Fog & Lighting -Feedback Request-

ahawk1972 · March 2018

I am adding asthetics to a map and experimenting with fog and lighting. Can I get some feedback please!

Thanks!!

Gathar · March 2018

I really like the fog, even if it could maybe be a little more subtle. And I really, really like the underwater monsters, they look even more frightening that way! I would never dare sailing on this boat!

ahawk1972 · March 2018

Thanks Gathar, the sea monsters are part of the mythos and play an important part in that part of the world.

ahawk1972 · March 2018

I am adding atmosphere to a map I am doing and this is the second test image for your feedback please.

Thanks!

ahawk1972 · March 2018

The volcano has had smoke and steam applied. Feedback would be appreciated!

Thanks!

CharlesWayneRobinson · March 2018

Really Cool! :-)

Shessar · March 2018

You have a real talent for the smokey, misty look. Well done!

ahawk1972 · March 2018

Why thank you Shessar! I do try, being a newbie has it's challenges!

LordEntrails · March 2018

Well done. It really gives a foreboding and damp feel!

Can I talk you into sharing your technique?

ahawk1972 · March 2018

The fog, lighting, and mist are all done in photoshop in post-production. I am going to make a fill based on the results in the map above so we can get similar results in CC3 natively. Once I get it worked out I will share the fill and the settings used to achieve the look.

LordEntrails · March 2018

Thanks!

Loopysue · March 2018

That looks pretty cool

Have you tried the old technique for comparison? I mean, using lines or polys of solid white on a sheet with a transparency effect and a heavy blur effect?

ahawk1972 · March 2018

That may work especially if the texturizer filter works. Usually, it crashes CC3!

Loopysue · March 2018

Er... not following you. Why would you need to use the Texturizer effect?

jslayton · March 2018

Posted By: ahawk1972That may work especially if the texturizer filter works. Usually, it crashes CC3!

Do you have a reproducible example of this crash that you can report to tech support?

ahawk1972 · March 2018

Yes I can reproduce it. I will get the info together and make a post.

ahawk1972 · March 2018

Loopysue, steam doesn't really have much texture, but the fog does. At least that is how I see it

Loopysue · March 2018

Oh I see.

I've always thought the texture of fog is perceived at ground level by the person walking through it, not from miles above looking down. Then its just like clouds to me - clouds that can be emulated by scribbling a lot of white stuff/grey stuff together on the map and blurring it. Like this:

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LordEntrails · March 2018

I haven't tried fog/clouds/mist before, but Sue's comment made me think;
What's the difference between clouds and fog?
Maybe, clouds have drop shadows and fog doesn't?

ahawk1972 · March 2018

by mixing the whites and grey you are creating texture.

Loopysue · March 2018

I always thought that differences in alpha were just as much a texture as differences in tone or colour.

Maybe I am wrong there?

ahawk1972 · March 2018

I think it is just in the way I perceive it. We are probably both right!

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