Realistic 3D Lightning CA-05 Low-poly 3D model

cgtrader

This ultra-realistic 3D Lightning model is crafted to seamlessly blend into any background environment and renders incredibly fast. The mesh is highly optimized for low polycount and can be easily used in games as well. Polygons: 6322 Vertices: 6351 The 8km tall (in real-world scale) lightning geometry has been accurately made with a Cloud to Ground Lightning height average, but it's easy to scale up or down to fit your needs, ensuring that it looks great in renders regardless. Scene units are set to meters (m). This model is exclusively designed for V-Ray rendering, although the geometry can be used with other renderers as well. If you're using a different renderer, however, you'll need to create and apply your own materials manually. Each branch of the lightning is easily selectable (via Element) allowing for the creation of diverse illumination and timing animations that closely mirror real-world effects in spectacular slow-motion. Every element of the model has been UVW unwrapped without overlap for easy use with textures. Current material uses Vertex Color, which can be baked to texture as needed and is included within the exported FBX format. Additionally, Substance Designer offers an ideal environment for baking it further. Feel free to fine-tune the brightness settings of each branch's light material according to your scene and camera configurations - they're all easily adjustable and separated by branch size for convenience. The bright glow from the main lightning bolt is skillfully managed via V-Ray Lens effects Bloom + Glare, but these effects can be deactivated if you prefer to implement custom effects in post-production.