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I suppose i'm looking for a more behind the scenes version of this article:
http://www.fxguide.com/featured/Stardust_Provides_Watercolor_Beauty_for_Shell/
But this project looks pretty cool Chris. Thanks!

- Also thank you Brian and Nathan for the comments =)


On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Chris Zwar <chris@chriszwar.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Sorry for being a bit dim but are you shooting real-life elements that you
> want to make look water coloury?  Or are you shooting genuine watercolours?
>
> I have a watercolour-style transition on my website:
>
> http://chriszwar.com/wordpress/2009/02/watercolour-wipe-revised-updated/
>
> I made it so long ago it would take me a few minutes to decipher it, but
> the basic approach was to have a few layers distorted with vector blur, and
> then texturise the whole lot so it feels as though the image is part of the
> paper, and not just stuck on top with a blending mode.
>
> Have a play with vector blur that uses slowly animating fractal noise as
> the source.
>
> Is that what you're after?
>
>
> -Chris
>
>
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> Subject: [AE] [OT]: tips for shooting watercolor elements?
>
> we have to shoot some elements for a watercolory-looking spot. I imagine
> I'll be using a bunch of stills and scanned textures, but it would be nice
> to get some footage as well. Does anyone have any tips on how to get the
> ink to 'move.' I remember trying this myself in the past, and i couldn't
> really get the ink to do much of anything.
>
>
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I suppose i&#39;m looking for a more behind the scenes version of this arti=
cle: <a href=3D"http://www.fxguide.com/featured/Stardust_Provides_Watercolo=
r_Beauty_for_Shell/">http://www.fxguide.com/featured/Stardust_Provides_Wate=
rcolor_Beauty_for_Shell/</a><br>

But this project looks pretty cool Chris. Thanks! <br><br>- Also thank you =
Brian and Nathan for the comments =3D)<br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
">On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Chris Zwar <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:chris@chriszwar.com" target=3D"_blank">chris@chriszwar.com</a>&g=
t;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
Sorry for being a bit dim but are you shooting real-life elements that you =
want to make look water coloury? =A0Or are you shooting genuine watercolour=
s?<br>
<br>
I have a watercolour-style transition on my website:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://chriszwar.com/wordpress/2009/02/watercolour-wipe-revised-=
updated/" target=3D"_blank">http://chriszwar.com/wordpress/2009/02/watercol=
our-wipe-revised-updated/</a><br>
<br>
I made it so long ago it would take me a few minutes to decipher it, but th=
e basic approach was to have a few layers distorted with vector blur, and t=
hen texturise the whole lot so it feels as though the image is part of the =
paper, and not just stuck on top with a blending mode.<br>


<br>
Have a play with vector blur that uses slowly animating fractal noise as th=
e source.<br>
<br>
Is that what you&#39;re after?<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
-Chris<br>
</font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<br>
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Subject: [AE] [OT]: tips for shooting watercolor elements?<br>
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we have to shoot some elements for a watercolory-looking spot. I imagine<br=
>
I&#39;ll be using a bunch of stills and scanned textures, but it would be n=
ice<br>
to get some footage as well. Does anyone have any tips on how to get the<br=
>
ink to &#39;move.&#39; I remember trying this myself in the past, and i cou=
ldn&#39;t<br>
really get the ink to do much of anything.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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