[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by Razor
Ok but look here. I have a black background thereon that expl image. How do I make it transprent instead? is that possible?

The layer merging options do just that. Addition, for example, adds the value of each pixel on that layer to the layers below it. Since black has an RGB value of (0,0,0), the black pixels have no effect on their background - that is to say, they are transparent. Try it.

[Fineus]

Or do it my way, place the explosion on top of what you want it to appear on and set its layer property from "normal" to "screen". Works every time

[pyro-manic]

Cool!

[Razor]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
Or do it my way, place the explosion on top of what you want it to appear on and set its layer property from "normal" to "screen". Works every time

I thought you would never come and help me out. Thanks. I'll try that.

[Razor]

OK, thanks to Thunder's help, I mannaged to put this custom made explosion on this render, and so here it is. I named the render Payback. What do you think?

[pyro-manic]

Now THAT is cool.

One small thing - the Deimos is almost obscured by the beam glow. It grabs your eye and it's difficult to see past it to the ship itself. Put some lights on the hull itself, to brighten it up a bit and make it easier to see. Either that or spin it round the beam by 180 degrees, so it's facing the other way.

Looks smegging brilliant, though!!

[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
Or do it my way, place the explosion on top of what you want it to appear on and set its layer property from "normal" to "screen". Works every time

Okay, no offence, but isn't that exactly what I said?

[Black Wolf]

Originally posted by beatspete
I've got a new project at the moment, doing some star wars ships from Ep II, modeling them myself.  I'm gonna do the scene from the start of the film where the Naboo Cruiser lands on Corusant.  Mmmm, reflective...

High or low poly?

[Turnsky]

nice job with the glows on the moloch.. is that a red airbrush i detect?

[Razor]

Originally posted by Turnsky
nice job with the glows on the moloch.. is that a red airbrush i detect?

Nope

[Fineus]

Originally posted by J.F.K.


Okay, no offence, but isn't that exactly what I said?

Yeah, didn't see that... ah well, props to you - we both rock

[Razor]

Originally posted by Kalfireth

we both rock

Right on. :yes
Well if it werent for you guys, I would still be smacking my head into the desk trying to figure this out.

[kasperl]

Originally posted by Razor


Right on. :yes
Well if it werent for you guys, I would still be smacking my head into the desk trying to figure this out.

yeah, this way they saved the desk, good job guys!

[Razor]

Well I wasn't actually smacking my head into the desk, I was just upset because i couldn't get it to work.

[Fineus]

J.F.K. and Kalfireth, saving people from migranes the world over...

[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
J.F.K. and Kalfireth, saving people from migranes the world over...

Right on brother! I mean, right on Time Lord!

[wEvil]

I very much like the first image, damage effects are always tough to do properly (i'd personally use a combination of displacement maps and volume shaders to get explosions/damage)