JangaFX - Creating a tornado effect with EmberGen

JangaFX has recently shared a video tutorial, by its founder Nicholas Seavert, explaining how to quickly create a tornado from scratch using EmberGen, a Real-Time volumetric simulation tool for games and films.

Some of the key points he covers in this useful tutorial:

• Simple introduction.
• Line Force Settings. Creating a force field around a line.
• Emitter node. Setting its parameters to add variation.
• Simulation Node Settings. Blocking Z celling and z Ground to achieve a better result.
• Shape Node Settings. Adding noise.
• Adjusting Sim Bounds. Setting up the height in the sim tab.
• Procedural Rotation of Emitter. Adding cycle node to create rotation.
• Vorticity Settings. Adding rotation vorticity & variation with more details.
• Additional Forces. Applying force noise to give extra variation.
• Testing different types of emitters and values to reach the desired result.
• Adjusting Shading. Applying some shading techniques to give a more believable look.
• Extra bonus. An extra handy tip to achieve a larger realistic tornado effect.

You can get EmberGen with a monthly ($19.99) or yearly ($199.99) subscription for a limited time.
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Enjoy watching this less than 8-minutes quick tutorial below:

JangaFX was founded in 2016 by Nicholas Seavert, an entrepreneur who is well versed in both startups and real-time VFX. Their key motive is to develop real-time VFX tools for artists and designers in the field of film and game production.