making a plasma ball

[onlineeditor]

Hi to all fxguide users

My name is Nikhil and I am a online artist working on the Smoke ver 2009
I have this project in which i have to create a dark plasma ball with lightning bolts and gaseous smoke around it.
(for eg entry of the terminator in terminator 3)

I can figure out the part of gaseous smoke and lightning bolts
I need to know how can i create the dark plasma ball using the 3d element in smoke.

There is another problem.
the 3d element sphere in smoke also has discreet printed on it.
Is there a way to import the 3d element (sphere) without the discreet logo.

anyone with a solution
please let me know.

thanks
nikhil

PS: I dont have any support from CGI as I dont have aCGI team here.

[Ramazan]

turn off submaterials on the sphere. you can then texture it with anything in action.

[Paulo Matsui]

Hey pgill

thanks for the advice
I will certainly try this out.

cheers
nikhil

[David Stewart]

This is for after effects but the concepts could easily be applied to Smoke (probably more suited to Flame so you can use particles).

http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial/energy/

[Paulo Matsui]

hey Jimmy,

Thanks for linking me to that video
Its very good.
I guess this should help me a lot

Cheers
Nikhil

[Anonymous]

just find a plasma ball element already shot. heck, i can ftp one for ya. it will be NTSC, but, you’ll get so much more stuff for free. and then work on top of it.

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