QuickTip – How To Create A Realistic Pool Of Blood

Ben Wotton on Feb 16th 2010 with 24 comments
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Final Product What You'll Be Creating

In this gory QuickTip, Ben shows us how to create a realistic 3D pool of blood that expands on the ground, and can be modified instantly to create any shape desired without messing up the animation.

Requirements

  • Nothing And that should feel good!

Overview

  • Core Training Value: More then just animating a mask, you’ll learn what plug-ins and techniques you can use to make the edge of the pool of blood look realistic
  • Difficulty: Beginner

QuickTip

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File size 50 MB

 
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Ben Wotton has a keen interest in Visual Effects and spends much of his time doing tests and thinking up ideas for new ones. He has been accepted to study a Bachelor of Arts (Animation & Visual Effects) at Charles Sturt University, Australia.  

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Discussion 24 Comments

  1. marky says:
    February 16, 2010 at 10:23 am

    nice!gory…

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  2. Nick says:
    February 16, 2010 at 10:24 am

    Short, simple, useful! I liked tuts like this, great job!

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  3. Henrik Pedersen says:
    February 16, 2010 at 10:39 am

    Think i would try to aply this to my teachers picture xD

    Very nice tut !!! :D

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  4. Sergei says:
    February 16, 2010 at 10:46 am

    Exactly what I need for my current fun project! Thanks!

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  5. Maurizio Liberato says:
    February 16, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Well done, quick and very useful! :)

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  6. Wren Weichman says:
    February 16, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    wow yeah this was surprisingly useful and interesting. i like the fact it was so short.

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  7. robert says:
    February 16, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    YAY! im one of the people who asked you to this on video copilot =D Im glad you came through

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  8. Lyndon Alvarez says:
    February 16, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    lol, that dudes a goner. Well done my friend :)

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  9. Ben Morgan says:
    February 16, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    the preview clip looks sweet. Love these quick tips. Good deals

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  10. Dustin says:
    February 16, 2010 at 4:41 pm

    For several projects Ive worked on I got some “fake” blood pools from this website bloodpuddles.com I got a great deal on some of the rejected puddles (they supply to shows like CSI and the like). Some very nice looking, practical ways to go. I do love this tutorial tho!

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  11. Michel Bondo says:
    February 16, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    Hi all!

    Very cool tutorial m8!

    Dunno if this is appropriate, but here we go.

    I have just got my new homepage up and running this Friday, and today i posted my first tutorial, where we talk abit about Chromatic Aberration, and how to create this “effect” in After Effects without any Plugins, It is a very handy and nice-to-know technique

    http://bondomotion.com/?p=35

    Check it out! And remember to post critics or cheers in the Comments section for me to improve on future tutorials maybe even new tutorial ideas?

    note: Please do remove this comment of i am violating any rules of commenting. :) if so, i am very sry! Just sharing the info! :)

    Sincerely
    Bondoman @ Bondomotion.com

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    • Chris says:
      June 23, 2011 at 7:15 pm

      where is it on your site. I didn’t see the direct link in and wanted to see what you were talking about with the Chromatic Aberration.

      thx

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  12. Lirik says:
    February 17, 2010 at 6:20 am

    thx very mmuch

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  13. IANH - BR says:
    February 17, 2010 at 10:28 am

    NICE! very good job man!

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  14. Lole says:
    February 17, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    It’s really nice.
    But I have a curious question:
    Where’s the source footage from? It looks awesome.

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    • Ben Wotton says:
      February 17, 2010 at 5:57 pm
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      I filmed it at my house on a tripod, then extended the set in AE and made a camera move

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      • Chris says:
        June 23, 2011 at 7:11 pm

        Are there any special things we need to do to drop the effect into the shot? like masking the person in the scene or anything? I am going to check this out when I get home but was curious.

        thanks.

        chris

  15. Lewis says:
    February 23, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    Hey Ben pretty cool. Easy cool effect and straight to the point.

    Your test film also looked cool. Keep up the good work.

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  16. thejoltjoker says:
    February 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    nice tips there! thanks.

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  17. Ben says:
    February 26, 2010 at 10:46 pm

    Hey I used a technique exactly like this, minus the cc filter, when I made this blip:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3T3sslVuUI

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  18. raginbull says:
    July 12, 2010 at 5:51 am

    first thanks for your work
    BUT I payed and I can’t download your tip… if someone could help please I look like a big newbie…

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  19. Simon says:
    January 16, 2011 at 12:47 pm

    Omg. and how i can mask a leg ?

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