionfastay3.gif
now the trick to this is to make the second and the thrd step's duration about 2 or 1. When you leave it as a 0 it wil make it about the same speed as 12 or 10.
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now for more advanced explosions, smoke explosions, smoke explosions are a bit more powerful, they will make the ground shake.
here is a slow motion.
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1476/tutsmoke60perframehv9.gif
1.object.
2. make the fire or the smoke come out a bit with some of the object's pieces.
3.expand with somke, now make a huge space between where the smoke and fir used to be.../for the shake, Choose the tool that let's thing move and lower the level of the ground( do this after finish.)
4. no ease, make the smoke lighter in shade and a out of shape too.
5. make the smoke turn into lines and make sure their moved abit frome the previous frame.
6. same process with smaller pieces.
7. small bits.
8. vanish.
here's how it lookes.
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/1933/tutsmokefastuf8.gif
again, make the second and third step's duration about 4 or three cause you want to see the smoke.
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I'm sure I'm not the best at this, i need C&C, and feel free to add some tips or anims of yours here.
QUESTIONS ?