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    Best Way to Create a Radial Gradient

    Question Materials and Textures
    Rob Ot(modelmonkey)

    Hi everyone, I was wondering how to create a radial gradient material? I want something like a flame, going from red to orange.

    Thanks in advance!

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    • Omar Domenech replied

      That kinda sounds like the lava shader forge:

      https://cgcookie.com/lessons/lava-introduction

      Also maybe the looping patters:

      https://cgcookie.com/lessons/looping-patterns-introduction

      Or maybe an eye:

      https://cgcookie.com/lessons/eye-material-sclera


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    • Martin Bergwerf replied
      Solution

      Hi Rob, I think you are looking for a Spherical Gradient (or Circular, if you remove one dimension), something like:

      Gradient_Texture.png

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    • Martin Bergwerf replied

      (You want a gradient along the radius of a circle, but radial means a gradient 'along the radians', so , going from 0 to 2 Pi...)

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    • Martin Bergwerf replied
      Solution

      Alternatively (what I would prefer to use), there is a Vector Math > Length Node:

      Length.png

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    • Omar Domenech replied

      Dangs I'm taking note of this.

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    • Adrian Bellworthy replied

      You could even add noise to the vector, change it to 4d and animate the w channel.

      flamin.gif

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