Free Maya nParticle Scenes: Cowardly Blob & RainbowLand3d Expressions
Original title: The Cowardly Blob in Rainbowland - Free Maya Particle Experiments
Overview
The Cowardly Blob in Rainbowland is a pair of experimental nParticle scenes for Maya by Brent Forrest. 'The Cowardly Blob' is a particle creature driven by about 40 lines of expression code that seeks a red ball and flees when threatened, while 'RainbowLand3d' sorts particles in 3D by hue, value and saturation, demonstrating per-particle attributes and expressions.
Both .ma files come from Gumroad as a $0+ pay-what-you-want download (email required); the author notes the scenes must be opened, not imported or referenced, or the expressions will not work. A fun study set for anyone learning particle expressions in Maya.
What You Can Learn
- Per-particle attributes and expressions in nParticles
- Expression-driven particle behavior: seeking and fleeing a target
- Sorting particles in 3D by hue, value and saturation
Access: Free (email signup)
