Fractal and VFX artist Julius Horsthuis has been using and experimenting with fractals in his short films for a while now. Recently, Julius has put together a short video with some insights into the production pipeline for creating and using fractals in VFX.
[pullquote]If you’re interested in wielding the power of fractals in your CG work, this is for you.[/pullquote]Julius answers the question “Can Mandelbulb3D be used in a VFX Pipeline?” with a look into such subjects as importing/exporting camera and mesh data, normal maps and compositing tricks.
Being that Mandelbulb 3D is a free software application for Windows and OS X, that is a fairly valid question. Originally developed based on Daniel White and Paul Nylander’s Mandelbulb work, Mandelbulb 3D can create an amazing and set of 3D fractal objects.
Mandelbulb 3D even has a rendering environment that is fairly capable, including the basics of lighting, color, specularity, etc. but also incorporates depth-of-field, shadow and glow effects. Check out Mandelbulb 3D for more information.
