Date of Award
8-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Legacy Department
Digital Production Arts
Committee Chair/Advisor
Tessendorf, Jerry
Committee Member
Geist, Robert
Committee Member
House, Donald
Abstract
This thesis presents a method for integrating two algorithms, fractal flames and wisps, to create visually rich and interesting patterns with 3D volumetric structure. Twenty-one single 3D flame variations are described and specified. These patterns were used to produce an aesthetically designed animation, inspired by both Hubble Telescope photographs and data from a simulation of a predicted collision between the Milky Way and Sagittarius galaxies. The thesis also describes Python tools and a Houdini pre-visualization pipeline that were developed to facilitate the animation design and production.
Recommended Citation
Shu, Yujie, "3D Fractal Flame Wisps" (2013). All Theses. 1704.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/1704