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Da (Tatsu) Li demonstrated a hot result of his VFX work: a realistic lava simulation built from scratch.
He calls it "one of the biggest challenges" in his recent FX work, and no wonder: the sizzling substance takes a certain skill to make right, from its look to its particular texture.
As Li revealed, most of the visual details were driven by shader work, "with a customized rest attribute to enhance the level of detail between simulated points."
"I still don’t think this is the final answer, and there’s still plenty of room for improvement – but I’m grateful for the opportunity to take on this challenge, for being part of Tokyo MER, and for Ryota Deishi's beautiful compositing work that brought everything together."
So perhaps we'll see an even more impressive take on the project soon. Meanwhile, find Li's other works on LinkedIn:
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