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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Deepblue on February 24, 2003, 05:00:05 pm

Title: Quick question
Post by: Deepblue on February 24, 2003, 05:00:05 pm

Where can I find a good engine glow tutorial for max? (that allows you to still see part of it even when the light is covered by something)

Title: Quick question
Post by: Ulundel on February 25, 2003, 07:34:08 am

Don't know about tutorials but try using omni lights with lens flares. Turn on the glow effect and if you want, streak too. Mess with the parameters a little (to make it look real) and turn on glow behind. Done.

Title: Quick question
Post by: Stunaep on February 25, 2003, 07:41:02 am

The other good way would be using volume lights, sometimes even better if you're working with animations. use 2-3 lights to get the colours right.

Title: Quick question
Post by: Deepblue on February 25, 2003, 08:10:48 am

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Originally posted by Ulundel
Don't know about tutorials but try using omni lights with lens flares. Turn on the glow effect and if you want, streak too. Mess with the parameters a little (to make it look real) and turn on glow behind. Done.

You still dont see it when the light is covered that way. :sigh:

Title: Quick question
Post by: Deepblue on February 25, 2003, 08:11:36 am

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Originally posted by Stunaep
The other good way would be using volume lights, sometimes even better if you're working with animations. use 2-3 lights to get the colours right.

I would but for some reason they dont show up in my render for some reason. :sigh:

Title: Quick question
Post by: Deepblue on February 25, 2003, 08:12:11 am

Actually I would use both but I can only get 1 to work.

Title: Quick question
Post by: Ulundel on February 25, 2003, 08:25:43 am

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Originally posted by Deepblue

You still dont see it when the light is covered that way. :sigh:

Ooooh, you mean completely covered...just make it big enough.

Title: Quick question
Post by: Deepblue on February 25, 2003, 11:09:04 pm

The light or the lensflare?

Title: Quick question
Post by: Ulundel on February 26, 2003, 12:55:51 am

Lens flare

Title: Quick question
Post by: Nico on February 26, 2003, 02:16:28 am

it's normal that lense flares disappear when light is covered you know. but if you really don't like that, there's just a box to check somewhere in the tab that will render the lense flare even if the light is hidden by some object. there's not that many boxes to check, so you should have find out by yourself, really...

Title: Quick question
Post by: Deepblue on February 26, 2003, 08:22:50 am

You mean Glow Behind? No that doesnt work either. :(