The Trail to Machu Picchu

[jonasbernardi]

Machu Picchu is one of the most incredible places that I have ever visited. The Inca city is hidden in the Amazon rainforest and built at the top of a mountain. There are many ways to get there, and we chose a 10km trail that departs from the hydroelectric along the Urubamba River. It was a great choice and an incredible experience. Almost 5 hours to arrive at Águas Calientes. Sun, heat, high humidity, rain, and cold along the way. On the next day, we visited Machu Picchu. What a wonderful and intriguing place. We got a train back to Cuzco, a great choice with spectacular views. This adventure inspired me so much that I decided to express my wonderment by working in CGI scenes, trying to bring to those images not only what I saw but also what I felt in this magical place.

3dsMax / Corona Renderer / Substance painter / Quixel Megascans / Photoshop

[vicmds]

Great subject, excellent execution! Hope I can visit someday. Is the river PhoenixFD or something? Do you mind sharing your process?

[inkettle]

Oh wow. Great set! The water indeed looks stunning. Really good and cohesive greenery too. Can you please describe your water simulation process? Thanks!

[chris_widdowson]

The bridge shots are really impressive, nicely done +1

[james_lawley]

Super good in all aspects - idea, execution, art direction… lovely stuff.

[romullus]

Super nice project indeed!

[agentdark45]

Nice, definitely interested to see how the water was created. I haven’t found a good, quick and resource efficient solution for foam/whitewater yet.

[Juraj_Talcik]

This is peak Corona(Virus), making virtual vacation :- ). Looks like you had lot of fun with this.

And because 5 people asked before me.. willing to spill the beans on your technique here?

[jonasbernardi]

Thanks!
I’m sorry for my delay but I was finishing a job.
I started with a Phoenix FD simulation - 5% initial liquid fluid, and a simple and soft wave.
Exported to mesh and assigned a Corona Material.
There are two kinds of foams, river foam made with a Photoshop editing map and the other foam made with a Corona distance texture.
Works better for far cameras because it’s not a detailed texture.

[Juraj_Talcik]

Smartly done!

[badpanda]

So good! thanks for sharing water workflow

[giozaha_1]

excellent project in every aspect! Thanks for the water info!