Comments on: Creating Lightning with Particles http://www.blendernation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:27:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Falgor http://www.blendernation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-363002 Falgor Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:01:11 +0000 http://www.BlenderNation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-363002 Also available now @ http://www.falgor.net/tutorials/lightning Also available now @ http://www.falgor.net/tutorials/lightning

]]> By: BeBraw http://www.blendernation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-164873 BeBraw Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:57:48 +0000 http://www.BlenderNation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-164873 As the tutorial does not seem to be available from the old location, you can use http://web.archive.org/web/20070304113340/http://koti.mbnet.fi/falgor/questroom/lightning/ instead. As the tutorial does not seem to be available from the old location, you can use http://web.archive.org/web/20070304113340/http://koti.mbnet.fi/falgor/questroom/lightning/ instead.

]]> By: Midian http://www.blendernation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-9526 Midian Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:42:00 +0000 http://www.BlenderNation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-9526 and perhaps additive curve guides to the static images, to create that sharp arc, it would also allow i assume the ability to create multiple spikes of the lightning, i don't mean to take up so much space with my thoughts, and these are untested theories, but in a community such as blenders ideas should always be shared i feel, anyone willing to test any of my BS is welcome to show results, i may have to start on it in a couple days when i've the free time and perhaps additive curve guides to the static images, to create that sharp arc, it would also allow i assume the ability to create multiple spikes of the lightning, i don't mean to take up so much space with my thoughts, and these are untested theories, but in a community such as blenders ideas should always be shared i feel, anyone willing to test any of my BS is welcome to show results, i may have to start on it in a couple days when i've the free time

]]> By: Midian http://www.blendernation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-9525 Midian Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:30:35 +0000 http://www.BlenderNation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-9525 for animation purposes, would it be more seemingly plausible to animate a fixed vertice along the curve guide with a simple particle effect to it, then quickly go from start to finish of the curve guide (though, i guess we'd be talking more along the lines of paths than modelling a particle flow with a curve guide) but with a long enough lifetime, the "died" function turned and some simple keyframed halo textures, i think you could make some pretty spot-on animated lightning for animation purposes, would it be more seemingly plausible to animate a fixed vertice along the curve guide with a simple particle effect to it, then quickly go from start to finish of the curve guide (though, i guess we'd be talking more along the lines of paths than modelling a particle flow with a curve guide) but with a long enough lifetime, the "died" function turned and some simple keyframed halo textures, i think you could make some pretty spot-on animated lightning

]]> By: bart http://www.blendernation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-318 bart Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:01:09 +0000 http://www.BlenderNation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-318 I've played a bit with this tutorial because I was thinking about how to realistically animate this. It turned out to be quite easy: add a properly sized lattice to the scene and parent the curve guide to it. Then, in editmove shift around the vertices and insert lattice keyframes. Make it nice and while, but keep the start- and endpoints fixed. I've played a bit with this tutorial because I was thinking about how to realistically animate this. It turned out to be quite easy: add a properly sized lattice to the scene and parent the curve guide to it. Then, in editmove shift around the vertices and insert lattice keyframes. Make it nice and while, but keep the start- and endpoints fixed.

]]> By: Carl http://www.blendernation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-286 Carl Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:05:26 +0000 http://www.BlenderNation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-286 Thanks for this tutorial! It was really good. I added a small bit - made the cloud texture affect the normal of the cloud plane too. Made the lighting look even more realistic, I think, since it makes the clouds look more 3-dimensional. Regards Carl Thanks for this tutorial! It was really good.

I added a small bit - made the cloud texture affect the normal of the cloud plane too. Made the lighting look even more realistic, I think, since it makes the clouds look more 3-dimensional.

Regards
Carl

]]> By: VividHazE http://www.blendernation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-283 VividHazE Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:31:42 +0000 http://www.BlenderNation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-283 Sweet! i've been wondering how lightning would be done within Blender for a while now, thanks for pointing it out B@rt! :) Sweet! i've been wondering how lightning would be done within Blender for a while now, thanks for pointing it out B@rt! :)

]]> By: Simon http://www.blendernation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-277 Simon Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:29:05 +0000 http://www.BlenderNation.com/2006/02/23/creating-lightning-with-particles/#comment-277 particles are so cool, and there is so much potential! I know since already one week how to make smoke, explosions and so on. awesomeeeee!! particles are so cool, and there is so much potential! I know since already one week how to make smoke, explosions and so on. awesomeeeee!!

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