We already saw how to create liquids in simple containers. Let’s see now how to create solids such as sugar or flour inside simple containers with a variation of the already known technique.
For this scene, the jar will be a simple lathe, and the contents will be created in the same way:
- Copy and paste the lathed object in the same place
- Hide one of the objects
- Edit the other moving and deleting points as needed.
- Separate the overlapping edges of the two objects a little bit
Now, to create sugar or coffee like in the example image, we need to convert the contents into a Bézier surface.
We then add points as needed to have an adequate surface to work with.
We then move points with the Move Normal tool or invoke the y-axis guide (SHIFT+C). and move the points as needed.
Press SHIFT+C again to dismiss the guide.
Remember reducing the contents object, else the contents may intersect the container and it renders oddly.
Render without reducing the contents
Finally a bumpy texture, applied with cubic mapping and a small size, and we are done.
A sugar texture applied with cubic mapping. Note the size of the cube (1x1x1in.)
