I need help making a texture for my aura model

[violet glade]

I want to make an animated texture that creates an aura (like dragon Ball z) but everything I try ends up looking really weird so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong

If anyone can help I would really really appreciate it

Here is my attempt to just create an animated texture that shows the motion I'm going for, I've made it a bit smoother since by fixing the parts where the model for some reason moves down instead of up, but I don't have access to my pc for a bit so this is the latest attempt I can show (it's basically the same thing):

https://streamable.com/nhiqqm

I found this other model someone made and I really want to be able to make something like this, but I don't feel like I'm getting anywhere closer to figuring out how:

[fallen sequoia]

Did you put the yellow intentionally or is that there as a bug?

[violet glade]

No that's to show the motion I'm going for

Like you know in dragon Ball z the aura floats up, I'm trying to make an animated texture that does that

So far what I have is a frozen blue texture, and that yellow one which shows the direction I want it to move in

[fallen sequoia]

You are pretty close I would say - but the fade animations all start at the same time, which makes it look odd

[violet glade]

Idk how to change that 😭

Me making the yellow line was a miracle itself idk how to make a full texture from it

[fallen sequoia]

You just delay the yellow line by a bit?

[violet glade]

I made a very long line of textures where there's a bunch of blue Squares, and as you go down the squares the yellow lines are on top of each square but they move up one pixel every time

[violet glade]

What do you mean delay?

Like make it bigger?

[fallen sequoia]

Look up what the word 'delay' means (I'm not saying that in a sarcastic way)

[violet glade]

I do understand the definition don't worry, I just meant how would I make it slower because it's still just a line

Do I make the texture slower or make the yellow line smaller so it looks like it had a bigger distance

[fallen sequoia]

You have a few frames at the beginning that are just the same texture, and then start the yellow line later on

[violet glade]

That would give it a fade out effect?

[fallen sequoia]

It would create a scattered animation which would look closer to your effect.

[violet glade]

Okay I'll try that thank you!!!

[violet glade]

Wait sorry I just need to check I'm not misinterpretting what you're saying

You're telling me to keep the exact same texture but make the yellow lines start later?

[fallen sequoia]

Yes. Just look at their animation and yours. Theirs is random, and yours is all at the same time. In order to make yours random, some of yours need to start later than others.

[violet glade]

Ohhhhhh okayyyy!!!

Honestly that does help a lot!!! Thank you!!!

How would I make it not just a line though, I'm not so good with animating textures

Theirs also seems to fade in and out

Mine is just a line

[fallen sequoia]

They textured the transparent parts with more of a gradient

[violet glade]

I'm not on my pc so bear with me please

Instead of just a line

If I did something like this, but instead fading out instead of going to red

Would that have the same effect as a fade in and out when the texture moves?

If the answer is yes would I make it like this? So it looks like it grows and shrink? Or just keep it all straight

[fallen sequoia]

Just try it and see what works

[violet glade]

Okie

I've tried a lot of things that's why I'm starting to ask more, nothings been working for me

[fallen sequoia]

Each frame would need to have more of a graduation. This is a lazy example, so don't just do it the way I did it, but see these two images

[violet glade]

WOW

I get it yeahhh

That's done really well idk what you mean by lazy, if I can get even half of that I'm happy

[fallen sequoia]

Just use the eraser tool, increase its size, and turn the Softness up

[violet glade]

Bruh I've been doing it manually 😭

[fallen sequoia]

That's the better way to do it

[violet glade]

Not if you're bad with textures 🤣