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    open curtains blow effect

    Posted by Stef Prein on September 25, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    Hi everybody,

    I’m trying to create the effect of curtains blown open by wind.

    I use cc page curl to create the opening effect and try to give it a better feel with liquify. Works out pretty well.

    But the curtains open towards the camera. I want them to open away from the camera, like the wind comes from behind.

    Therefor I tried to precomp this animation and flip the new comp, but this doesn’t do the trick.

    Does anyone now a solution to this “problem”?

    Thanks in advance!

    Stef Prein
    student Image and Media Technology
    Utrecht School of the Arts
    The Netherlands
    http://www.stefprein.com
    now live from San Francisco, CA, USA

    Stef Prein replied 17 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Jason Shevchuk

    September 25, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    Hi there,
    I had to do this a while ago and it worked out for me.

    I used a photo of curtains. Masked out each side.
    I used Mesh warp to warp the curtains flow.
    I also used a subtle bulge in between the folds.
    my last step was to adjust the lighting accordingly.

    hope that helps.

    good luck
    Jason

  • Stef Prein

    September 25, 2008 at 11:54 pm

    Hi Jason,

    Thanks! I worked it out quite well, but I may give this a try.

    Stef Prein
    student Image and Media Technology
    Utrecht School of the Arts
    The Netherlands
    http://www.stefprein.com
    now live from San Francisco, CA, USA

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