Epic Ghost Rider Tutorial (Cinema 4D + TurbulenceFD): Part 2🔥
In this dynamic tutorial, we’ll take our model to the next level by adding a fiery simulation using the TurbulenceFD plugin. Watch as we transform a static model into a blazing fire skull, complete with realistic flames. From animation to ignition, you’ll learn the process step by step.
🚀 What You’ll Learn in This Tutorial:
✔️ How to set up a fire simulation in Cinema 4D + TurbulenceFD
✔️ Adjusting radius, temperature, and voxel size for realistic flames
✔️ Using Noise Maps & Volume Textures to shape fire behavior
✔️ Key settings: Cache Velocity & Sub-Grid Detail for extra realism
✔️ How to apply fire to objects (from a sphere to a skull🔥)
✔️ Enhancing fire movement with Turbulence & Wind
✔️ Color mapping techniques for cinematic fire visuals
✔️ Exporting fire for compositing in After Effects
✔️ (Optional) Layer compositing & integration in AE
✔️ Final review & polishing your Ghost Rider fire effect!
📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Scene setup & creating fire (sphere example)
02:40 - Adjusting Radius in TurbulenceFD
03:34 - Restrict to Polygon Selections explained
05:27 - Using Volume Texture / Noise Map
07:20 - Temperature settings overview
08:12 - Container settings (Voxel Size)
10:17 - Timing adjustments (slow-motion or rapid fire)
11:06 - Adding Wind effects
11:42 - Fire preview settings
12:06 - Using Turbulence for realistic motion
13:08 - Adjusting Temperature in the container settings
14:49 - Fire color mapping for a cinematic look
16:35 - Previewing the basic fire setup on the sphere
17:20 - Transferring fire to a new scene
19:02 - Preparing the skull for fire (object separation)
21:58 - Adjusting the container & applying fire to the skull
23:37 - First test render review
24:40 - Enhancing fire behavior for character integration
27:12 - Refining fire movement & settings
28:51 - Key setting: Cache Velocity
29:16 - Key setting: Sub-Grid Detail
30:45 - Finalizing the fire simulation
32:29 - Exporting fire for compositing in After Effects
36:55 - (Optional) Layer compositing in After Effects
43:15 - Final render review & outro
The music used in the tutorial:
1. Art of Silence by uniq
2. Cosmos by Hazy
2. The Final Step by AliveSound
4. Memories Afloat by Space Sorrow
Music spread by Soul of the World https://tinyurl.com/ybzub57b
Art of Silence V2 by Uniq is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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