MAKING OF SPACE JADE
WEEK 35 - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE / LIGHTNING EFFECT
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INTRODUCTION
Here's how to make a simple electric discharge / lightning effect.
STEP 2: BASIC TEXTURE
Here's a basic texture.
STEP 3: CREATING A TEXTURE ATLAS
And here's the texture atlas. Color is just for visualization. Red column is a sample 1, green is sample 2, blue is sample 3 and magenta is sample 4. Every sample contains 8 textures. So every sample has 8 diffent variations. For a better quality you could only use one or two columns.
STEP 4: SAMPLES
Here's the result of combined samples.
STEP 5: SAMPLE STRENGTH
Just to give a little variation to the effect. Every sample has a random strength between 0.25 - 1.0.
STEP 6: ELECTRIC CURRENT
Finally add a scrolling texture to make it look like there's an electric current. Check the video to actually see the effect.