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flock of birds ?

KhoeKhoe Posts: 312
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I have a question. I want to depict a flock of birds in the sky. what is the best way to proceed. create individual birds and then replicate them? with Replicator this would be a way or is it easier, Thanks :)

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  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,213

    PySwarm?

  • KhoeKhoe Posts: 312
    edited July 2021

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    PySwarm?

    it is for Win Only. :(  i use a Mac. 

     

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  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987

    Khoe said:

    I have a question. I want to depict a flock of birds in the sky. what is the best way to proceed. create individual birds and then replicate them? with Replicator this would be a way or is it easier, Thanks :)

    yes , make a wavy plane and hide it and then replicate the birds upon this plane . You can play with the x y z rotation in the replicator to angle  them slightly differntly to add diversity.

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,613
    edited July 2021

    I used one of my hilly terrains

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  • Philemo_CarraraPhilemo_Carrara Posts: 1,175

    Headwax said:

    Khoe said:

    I have a question. I want to depict a flock of birds in the sky. what is the best way to proceed. create individual birds and then replicate them? with Replicator this would be a way or is it easier, Thanks :)

    yes , make a wavy plane and hide it and then replicate the birds upon this plane . You can play with the x y z rotation in the replicator to angle  them slightly differntly to add diversity.

    A variation on the theme would be to use two imbricated elongated sphere to give volume to the flock. It would also simulate typical flock pattern with packed birds on the front, most of it in the wide middle and few behind.

  • KhoeKhoe Posts: 312
    edited July 2021

    yes it works fine. my first test.

    now i must find better Birds ::)


     

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  • Philemo_CarraraPhilemo_Carrara Posts: 1,175

    Khoe said:

    yes it works fine. my first test.

    now i must find better Birds ::)
     

    If they're like tthat in the background, you can use my Cutout plugin to create them from images. 

  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    Songbird ReMix at Rendo has flock formations

  • Steve KSteve K Posts: 3,235

    You don't mention animation, but if you get to that point, I like Particle Illusion, a 2D particle overlay program that has a LOT of presets, including bird flocks.  It will, of course work on a single frame, meaning a still image.  I use the paid plugin version with Vegas, but has a free standalone version:

    https://borisfx.com/products/particle-illusion/

    Herer is an example I did, the birds start ~0:57:

  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,061

    The Flock Gulls and Crows

    works easily in Carrara yes

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