how do i make a skycover?

[kalibur]

im doing a project in which two police thoms are trying to take out a giant rabbit...

im done with everything but i still need a skycover so that whenever the camera moves the sky effect will look real.

can anyone tell me how to do that?

[c-wheeler]

Kalibur-

Some quick methods:-

You could try finding a picture of the sky on the internet and using it as a rotoscope in the choreography window. Providing the camera doesnt move wildly off plane, it looks ok. There are plenty of images here, or just search using google. The cd comes with asky pictures as well

You could apply a suitable sky image to a flat plane and put this behind the action in your cho. window, there are models on the cd like this

You could apply a suitable sky image to a 4 sided cube, top,front, left and right, then use this as a backdrop in your choreography.

Or you could make a skydome - lathe a half sphere and drop a gradient material on it, or slightly more sophisticated - nest two or three domes inside each other, then the clouds would appear to move as the camera did.Check out the example "skytrace"on the cd.

Hope this helps,

Chris

[AJS007]

Kalibur-

Some quick methods:-

You could try finding a picture of the sky on the internet and using it as a rotoscope in the choreography window. Providing the camera doesnt move wildly off plane, it looks ok. There are plenty of images here, or just search using google. The cd comes with asky pictures as well

You could apply a suitable sky image to a flat plane and put this behind the action in your cho. window, there are models on the cd like this

You could apply a suitable sky image to a 4 sided cube, top,front, left and right, then use this as a backdrop in your choreography.

Or you could make a skydome - lathe a half sphere and drop a gradient material on it, or slightly more sophisticated - nest two or three domes inside each other, then the clouds would appear to move as the camera did.Check out the example "skytrace"on the cd.

Hope this helps,

Chris

Hi Chris,

 

Came across this thread by accident, thanks for the info, I was going to drop in a decal but the skydome sound better.

 

PS. Just noticed your location .. my Daughter's studying Business at the College near you - Somewhere near Haverford West I think ?

 

Cheers,

Alan

[AJS007]

Double posted for some reason - this post deleted ;-)

Alan

[kalibur]

ok thanx for the help.

i read this last year but never replied.

anyways thanx for the pix link and ideas