# How do i do this?

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**Created:** [October 19, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428 "2003-10-19T06:20:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jakatta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eada6e/32.png) [@Jakatta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jakatta)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/1 "2003-10-19T06:20:20Z")

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Hi there guys how are we all?

I was just wondering if anyone new how to do this effect, or know of a tutorial that results in something similar.

Go here:  
[http://www.liquidchrome.net/newchrome.html](http://www.liquidchrome.net/newchrome.html)

Once loaded, at the top there is a “Smoke” effect…  
how is that done??

Jak…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2003, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/2 "2003-10-19T09:38:58Z")

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if you’re talking about the static image at the top it’s either photoshop, an actual photo of smoke, or a good production proggy that does smoke (combustion?houdini?)  
I’d go for the photo-

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/3 "2003-10-20T02:18:29Z")

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Yeah i figured that they would of used photoshop to create that smoke effect. But does anyone KNOW how they made it… because i wanna make a similar effect on this website that i am building…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/4 "2003-10-20T02:36:58Z")

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Am i missing something I did not see a smoke effect? But I am going to take a stab at it anyway. For the most convincing smoke I would use combustion or AE. Or you can do it with particle effect from a 3d app. Then export it to flash. But since I missed the smoke effect I have no idea what you are exactly referring to.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/5 "2003-10-20T02:58:44Z")

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i don’t see a smoke effect either, but i think you are talking about those lines at the top? i don’t know of a tutorial offhand though…

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**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/6 "2003-10-20T03:08:47Z")

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do you mean the image on the top of the site, which has the words liquidchrome design?

if so, you can get that look with photoshop as mentioned before, start with simple strokes in a fashion that you want the smoke to go. then play around with feathering selection, layer styles, opacity and curves.

a stylus pen would help.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/7 "2003-10-20T03:13:41Z")

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I dont see how that is a smoke effect…but oh well

Actually if he is talking about that bubble/gel button looking logo. You are better served doing that in Fireworks. WHy you asked? Glad you asked. Because you will be able to resize it to whatever size and it will be lossless. You can achieve that very same look look in FW. Not hard at all.

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**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/8 "2003-10-20T03:25:10Z")

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something like this?

![](http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pducco/forBB/example.jpg)

30 seconds work in 3ds max, torus knot with falloff map in opacity slot.

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**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/9 "2003-10-20T05:13:17Z")

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or you could do that, lol

nice one ratbaggy.

😛

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**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/10 "2003-10-20T05:31:58Z")

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This tutorial could be used as well.

[http://scudworkz.net/pseffects.php?id=lightwave](http://scudworkz.net/pseffects.php?id=lightwave)

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**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/11 "2003-10-20T05:48:06Z")

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holy crap!! good link e-geek. I wish I could put you up in my IE toolbar. You know where all the cool shizznit is.

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**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/12 "2003-10-20T05:51:21Z")

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haha I browse around a lot and I remember stuff like this. 😛

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**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/13 "2003-10-22T04:30:49Z")

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Wow…

Quite alot of posts here guys…  
yeah im talking about that static “smoke” effect at the top of the page. I was getting the impression some of you guys were looking for a flash animation of smoke. But yes, the smoke effect was what i was after…

electronicgeek\>\>\>  
Thats a great link u sent mate… would u say thats what they did to create the same effect on the page?

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**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/14 "2003-10-22T04:36:12Z")

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To create the exact effect, I would say use a 3D program to create it and then touch it up with photoshop.

So it would be a combination of a 3d program and that tutorial I showed you.

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**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/15 "2003-10-22T05:29:05Z")

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I think ratbaggy hit it on the head. But that tut e-geek posted is bomb and will do it.

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**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/16 "2003-10-22T05:30:57Z")

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yep i agree with eg, bit of both and you will get that look.

:: DDD check your PM’s  
🙂

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**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/17 "2003-10-22T05:40:29Z")

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Soulty: I got it…I always forget to check my pm’s :beam:

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**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/18 "2003-10-22T05:49:11Z")

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havent you got pm alert on? anywayz check pm again.

:: sorry dudes this is the last pm post that i will do in this thread.

BACK TO THE TOPIC as they say.

🙂

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**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/33428/19 "2003-10-22T11:56:30Z")

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don’t you mean  
[h][/h]?  
😉 lol
