Simviation Forum - Help!...Fire!

Apr 30^th, 2007 at 3:37pm

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I was wondering if anybody could explain how to produce flame effects, in editing software, photoshop for example? Huh

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Reply #1 - Apr 30^th, 2007 at 4:31pm

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Here's a pretty good tut on fire and smoke. Wink

http://www.screenshotart.com/index.php?s=b9526f046f0d379fe5b5cf590f9ab97f&act=re...

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Reply #2 - Apr 30^th, 2007 at 4:57pm

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Double_Farvel wrote on Apr 30^th, 2007 at 4:31pm:

Here's a pretty good tut on fire and smoke. Wink

http://www.screenshotart.com/index.php?s=b9526f046f0d379fe5b5cf590f9ab97f&act=re...

Let us know what you think of it Stu, and post your first efforts with it here!

I've never tried doing fire and smoke before, wondering how easy it is to get a good result

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Reply #3 - Apr 30^th, 2007 at 6:42pm

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You could try this place.

http://www.biorust.com/tutorials/detail/165/en/

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Reply #4 - May 1^st, 2007 at 9:12am

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Ill give both a try and post some results, maybe later today, bit busy revising though at the moment Wink

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Reply #5 - May 1^st, 2007 at 10:30am

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Here's one I flung together using the screenshot art tute ..... almost .... the thickness and none whispyness of the smoke in that tute makes it look cartooney . Don't use quite the opacity for either the smoke or flames.

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Reply #6 - May 1^st, 2007 at 11:03am

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I've actually found quite a good way of drawing smoke/contrails. Will try and make a little tutorial if you actually think it looks any good Grin

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Reply #7 - May 1^st, 2007 at 11:35am

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Here you go, using the screenshotart tute.....

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Reply #8 - May 1^st, 2007 at 11:48am

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As I said when I did my shot ...... the screenart tute makes cartoonish looking smoke ....... far too dark and opaque reduce the opacity and it looks more realistic. Same for the flames.

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Reply #9 - May 1^st, 2007 at 1:56pm

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The edits are not bad, but as Eno said the dark smoke could be better.... Cobra- those contrails look great! PLEASE could you post a tute?? I'd love to be able to make contrails like that... all my efforts have been laughable so far..

Cobra wrote on May 1^st, 2007 at 11:03am:

I've actually found quite a good way of drawing smoke/contrails. Will try and make a little tutorial if you actually think it looks any good Grin

Example of more recent edit...

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Reply #10 - May 1^st, 2007 at 3:03pm

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Hey Stu, where can I find that carrier in the shot?

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Reply #11 - May 1^st, 2007 at 3:16pm

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krigl wrote on May 1^st, 2007 at 1:56pm:

Cobra- those contrails look great! PLEASE could you post a tute?? I'd love to be able to make contrails like that... all my efforts have been laughable so far..

Would be my pleasure Krigl! Gotta gimme a few days though, exams rolling in fast so don't have a huge amount of spare time for this sorta stuff/want to do it properly for you guys. You can also do smoke in pretty much the same way, just a few differences...so hopefully will be a worthwhile post!

Will try and get it up soon though

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Reply #12 - May 1^st, 2007 at 3:38pm

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Double_Farvel wrote on May 1^st, 2007 at 3:03pm:

Hey Stu, where can I find that carrier in the shot?

I have no idea, i used it in last mays screenshot comp, and i don't have it no more. Quite possibly it was off SimV.

You can get other carriers here

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Reply #13 - May 1^st, 2007 at 4:23pm

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Cobra wrote on May 1^st, 2007 at 3:16pm:

krigl wrote on May 1^st, 2007 at 1:56pm:

Cobra- those contrails look great! PLEASE could you post a tute?? I'd love to be able to make contrails like that... all my efforts have been laughable so far..

Would be my pleasure Krigl! Gotta gimme a few days though, exams rolling in fast so don't have a huge amount of spare time for this sorta stuff/want to do it properly for you guys. You can also do smoke in pretty much the same way, just a few differences...so hopefully will be a worthwhile post!

Will try and get it up soon though

Yep, when you have time! To be honest, I thought you'd pasted the plane over another and the contrails were part of the background shot.....

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Reply #14 - May 1^st, 2007 at 4:29pm

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krigl wrote on May 1^st, 2007 at 4:23pm:

Cobra wrote on May 1^st, 2007 at 3:16pm:

krigl wrote on May 1^st, 2007 at 1:56pm:

Cobra- those contrails look great! PLEASE could you post a tute?? I'd love to be able to make contrails like that... all my efforts have been laughable so far..

Would be my pleasure Krigl! Gotta gimme a few days though, exams rolling in fast so don't have a huge amount of spare time for this sorta stuff/want to do it properly for you guys. You can also do smoke in pretty much the same way, just a few differences...so hopefully will be a worthwhile post!

Will try and get it up soon though

Yep, when you have time! To be honest, I thought you'd pasted the plane over another and the contrails were part of the background shot.....

Now theres a complement Wink

Can assure you i drew them, all will be revealed in the tutorial... Im just worried about everyone finding out how easy it is lol, oh well... Grin

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