Skywriting in AFX ???? at DVinfo.net

Gerald Webb · November 11th, 2009, 01:54 PM

Hi to all,
Does anyone have a way to make realistic skywriting with an alpha channel to be layered on an existing video clip?
Having trouble getting the wispy, half blown away look.
thanks in advance for any help.

Daniel Bates · November 11th, 2009, 03:11 PM

How are you attempting to do this?

I'd try something in one of the particle generators (if you have them) or base an effect off of a stroke generated from a mask path.

Gregory Gesch · November 12th, 2009, 05:50 PM

Hi Gerald. This might help?
Writing With The Clouds - Aetuts+

Gerald Webb · November 13th, 2009, 12:19 AM

thanks for the replies, the tutorial will be good, Ill do it anyway. I ended up getting it done with photoshop. I rendered the image as a PNG out of AFX, put it in Photoshop and used a smudge brush and a few blurs. It worked really well.
again, I appreciate the replies.

November 11th, 2009, 01:54 PM	#1
Gerald Webb Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Coast Australia Posts: 1,046	Skywriting in AFX ???? Hi to all, Does anyone have a way to make realistic skywriting with an alpha channel to be layered on an existing video clip? Having trouble getting the wispy, half blown away look. thanks in advance for any help.

November 11th, 2009, 03:11 PM	#2
Daniel Bates Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Daegu, Korea Posts: 180	How are you attempting to do this? I'd try something in one of the particle generators (if you have them) or base an effect off of a stroke generated from a mask path.

November 12th, 2009, 05:50 PM	#3
Gregory Gesch Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 114	Hi Gerald. This might help? Writing With The Clouds - Aetuts+

November 13th, 2009, 12:19 AM	#4
Gerald Webb Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Coast Australia Posts: 1,046	thanks for the replies, the tutorial will be good, Ill do it anyway. I ended up getting it done with photoshop. I rendered the image as a PNG out of AFX, put it in Photoshop and used a smudge brush and a few blurs. It worked really well. again, I appreciate the replies.