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From: [e-mail] (David Andrew Shaw)
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Subject: Re: 3D Clouds - Any good methods?
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Hi,

> A talented Lightwave guy by the name of Jim May did a tutorial in=20
> LWPro [LIGHTWAVEPRO] magazine that described a great method of
> generating realistic clouds. I can vouch for the method because
> I've used Jim's techniques to create all sorts of groovy cloud-
> like creations.=20

    Thanks for the tip but these are the type of methods I am already
using, and they don't quite stack up to the effect that I'm wanting.
I need to be able to "touch the fluffy clouds" as my client told me
:)

    I doubt if i'm going to get time to experiement more with this
job (client told me this yesterday and wants the job by Wednesday :()
but I think I have a chance at getting my blobby polygon balls with
displacement maps and transparent edges to work. Got a quick test
done today and it looks OK, but no time to perfect :(

anyway thanks again, and if anyone has new techniques for "clouds I
can touch", let me know.

see ya
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David Shaw
Senior Animator / Operations Manager
ID IMAGING, Singapore
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