Creating a Realistic Explosion
To get an explosion to look right, there are a lot of factors to think about. First, you need to decide what kind of explosion you are creating. There are three main types: chemical, mechanical, and nuclear. Mechanical is when gas rapidly expands and causes pressure that is stronger than its current container. A nuclear explosion happens when there is a fusion or fission reaction; this explosion creates the iconic mushroom cloud look. Finally, there’s a chemical explosion, which is the one we will be creating in this chapter. These kinds of explosions happen when there is a decomposition or combination of certain gases:
Figure 5.1 – Explosion examples
Whatever kind of explosion you are trying to make, I recommend looking at reference images before you even open Blender.
The goal of this chapter is to help you understand how to make an explosion in Blender and how to customize it to get the look you want....
