[ March 31st, 2007 ]
Paint the Sky Effect in Terragen
Paint the Sky Effect in Terragen
by Dwight Delleva
For Terragen v0.9
Please do not recopy. If you are going to use this tutorial on your website, please give me credit.
You can download the pdf version of this tutorial from the Content Pages.
On this tutorial, I will basically instruct on how to do a painting effect of the sky in Terragen. This effect is my secret on making beautiful surreal sky scenes with the sun emitting breathtaking beams. Terragen users will eventually want this secret revealed.
The buildings on the picture as shown above are actually mountains modified on World Machine and Canyonized on Terragen. Bumpiness was lowered down to smoothen the terrain. Every element of the sky is done entirely on Terragen. On the following tutorial - I have included screenshots of the settings that I used to bring you all the information you need to "Paint the Sky".
For other questions, email me: undwight at yahoo.com
- Compare the sky on the images below:
Paint the Sky Effect
The usual sky scene
It may look fine but the first image is more dramatic compared to the other.
- First - we have to reach the clouds.
Click on the cloud icon
to open the Cloudscape box. Check 3d. Chooseyour cloud color.
Then choose your cloud size but I would suggest that you choose the default cloud size of which is the space between minimum and maximum. Having minimum is also a good choice to get feather like clouds or cirrus but never maximum. Follow all other number settings as shown on the figure above.
Density Contrast = 70, Density Shift = 30, and Darkening = 9%
- After the clouds let us wander the atmosphere.
Click on the blue icon
to open the Atmosphere box. Follow all the number settings as shown on the figure below. Edit your colors.
The colors that I have used for my picture are:
- Now reach the sun.
Click on the sun icon
to open the Lighting Conditions box. Follow the number settings as shown on the figure below. Check Terrain Casts Shadows and Clouds Cast Shadows. Don't check the other two boxes. Choose your sunlight Colour.
On the Background light settings, have Single Colour Shadow Lighting. The Shadow Colour is up to you. Shadow lightness is 25%.
Follow all other settings on the figures below.
Sun's Appearance
Lighting of Atmosphere
- And you've just finished Painting the Sky.
Play with colors and you can eventually make these scenes.
Both images uses the "Paint the Sky Effect".
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