Asset/Tutorial: Dust and Bugs
Added 2020-06-19 07:56:45 +0000 UTCHah! So- making tutorials for physics-based stuff is always a little daunting because it invariably comes down to "just tweak stuff till it looks right for your specific situation".
With that in mind, I also wanted to put out some pre-made video textures that I think can be super useful for environmental scenes!
Download Dust/Bugs video files and Blend
You can use them in AE or blender or whatever :)
I recommend using the "Import Images as Planes" add-on included in Blender, and setting up the material nodes like this (maybe check "Cyclic"- all the videos loop):
(you can replace the translucent shader with an emission shader if you want the dust/moths to ignore lighting and just glow a little for maximum visibility (and shorter render times, I believe).
I'm going to be using this in part 3 of the "Making a whole shot" video, but wanted to focus on it a bit more.
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I promise you they all download securely, though, I just haven't transferred over all the old assets from years ago.
Ian Hubert
2023-03-19 10:40:52 +0000 UTCthis asset showing error while download. can't be download securely.
2023-03-19 10:28:38 +0000 UTCDon't know how I missed your reply to the comment above, my bad! Got the files, thanks so much!!
2022-07-21 13:18:58 +0000 UTCAnd you tried right clicking on the link and saving? Cause it just worked for me! I should figure out a less confusing method for these old files, though, yeah
Ian Hubert
2022-07-21 06:11:47 +0000 UTCHey Ian, would love to use these in a project but I am having the same issue and am unable to download. Is there another way to get the files? Thank you!
2022-07-20 23:54:53 +0000 UTCIt works!! Thank you very much!
2022-07-19 17:13:00 +0000 UTCThe link still works! It's just a bit funky. Did you try right clicking, then "Save link as"? I've started posting assets on my google drive, since that seems to be easier for folks, but these old ones should still work :D
Ian Hubert
2022-07-18 00:26:16 +0000 UTCHey ian, the download link isnt working probably since your site is down. Is there any other way to get these files?
2022-07-17 22:35:53 +0000 UTCIf you are rendering in Eevee, make sure the blend mode is Alpha Blend: Material Tab -> Settings -> Blend Mode = Alpha Blend
Mornarion
2020-09-28 15:14:48 +0000 UTCWhen adding the videos as planes I'm having trouble making the black into transparent. Can someone post the whole node set up for this to work? I cant see it on the video. Thank you so much!!!
2020-07-12 00:51:52 +0000 UTCoh man this method is so nice and simple!
Zach Hoy
2020-06-25 20:04:21 +0000 UTCsame
Zach Hoy
2020-06-25 20:02:55 +0000 UTCHonestly I'm not totally sure about all the pros and cons. I think just for convenience sake I'll probably just use the video textures most of the time, but it can also clutter stuff up (and confuse cycles, I think) having a ton of near-invisible planes in your scene.
Ian Hubert
2020-06-23 10:10:15 +0000 UTCThese little details add so much realism. Like your lazy tutorial about moths- I never thought of using them before, now I want to add them to everything. With bugs this small though, is it better using video textures as opposed to using particles directly?
Pete Burges
2020-06-23 01:31:45 +0000 UTCexcellent!
Kai Christensen
2020-06-22 21:34:28 +0000 UTCYoutube compression did not like this one.
2020-06-22 14:46:13 +0000 UTCand if you actually make those hair things in a different particle system with some force field tweaks, it looks even more realistic, I've been working on it lately.
CINEMARIACHI
2020-06-19 17:43:54 +0000 UTCi think i will stick with video textures....are you into manta flow or flip fluids.....what are your thoughts on that ....
shonal bose
2020-06-19 17:07:13 +0000 UTCYouTube video compression be like: help ._.
2020-06-19 16:00:54 +0000 UTCDon’t worry, you’re not alone! Lol
Robert Gyurko
2020-06-19 14:21:39 +0000 UTCYour endless creativity never fails to impress! Love this method
2020-06-19 13:01:14 +0000 UTCWhat's it say about Ian's skill that I thought the video thumbnail was a render (& can't be the only one :D )
2020-06-19 11:14:10 +0000 UTCAH! Thank you very much!! I thought there was a way, but couldn't find it! Updated the blend file :D
Ian Hubert
2020-06-19 08:27:05 +0000 UTCAwesome! :D
2020-06-19 08:21:28 +0000 UTCFor even more convenience, you can zero out the gravity in the field weights setting of the particle system, rather than the global gravity. This way, it will work if you have other objects that do need gravity, and it will also carry over when appended to a new file, so you don't need to turn the gravity off each time
Zeke Faust
2020-06-19 08:14:51 +0000 UTC
