Recently I got across some dark cloud effect in this gallery and one from a snapshot from the flim "Sleepy Hollows". Now I was wondering if I can produce the same in one of my projects in Bryce  .Can someone help me. I am attaching two pics to relate to my vision. Please help !!!

This one is from the film "Sleepy Hollows"...........

This pic is from some artist at Cgnetworks.com ( u can see his name at the bottom). As I can remember he mentioned that this has been made with 3dMax,After effects & Vray.But cant this effect be reproduced in Bryce ....... ok with at least some post effects with PS ??

Looks like the light is BEHIND the clouds, so yes, I think it CAN be reproduced in Bryce. :) Same goes for Photoshop. Just bear in mind that what you're seeing when you see dark clouds are those same clouds' shadows. There is no light reflected on those surfaces because no light can get to them. That's all there is to it. The technique should follow.

Hey there,

** amlan70 please replace the images with 'links' to the images, (as they are not yours), Renderosity is very strict about copyright, and I don't want you getting in trouble...=)**

Thanks,

Zhann
Bryce Forum Coordinator

Ok , surely I shd put the links.But how.I canty see any edit tab. Pls reply. Or Zhann U can put that for me ........ Thanks

See sky from Sleepy Hollow here

http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1800076081&cf=pg&photoid=36048&intl=us

OK you may see the skies I wanted to show you here . Zhan`s sky isnt the exact one I wanted to show :

Sky & environment  : http://rapidshare.de/files/20164656/Untitled-1_copy.jpg.html

One from  CGnetworks.com by some artist :    

http://rapidshare.de/files/20164720/3ds_max__After_Effects__VRay.jpg.html   . ( I removed the pics and gave links as Zhann told me to do )             

But cant this effect be reproduced in Bryce ....... ok with at least some post effects with PS ?? Please help !!! Waiting for your reply . Thanks........              

Pick a nice volumetric cloud setting or one that starts with the clouds set to cast shadows. The Preset sky called "Fall Wedding" comes to mind. Play with the atmosphere settings. Make the ambient shadow color darker. You can crank up the cloud cover a few percent to make more clouds and get the scene darker.

You can also use a negative infinite light at at between 2-5% behind your camera and low to the ground the ground to darken the undersides of the cloud. Remember Negatives reverse everything so if you want a blue cast to the clouds you should pick an orange brown color to use as the negative light. Positioning these will give you deep shadows but still leave shiny whites peeking through.

Attached Link: Tutorial to paint dramatic skies

I've used a lot that kind of sky, I usually paint it in photoshop and import it in bryce as a 2D image in the background 

Here are some skies I've create :

Check the link to read my tut

Cheers

Another exemple of painted cloud integration

This image is taken from a video I'm working on.

EXCELLENT , without words to give accolades to your creations PIDJY. Of course that was really the clouds I had been looking for . But sincerely I believe you have seen the pics at the links I have given. So how do you suggest I shd get that dark environment all around ?? :O

Clicking on the bottom triangle along the left side of the Bryce desktop brings up a menu that contains Gamma Correction. Make sure this is not checked. If it is every time you do something to darken the scene this control shifts the brightness and contrast back towards normal daylight.

Other than that it's like the Henny Youngman Joke;

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Practice - Practice!