Creating a 3D Thunderstorm Scene from Still Images
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 | Robert Hranitzky
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In this tutorial, Freelance Designer Robert Hranitzky shows you how to create a realistic 3D Thunderstorm scene - using just 2 still images. He'll use Photopshop Vanishing Point for the building, After Effects 3D to light it, Trapocode Particular for the rain, and Trapcode Horizon to create an infinite sky background.
This is part of a Red Giant TV series here at CreativeCOW.net. Red Giant Software products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications, including Adobe After Effects®, Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Premiere Pro®, AVID®, Sony Vegas® and Apple Final Cut Pro®/Motion®.
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Comments | | | | any project files? i'm new to AE and learning slowly. project files would be really helpful in following this tutorial :-) | | | | |
| | | | Hello Robert,
this is an excellent tutorial. Perfect presentation and a lot of impressing little tricks for AE. I really like the hint on using the turbulent displacement in combination with fractal noise - It gives it so much more detail and depth.
The only thing I wished you could be a little more detailed was on setting up the angles on the vanishingpoint tool inside PS. Sometimes it is necessary to set up some planes where you have to estimate the angle and length of the geometry (like the roof in your example). I always run into problems by setting up this "imagined" planes - although they should be 90° most of the time and easy to set up - I am obviously doing something wrong.
Anyway, thanks for this great and free :) sharing of knowledge! | | | | |
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