Create a custom cloud generator with Nuke's Copycat and Inference nodes. Full tutorial and explanation on how to train Copycat AI models from scratch to make your own creative tools.
If you want to try this without training the .cat model from scratch, you can download the model I used for my demos here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YXDC9UoEuYk0dCKHQ4o3vBxbOApyrl7V/view?usp=sharing
Don't forget to install Pixelfudger gizmos!
http://www.pixelfudger.com
https://www.nukepedia.com/gizmos/filter/pixelfudger
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Stock images used in this video:
https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-clouds-266519/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/cumulus-clouds-209831/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/grey-white-clouds-158163/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/clouds-landscape-photography-531972/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-clouds-2114014/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-field-and-blue-sky-46160/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-skies-53594/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/cloudy-sky-531756/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/blue-cloudy-sky-86695/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-fields-under-blue-cloudy-sky-80476/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-grass-field-under-clear-sky-575101/
https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-cloud-3374334/
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:14 End result demo
00:02:19 Plinko board / Neural networks
00:04:44 Preparing source images
00:06:14 AppendClip / CopyCat node
00:08:52 Data Directory
00:09:21 Initial Weights
00:10:02 Model Size
00:10:28 Crop Size
00:11:08 Checkpoint interval
00:11:36 Contact Sheet interval
00:12:35 Start training!
00:12:51 Understanding CopyCat thumbnails
00:15:47 Create Inference node
00:16:10 Don't lose your cat file!
00:16:31 Trying the model
00:18:22 Painting clouds
00:19:41 Different style
00:23:11 Conclusion