# How To Create Photo Realistic Cloud Effects?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-photo-realistic-cloud-effects/116353>\
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**Created:** [July 16, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-photo-realistic-cloud-effects/116353 "2004-07-16T21:04:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![REEF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-photo-realistic-cloud-effects/116353/1 "2004-07-16T21:04:09Z")

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Is there anyway that I can make a photo realistic cloud effects with real looking clouds that just move without buying AE plugins and/or using combustion?

Any way to make them in 3DSM6? Or even just AE?

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**Author:** ![Xero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Xero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Xero)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-photo-realistic-cloud-effects/116353/2 "2004-08-04T06:31:49Z")

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If you have a wacom tablet I know of this tutorial site to paint realistic clouds.  
[http://www.idigitalemotion.com/tutorials/guest/clouds/clouds.html](http://www.idigitalemotion.com/tutorials/guest/clouds/clouds.html)

Of course these are just basic clouds. You can get much more detailed given some imagination and alot of time.

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**Author:** ![3d\_Nirvana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/a88e4f/32.png) [@3d\_Nirvana](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/3d_Nirvana)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-photo-realistic-cloud-effects/116353/3 "2004-08-04T07:46:33Z")

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if u have maya, you can use the fluid effects to make fantastic clouds 🙂

edit// woops… just read that ur using max. nvm 🙂

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**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-photo-realistic-cloud-effects/116353/4 "2004-08-04T15:07:03Z")

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if you want ultra realistic clouds use a 3d proggy that has particles or HV’s.

try terragen or vue 4 also

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**Author:** ![berkoWitZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@berkoWitZ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/berkoWitZ)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-photo-realistic-cloud-effects/116353/5 "2004-08-04T16:29:54Z")

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if u feel lazy just download a picture from google 🙂

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**Author:** ![sbecker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@sbecker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sbecker)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-photo-realistic-cloud-effects/116353/6 "2004-08-04T16:38:04Z")

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[http://www.rustboy.tv/movies/cloudlayers.htm](http://www.rustboy.tv/movies/cloudlayers.htm)