This project was a fun learning experience in capturing a split-second moment full of motion and summer vibes.

Software used: Blender 5.2 (Rigging, Modelling, Rendering, Texturing, Compositing)
Rendered in Cycles OptiX with 1024 samples

Scene includes a combination of custom work and aquired 3D assets.
Custom made assets:
Watergun, Beverage-can, Sunglasses, kitchen table, gas canister, butterflies, cooler box, rock

Scene was entirely self-assembled from scratch and character poses are custom.
Foliage scattering and water sprinkler particle systems were also self-assembled without plugins.
The fire is a combination of a VDB simulation, image plane fires, and heat distortion planes.