Supernova (Blender animation)

[TheBlackHole]

I was bored and feeling a little destructive, so I blew up a star.
Inb4 "those shockwaves don't happen! fffff".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkvHS9bA540

[Henry Blewer]

I like it. I am not sure about the background at the start. I think it steals the focus for the star. The rest is really quite well done.

[Zairyn Arsyn]

typical black hole behavior

I was bored and feeling a little destructive, so I blew up a star.

looks pretty good
i agree with njeneb on the background

i did my own supernova animation with LW 3D a couple years ago, need to find it so i can put it on my youtube.

[jbest]

I attempted to make a supernova in Blender a while ago. I didn't quite get a realistic result (it's at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgCPfV4Znq8) probably because I didn't get the shockwave to work. Yours looks pretty nice, though I think your sun at the beginning could use a little more detail besides white.

[TheBlackHole]

I think your sun at the beginning could use a little more detail besides white.

Can't do that. The explosion, shock wave, and gas shell are three separate models, each with a halo material. Since I have no idea how to make a star that just disappears and is replaced by an explosion, the sun's just all three models scaled down into a single point. I did try texturing the halo, however my attempt failed miserably.

[goldfarb]

nice...
although I have to say I've never liked the 'tilted' shock wave...shock waves are spherical and you'd only see the outer edges...

[jbest]

I think I'm positive you can texture halos (it's nothing easy though.) I might've used a volume material for the beginning sun, but yes, it's totally up to you.