How To Create Animated Ocean Surface In Maya

3D Artist known as Hisakuri, who specializes in creating 3D models for VRChat, has shared a method for creating a moving water surface by converting a NURBS plane into wires and then using follicles.

Previously, they demonstrated how follicles can be used for moving effects like tears or other details on a mesh surface, not just for hair:

However, this method might cause a model's surface to appear jagged unless it's subdivided very finely. Try experimenting with this workflow and check out some other Hisakuri's tips:

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