So it begins…

First blog post for the website so I figured I’d start with a breakdown of how I created and composited the Starship launch animation.

The main goal of this was to learn and replicate the smoke and flame from the launch as close as I possibly can. I did a bit of research on the environment, the rocket launch and the look and feel of the Starship which surprisingly there aren’t that many detailed pictures of . Well at least not that I could find online .

The simulation went surprisingly smooth so I figured I’d add a bit of extra detail by adding the animated grass hit by the blast wave.

I’m pretty happy with the final results. There’s always something you can learn and something to improve on . Stay tuned and keep up to date by subscribing to the newsletter.