Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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Hey all!

Just wanted to share a little something from this morning.

In some shows they sometimes add a misty effect around the characters when it rains - and I absolutely love the effect. I tried to use it on a render before, but it was so out of place, lol.

Built a group node this morning and I am really jazzed about the result!

It works using the normal node (Normal pass required) to find the "top" of the model. This is blurred, broken up, textured and both added and overlayed over the image. This is 2.79b, but should be easily doable in 2.8+; minus the masking part, hehe.

Very simple, very effective!

The rain was done using a triangular prism that is slightly wider at the bottom, giving the drops a little bit more weight.

Have a super day everyone!!