smoke / fluid like objects illustrator
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- loatoacrab
Hi, I am currently working on a project that I want to incorporate smoke or fluid like object. Something like this.
Since i do not have any 3d programs, I am hoping to be able to create it in illustrator so i have more control on the curves and angles.
Thanks.
- KwesiJ0
photoshop or just use a picture... or both
- ********0
you can do anything with the gradient mesh tool. but this will take an eternity and quite a bit of skill.
- tasty0
Drip food coloring in water
Take 100 pictures
use liquify tool
- lvl_130
for static or for motion purposes?
- mcLeod0
- i've used this one. it works great.mcLeod
- wow this one is great!!! thx for the tips.loatoacrab
- loatoacrab0
Its for still, but more like a branding languages, so need to have more control than photography, so i have apply on different applications.
- rocknonstop0
Did this a while back in photoshop with a wacom tablet. It's a lot of low opacity scribbling with a soft brush. Really pretty easy once you get the hang of it.
- uan0
drips of color
______________
\ oil /
\__________/
\ water /
\ water /
\_____/drip the color (i.e. milk for whilte) on the the oil surface and wait till it sinks down to the water, take lots of pictures and explore the forms in ps ai.
- era4O40
Yeah, I'd definitely try a practical if you need footage, vs, a static image or working in vector software.
- uan0
- Llyod0
get a 5 gallon fish tank and fill it up with clear oil. put a white back drop behind it. get a camera rolling. pour colored water into it. take footage into flash as a qt.
- monospaced0
If you're cool with it looking like vectors, you can get some pretty interesting results using a BLEND between two curvy lines. It also allows you to tweak it to your liking.
- Llyod0
drawing this in vector will suck. it'll look like crap.