In progress: sun vfx
twhitworth
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Found this export rummaging through my files. A side project I was working on. I'd found myself not really liking a lot of the solar vfx I'd been seeing in tutorials so I played around trying to make one myself. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has done something similar and would like to see it!
Hope this link works 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/186ZyekUspdRQbp_CYhIWTtBLE3JCA_Ev/view?usp=sharing
I haven't touched this in a while but remember being stuck on how to create the bursts and solar flares, which is probably why I never went back to it.
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You are doing right as this is your own decision you are not going to face any issues.
@twhitworth I think it looks good! Have you seen my video series on recreating the Video Copilot Solar Atmosphere effect in HitFilm Express? that would probably give you some ideas on how to make the solar flares. Check out this 10 second video first. If you like it, then check out the tutorial series below it.
Tutorial series...
FilmSensei of course I've seen it! I watch everything XD
The issue I have with most sun vfx are how obviously 2d they appear, not to take away from anyone's work, they're all pretty good, it just never sits right with me.
The real life example I took inspiration from was this video here:
https://youtu.be/Ee8GjEBMRSE
specifically at 0:22, look at how beautiful those bands are coming off of the sun. I'd need to be able to rotate the object and be able to see those bands in real 3d to be completely satisfied ^_^
Jotinkarter I appreciate that
@twhitworth That is really quite lovely!