Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Harness the freezing powers of Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat. Join Zach as he shows you how to conjure a realistic ice wall and shatter it with Scorpion's kunai chain in Blender before compositing it into a scene using HitFilm. Fight!

Project file + FREE models: fxhome.com/files/Sub-Zero_Project_Files_V2.zip

Download the bridge model used in this tutorial here: sketchfab.com/3d-models/monbulk-creek-trestle-bridge-332cffe05bba4166a4801ceba262fb20#download

HQ stock footage: actionvfx.com

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:23 Pre-production
02:01 Ice wall creation
05:42 Chain animation
08:14 Destruction
11:24 Lighting & rendering
14:40 Compositing

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