Hey all. I need some help with a desert image. I want to make a close-shot image of a sandstorm/dust devil thing, like in the Mummy, where the guy transforms into the sand twister, but a still image. I've tried primitives mapped with transparent textures, fuzzy textures, many different things, but everything comes out pretty mediocre. The image shown is what I've done so far, after heavy postwork. As you can see - not so great. Does anyone have a method for doing this kind of thing they'd like to share?

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