Water research

little bird · Post by **little bird** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:21 am

Hello All,

Can anyone here suggest an animated movie to watch for the purposes of studying the process of animating water. I am looking for something showing a simple stormy sea. I recently watched a bit of disney's pocahontas but found the stormy sea to be beyond my abilities and was hoping for some guidance regarding simplier rough water examples.

many thanks

LB

Nolan Scott · Post by **Nolan Scott** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:13 am

Well, here is a very simplified example:
http://web.mac.com/nolan.scott/Gallery/Sailing.html

Creating more sophisticated wave-movements shouldn’t be a problem.
(ones imagination and creativity is the limit...)

Regards
Nolan

little bird · Post by **little bird** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:58 am

Thanks mate. I'll give it a crack. But from what I have read about the difficulties of animating water I can imagine that some stormy seas await me!!

thanks,

LB

human · Post by **human** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:19 am

There is a pretty spectacular book on animating special effects by a Disney guru.

Joseph Gilland. “Elemental Magic”: The Classical Art of Hand-Drawn Effects Animation.

My birthday is coming up in a few days . . .

billamu · Post by **billamu** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:21 pm

The Tezuka School of Animation book has a guide on making different types of animated water in an accessible way.