Light Effect Practicing - Criticism needed

[Lambdadelta]

Hey. I've been practising around with light effects after reading Void's lighting tutorial (One with using Light from Above models) and need some feedback on these pieces and how to improve.

Blue one is mean't to be the moon with a black silhouette thingy witch flying past, the second one (the crappier one obviously) is meant to be the sun in the background shining. I wanna know how people make giant rays or make light onto the water like in the first one by 2-P .

Oh yeah, and about the second one, I only focused on the lighting, so I just randomly placed trees to cover up. Also, how to remove the sky box and use your own sky models (Does anyone have any?)

 

[thedeathunterxx]

the first one is really cool, however, the sun is too plain. perhaps having a few " Star White models " enlarged to about 10 and tinted yellow would make the sun more happier and cheery. and perhaps place the sun poking out behind the mountains to get that effect.

 

[Belgarath]

2-p used a shitload of glow models apparently

 

[Lambdadelta]

Eh. Here is what it looks like after using White Star model. It look's good. Thanks for the tip.

 

[2-P]

light onto the water

Nasrudin's holy rain effect, just flat.
-> http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=85230

Very pretty in motion, a screenshot doesn't really do it justice.

 

[Lambdadelta]

Might try that out and see what I get. All thsoe effects looks graphics intense, does it lag?

 

[FamousPker49]

Nasrudin's holy rain effect, just flat.
-> http://www.wc3c.net/showthread.php?t=85230

Very pretty in motion, a screenshot doesn't really do it justice.

Damn you! I wanted to look like an expert because I already knew this. Oh well. Yeah when I did mine though I used all glow models just flattened.