Grow Cordyceps Fungus over any Object | Blender Tool
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A powerful procedural tool for quickly generating and animating fungus growth in Blender 3.5 and onward. Draw curves to designate a growth path and watch it engulf any object you put in its way. There are a variety of easily useable parameters to achieve the look you want, and it's built with geometry nodes so if you want to go deeper you can tweak the system for your needs. Also includes a slime mold inspired procedural material.
I was inspired to create this fungus growth effect after watching Last of Us. The visual effects artist in me loved how much effort and attention to detail went into their filmmaking, both with practical and visual effects. I wanted to capture the complex organic growth of a living organism, and I looked at a lot of videos of slime mold for inspiration.
A great slime mold timelapse from the BBC: • Mould Time-lapse - The Great British ...
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00:12 Cool things you can tweak
01:09 How to grow it yourself