# Steam
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/steam/266040
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 15, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/steam/266040 "2008-07-15T19:13:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@bladeswim83](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bladeswim83)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/steam/266040/1 "2008-07-15T19:13:22Z")
Hey guys,
I’ve been searching for a way to create a more realistic steam/smoke. Most of the things I can find are too cartoonish and not believable enough. What I need to do is create some smoke coming off a hot plate of food. I’m not the most advanced flash person so any and every suggestion would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks a bunch!!!
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### Author:  [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/steam/266040/2 "2008-07-15T19:25:46Z")
after effects preset smoke on a white/alpha channel with add as blendmode looks great.
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### Author:  [@bladeswim83](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bladeswim83)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/steam/266040/3 "2008-07-15T19:39:23Z")
is there a way to create it in flash instead of after effects?
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### Author:  [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/steam/266040/4 "2008-07-15T19:47:31Z")
sure, but it requires a certain bit of actionscript knowledge.
I guess the most straight forward way is to have a couple of shapes that are released as particles while being blurred/scaled and slightly rotated and use a blendmode on it.