Introduction to ICE Strands in Softimage
Gain flexibility with a step-by-step approach to understanding strand dynamics in Softimage 7.5 and a time-saving workflow to building effects like hair, streaks, fur, veins, and more with ICE. Software required: Softimage 7.5 and up.
What you'll learn
Gain flexibility with a step-by-step approach to understanding strand dynamics in Softimage 7.5 and a time-saving workflow to building effects like hair, streaks, fur, veins, and more with ICE. Contains 4 hours of project-driven training and ideas for artists experienced with ICE. Popular highlights include: Strands Overview; Creating and Editing Strands; Generating Strand Trails; Strand Construction and Shaping; Strand Alignment and Rotation; Strand Animation; Shading and Rendering Strands; Using Various Strand Compounds; Strand-related ICE Attributes; Randomizing Strand Colors; Applying Colors and Properties Along Strands; Applying Forces; Particle Goals; Building Strand-based Systems; Strand Profile Curves; Repeating ICE Processes; Generating Points; Initializing ICE Attributes; Assets and Compounds Provided. Software required: Softimage 7.5 and up.
Table of contents
- Visualizing Strands 6m
- Strand Creation from Particles 6m
- Editing the Strand Motion 7m
- Editing the Strand Shape 7m
- Shading Ice Strands 7m
- Rendering Ice Strands 5m
- Generating Streak Effects with Strand Trails 6m
- Fade-off Along Strand Trails 10m
- Creating a Field of Grass Using Strands 6m
- Strand Coloring Using Only the Render Tree 10m
- Bending Strands to Get Sway Motions 5m
- Applying Sine Wave Motion to Strands 7m
- Strand Solid Shape Construction 8m
- Strand Growth Along a Surface (Part 1) 7m
- Strand Growth Along a Surface (Part 2) 7m
- Creating Strands with Uninitialized Points 6m
- Creating Strands from Scratch 9m
- Defining the Look of the Custom Strands 8m
- Subdividing Our Custom Strands 9m
- Finishing the Custom Strand Compound 7m
- Strand Setup for Deforming Polygon Meshes 8m
- Strand Setup for Deforming Nurbs Objects 8m
- Rendering Curves with Strands 10m
- Adding Sub-curve Support 13m
- Generating Wireframes with Strands (Part 1) 9m
- Generating Wireframes with Strands (Part 2) 9m
- Building a Tree System with Strands 6m
- Creating the Branching Effect 7m
- Branch Jitters and Recursions 5m
- Finishing the Tree System 5m
About the author
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Sunder has made great headway in both the interactive game design and 3D animation worlds. Throughout his career, Sunder has earned degrees in computer information science, multimedia & game design, as well as 3D character animation. He's fully devoted to providing breathtaking and out-of-the-norm experiences to as many people as possible. With a powerful skillset in Houdini and years of educational clout, Sunder aims to give understandable solutions to complex to... more