Using the Sun Beams node to create light rays
Gottfried Hofmann shows us how to use the new Sun Beams node in the compositor.
Gottfried Hofmann writes:Blender 2.72 got a new node for the compositor that is really useful when creating light ray effects. Learn all about the new node and different ways to animate it in this short tutorial.
Oh the days of me dreaming of achieving this effect with the blender compositor, and trying any and every hack possible, only to be stuck in the end with the tedious halos of Spot lights. Good times.
Love the tutorial! Cleared a few things up for me. Currently I’m trying to use the Sun Beams node to enhance the rays of light cast by volumetrics.