I finished the final composite of the Maya sacrifice scene this morning. This composite shown her isn’t quite finished yet. The high priest’s legs are on top of the victim’s arms. I animated those legs subtly but I ended up cropping the scene so close that the legs did not show. I usually tone down the camera moves used once animation is added to a scene. I don’t want a camera move to detract from the movement of the character.
I was pleased the dripping blood animation worked out so well. I at first considered a splash effect when the hand plunged into the chest but I cut that out after adding the dripping effect. Most of the animation from this point forward will e effects animation. Once I master animating fire I will have a bunch of shots that could use the effect. Getting the fire to blend with the paintings will be the main challenge once the animation starts to work.