Illuminating Decay

My series "Illuminating Decay" witnesses the last breath of a dying mechanical star. With the help of Learned Squared, I was able to dive into learning how to build textures in AfterEffects, working with X-Particles for the first time, and really focus on compositional choices to create beautiful camera shots. I deeply love this project and it helped me see the type of work I want to do.

Created with X-Particles, Octane, and Cinema4d
Rendered out a multi-pass with 12 different layers
Composited in AfterEffects with Red Giant's Particular, and Colorista IV