How do i do this?

[Jakatta]

Hi there guys how are we all?

I was just wondering if anyone new how to do this effect, or know of a tutorial that results in something similar.

Go here:
http://www.liquidchrome.net/newchrome.html

Once loaded, at the top there is a "Smoke" effect..
how is that done??

Jak..

[mlk]

if you're talking about the static image at the top it's either photoshop, an actual photo of smoke, or a good production proggy that does smoke (combustion?houdini?)
I'd go for the photo-

[Jakatta]

Yeah i figured that they would of used photoshop to create that smoke effect. But does anyone KNOW how they made it... because i wanna make a similar effect on this website that i am building..

[DDD]

Am i missing something I did not see a smoke effect? But I am going to take a stab at it anyway. For the most convincing smoke I would use combustion or AE. Or you can do it with particle effect from a 3d app. Then export it to flash. But since I missed the smoke effect I have no idea what you are exactly referring to.

[Yeldarb]

i don't see a smoke effect either, but i think you are talking about those lines at the top? i don't know of a tutorial offhand though...

[.soulty]

do you mean the image on the top of the site, which has the words liquidchrome design?

if so, you can get that look with photoshop as mentioned before, start with simple strokes in a fashion that you want the smoke to go. then play around with feathering selection, layer styles, opacity and curves.

a stylus pen would help.

[DDD]

I dont see how that is a smoke effect...but oh well

Actually if he is talking about that bubble/gel button looking logo. You are better served doing that in Fireworks. WHy you asked? Glad you asked. Because you will be able to resize it to whatever size and it will be lossless. You can achieve that very same look look in FW. Not hard at all.

[ratbaggy]

something like this?

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pducco/forBB/example.jpg

30 seconds work in 3ds max, torus knot with falloff map in opacity slot.

[.soulty]

or you could do that, lol

nice one ratbaggy.

:P

[eyeinfinitude]

This tutorial could be used as well.

http://scudworkz.net/pseffects.php?id=lightwave

[DDD]

holy crap!! good link e-geek. I wish I could put you up in my IE toolbar. You know where all the cool shizznit is.

[eyeinfinitude]

haha I browse around a lot and I remember stuff like this. :P

[Jakatta]

Wow..

Quite alot of posts here guys..
yeah im talking about that static "smoke" effect at the top of the page. I was getting the impression some of you guys were looking for a flash animation of smoke. But yes, the smoke effect was what i was after..

electronicgeek>>>
Thats a great link u sent mate.. would u say thats what they did to create the same effect on the page?

[eyeinfinitude]

To create the exact effect, I would say use a 3D program to create it and then touch it up with photoshop.

So it would be a combination of a 3d program and that tutorial I showed you.

[DDD]

I think ratbaggy hit it on the head. But that tut e-geek posted is bomb and will do it.

[.soulty]

yep i agree with eg, bit of both and you will get that look.

:: DDD check your PM's
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[DDD]

Soulty: I got it....I always forget to check my pm's :beam:

[.soulty]

havent you got pm alert on? anywayz check pm again.

:: sorry dudes this is the last pm post that i will do in this thread.

BACK TO THE TOPIC as they say.

:)

[Yeldarb]

don't you mean
?
;) lol