About particle distortion FX

anonymous_user_1521166e · February 1, 2015, 2:04am

How can I ahieve these water shield or portal distortion effect like the video below(Around 2:00,2:45,4:05)
Thanks very much!

Luos · February 1, 2015, 3:20pm

where is the video?

anonymous_user_1521166e · February 1, 2015, 4:11pm

Sorry for my calessness…Link added!

Luos · February 1, 2015, 4:39pm

Ahh, thats either a normal map or a grayscaled image into the refraction* input. /me gets an example

Luos · February 1, 2015, 4:49pm

normal map into refration:

grayscale into refraction:

Material:

(be sure to set it to i.e. additive)
Also, play around with values and combinations and what not to get the result you want

anonymous_user_1521166e · February 2, 2015, 3:34am

Thanks very much.Could you please use these 2 textures to get the water shield effect(Around 2:00) for me?I don’t know how to get that vertex morph effect.I tried many ways,but in vain…Thank you in advance!