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Chapter 46: Using Atmospheric and Render Effects
Tutorial: Making an airplane sparkle
When shiny metal planes fly through the sky, they often give off sparkling light effects. Adding some Lens
Effects to an airplane scene can simulate this effect.
To make an object bright and shiny using Lens Effects, follow these steps:
1. Open the Spruce Goose.max file from the Chap 46 directory on the DVD.
This file includes an airplane model of the famous Spruce Goose created by Viewpoint Datalabs.

2. Open the Create panel, and click the Lights category button. Create several Omni lights, and
position them around the scene to provide adequate lighting. Position a single light close to the
plane’s surface where you want the highlight to be located—make it near the surface, and set the
Multiplier value to 0.5.
3. Open the Rendering Effects panel by choosing Rendering ➪ Effects (or press the 8 key). Click the
Add button, and select Lens Effects. Then, in the Lens Effects Parameters rollout, select the Glow
effect in the left pane and click the button pointing to the right pane.
4. In the Parameters panel, click the Pick Light button and select the light close to the surface. Set
the Size around 30 and the Intensity at 100. Go to the Glow Element rollout, and in the
Parameters panel, set the Use Source Color to 0. Then, in the Radial Color section, click the sec-
ond Radial Color swatch, and in the Color Selector dialog box, select a color like yellow and click
the Close button.
5. Back in the Lens Effects Parameters rollout, select Star, and add it to the list of effects. It automati-
cally uses the same light specified for the Glow effect. In the Star Element rollout, set the Quantity
(Qty) value to 6, the Size to 200, and the Intensity to 100.
Figure 46.33 shows the resulting airplane with a nice shine.
FIGURE 46.33
The Spruce Goose has had a sparkle added to it using the Glow and Star Lens Effects.

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