Rig, Animate & Composite Fish into Live Footage using 3D Studio Max
In today’s tutorial you’ll learn how to rig a stock fish model using a basic bone setup and just how easily it can be animated using the awesome free "Spring Magic" script. From there it's onto creating a school of fish using Particle flow, offsetting the animations, lighting and finally rendering out the animation in preparation for final compositing and color correction into live action footage with the help of After Effects.
Additional Files/ Plugins:
- Download the Video Background Footage
- Download the Fish Model (Free)
- Download the Spring Magic Script (Free)
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