Paper Tear Effect

[semerson98]

I have a logo over black that I need to have tear away (as if someone has punched through a piece of paper). Is there a simple way to do this in Maya or do I need to track down some sort of plug-in?
THANKS!

[carmine-1]

i don't think any paper tear plug-in is on any platform in any software package. innovating thinking will do it. think about what motion you want. and most of all...don't think too literal virtual reality, it's about faking it. 2D is a good option too...

[edisonbattery]

In my opinion 2D is for compositing...

so to get back ON TOPIC---

use the new 'Shatter' effect. You can then use latices or
blend shapes to animate the shards bending(tearing) in the middle. Just use maya help, and look up effects.
have fun!!!

[carmine-1]

"In my opinion 2D is for compositing...

so to get back ON TOPIC--- "

You miss the whole point of CG and FX work then.

[edisonbattery]

Im not missing the point of CG... READ THE TOPIC OF THIS FORUM DUMBA$$. YOU ARE OFF TOPIC!!!! 'nuff Said.

[ezra]

Hey "Mr" edisonbattery,
do you have some short-circuit in your wires???
People are trying to help each other on this forum so please STOP this shouting and insulting...

mulder

BTW: you ARE MISSING the point of CG and FX. Most of the special FX you see in movies, commercials or whatever are done in the combination of compositing (2D) and 3D...
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[blitzbo]

I would do that with animated textures(with transparancy) and other textured shards animated with lattices

"I put my faith in the power of my own mind."
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[gus-yamin]

Hi semerson,
I had to do this same effect here at work a few months ago. I found that the best way to get it right was to actually model the tears to look exactly the way I wanted. Model them flat and then apply a bend deformer or a blend shape effect, if you prefer, to get them look "punched". I know it sounds like a pain in the neck - and it is a bit - but this gives you a more controlable outcome as opposed to the Shatter effect's lack of control on the "look" of the shards.

And I agree with mulder. If someone thinks 2D and 3D are like water and oil, I feel sorry for his career... He has probably never read any major publication in the field of 3D animation and special fx, and possibly never saw anything about the making of movies like Toy Story, Lost World, Dinosaur, etc.
I'd rather believe Mr. edisonbattery is just trying to stir up some turmoil in the forum... Then he probably isn't so misinformed as it seems.

Gus Yamin
Vetor Zero

[marc-we]

Just as a side note, while I agree that compositing is one of the most important skills a 3d person can have and someone who believes that single pass animation is good in most cases is wrong_except at PIXAR whre they do everything in one pass_NO COMPOSITING_this comes from my father who was just up there doing the final edit on Toy Story 2. While I think they probably are the one studio that could actualy do something like this I would not recomend it for the average user.

[edisonbattery]

Look, I use afterFX and Combustion for compositing. How hard is it really. Some alpha channels, and objects or characters matted over other layers. YES I CAN DO THIS! But this forum is about Maya General... the gentleman asked how to make tearing paper, And many of you have overcomplicated the problem. The guy who said to model the tear and animate it.... Why didnt you just copy my previous message word for word and then put your own name on it. Wake up people, Im not close minded- I come to Lumis/Highend because I find other skilled people in Maya, not AfterFX.