Moelling FX help

I was just wondering how to make special fx like blink or starfall (glow effect and how to incorporate 2d images into fx.

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What program do you use?

im using 3ds max

You will have to use billboarded planes for the 2d image, there was a tutorial on how to do it, but it got deleted for some reason, its still in google's cache however.
The glows are done with particle emitters, see tutorial.

I might be able to walk through some kind of things with you if you can tell me some examples of what you wish to make.

Can you show me how to make a sort of blink spell effect please in 3ds max not in notepad.

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"sort of" ? What would be different from the normal blink? It would be a waste to make a copy of blink.

glow with particle emitters? come on man, get a grip. Glow/glare is made the same way, a texture with alpha channel on a billboarded plane.

Depends on how you define "glow". If you look at the priest portrait model, you would say that the eyes are "glowing", not "emitting".

Do you use the art tools?

Its still bascially an alpha'd billboard plane -_-

actualy those are more like flaming eyes.

I decided i want an orb of venom,orb of corruption etc. effect. How do you apply an alpha map and make it? Im new at making effects in max so please describe everything in detail.

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By the way i wouldnt mind if you showed me how to make blink still.

To Chriz: I just want to learn how to make blink for experience so if you know please tell me.

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Don't double post! I merged your last 2 posts - TDR

I'll look into the effect and tell you what I find out about making it.

I was just wondering if you found one yet because im kinda desperate.

Thanks