VFX Senior Thesis: Gold Flake Technical Test
- theemilykraus
- Sep 28
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 6
Objective: for this test, I wanted to create a gold leaf flaking into the wind effect. This effect will be used on the edge of the title logo at the end of the opening sequence.
Program used: Blender & Houdini
Preliminary test:
Weight Map for dispersion:
Updated Test (Blender):
Moving on from cube:
Working with wind and torus shape:

Final Testing (Houdini):

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