SCAD X Harbor Picture week 7

SCAD X HARBOR PICTURE

2/19/20252 min read

February 18, 2025

Feedback / Notes

Mentor Hailey

Water droplets on the petal are too sharp (Shot 2).
Shot 4: The droplet feels still at the start but has improved.

Professor Fowler

Consider viscosity = 0; it's hard to get a slightly viscous look. Rely on friction for speed variation, as discussed.

Mentor Molly

What is the texture? Reduce sheen; there should be more subsurface scattering.
Shot 4.5: The framing is too tight, and there are too many petals in front. Move petals out of the way to create a little more breathing space.
Shot 3: Beautiful as it is coming along.
Shot 4: Less contrast in the liquid.
Where should the focus be? The droplet should be the focal point.
Use a shallow depth of field for all shots and maintain consistency.

Mentor Vi

Shot 5: Adjust the tilt, and reduce the amount of water.

Adjustments

Add more variation to the movement of the droplet instead of maintaining a constant speed for Shot 4.
Reduce contrast in the liquid for Shot 4.
Adjust viscosity settings in Shot 4 to rely on friction for speed variation.
Fix the jittering liquid in the bottle for Shots 4 and 5.

February 20, 2025

Shot 4 & 4.5 - Water Droplets

So this week, I fixed the jittering fluid in the bottle and worked on adjusting the water droplet. I tested different settings using surface tension and viscosity. After the tests, I decided to turn the viscosity down to 0 and keep the surface tension low since the water doesn’t splash. I also used attribute paint to control the shape and speed of the water droplet, trying different values to get the closest result to the reference.

0 surface tension / 0 viscosity

10 surface tension / 0 viscosity

800 surface tension / 0 viscosity

I set up motion blur in Arnold and controlled it using a Wrangle node.