Week 4

I found this other tutorial, which is similar to the tutorial you gave us, but it was quicker and had a little different take on creating clouds.  I went through the tutorial, and I used it for my project, but I just changed the color of the clouds.  I struggled with this project when it came time to render everything.  I added the physical sun and sky, but it was not visible from all views.  I ended up keying and using the perspective camera because it was the only camera that would allow me to render. 

But here is the link to the other tutorial:
http://www.sharecg.com/v/5501/tutorial/making-realistic-looking-clouds-in-maya

Here is another tutorial that I did not try, but I am going to give it a shot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI0jAns2GZs&feature=related

Week 3

I really enjoyed working this cereal project, I textured everything and I went crazy with the render settings in Maya.  I added things like caustics, final gathering, global illumination.  The scene looked great and I was really excited, and then it came time to render.  It took an insane amount of time to render, and that's after I toned down the settings.  I plan on re-rendering the scene out with max settings for my demo reel.  Also, I have done a little research, and I plan on adding a milk pour to this scene.  I think it would be awesome, and maybe a spoon as well.

Here is an image of a Cornell Box(Which I used for reference):

Here is a link to a tutorial of how to make a fluid pour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDi5ZpdvUDo

Week 2

I have been exploring tutorials on how to do different dynamic effects because I am really enjoying this class.  In my search for some cool tutorials, I have found this tutorial on how to do realistic rain setup with collisions.  Also, I found a tutorial on how to create vapor, smoke, and ectoplasm that I would like to go through to increase my knowledge in dynamics.

Realistic Rain Tutorial:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-v99_1M0eY

Vapor, smoke, and ectoplasm tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izzbybFKUAU&feature=related