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Painting on objects
Lesson 2: Painting in 3D using Paint Effects
Using additional preset brushes
Using turbulence with brush stroke tubes
In
the ocean, kelp would react to the turbulence created by ocean currents. The
tube attributes associated with many preset brushes have turbulence attributes
turned on for interesting visual effects. Turbulence attributes
can be increased from their default settings to make the kelp sway
back and forth, providing additional realism when used in an animation.
To
increase the turbulence on the kelp brush tube
- In
the scene view, select the kelp stroke.
- Open
the Attribute Editor, select the Kelp tab,
and expand the Tubes > Behavior > Turbulence section.
- In
the Turbulence section, set the
options as follows:
- Turbulence
Type: World Force
- Interpolation: Smooth
over Time and Space
- Turbulence:
0.5
- Frequency:
0.5
- Click
the Play Forward button on the Animation Time Slider to see the
turbulence effect on the kelp (You don’t need to set specific keyframes).
The kelp animates as if it were affected by
ocean currents.
- Press
the Stop button to cancel the animation playback.
You can adjust the turbulence settings while
viewing the playback. If the frame range is too short, you can modify
it to suit your needs.