Ok, I have a nice flame for a torch I made, but I need a flickering light. Before I try using like 3 different lights and a million key frames, I was wondering: Are there are any options to make a light flicker or any blends I could learn from? Thank!
Just select a lamp (only need 1), open an IPO Editor, select Lamp from the menu, click Energy so it’s selected (white) and with Ctrl-LMB on the graph make a sinuous curve. Put the lamp inside the flame. The more jagged you make the curve the more it’ll flicker and the more points you create the more rapid the flickering.
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In 2.5 you can add a noise modifier to the energy. Add a single keyframe to create the curve, then apply the modifer.
That sounds great, but I’m not seeing any lines under the lamp menu. I inserted a key frame (LRS) and I can see the lines on the object menu, but not on the lamp. Is there something else I need to do? Also, what is LMB? Is that a key or do I need to hold down those three keys? Thank you.
Never mind I figured it out! Thanks guys! 