shader Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I'm trying to zap this monster with this cool spider looking weapon attached to his back. I'm looking for ways to create the look for shooting electrical bolts and currents that wrap around the guy or shoot out in a flower kinda pattern, while the guy is doing this convulsion effect. Please share your thoughts on how to make this thing wrk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUsualAlex Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I'm trying to zap this monster with this cool spider looking weapon attached to his back. I'm looking for ways to create the look for shooting electrical bolts and currents that wrap around the guy or shoot out in a flower kinda pattern, while the guy is doing this convulsion effect.Please share your thoughts on how to make this thing wrk. 28292[/snapback] Well, I guess one of the way you'd have to deal with is how you animate your curve. if you got your curve to animate like a lightning or however you want it to look, you'll have to render this curve out as ribbon or something and perform the glow fx in a compositing program. Well... that's one of the idea. The main challenge will be how you approach at animating those curves. : ) Hope that gave you some ideas. Take care, Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 check out the l-system examples in thew help, I think there should be a lightning one in there...also look at the creep SOP...you can make a shape then creep lightning onto it etc HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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