Liquid Calligraphy effect in Nuke


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I’m trying to work out an ink effect that is similar to the bleeding ink effect, but for this the ink is drawn on water and blown using a straw: http://www.ruskhasanov.com/liquid-calligraphy.html

After some research I came across this method that has been a good start.

http://lesterbanks.com/2011/04/creating-a-bleeding-ink-effect-in-nuke/

The two main steps of the effect that I’m still figuring out are:

  1. Have the ink bleed out as those tendrils instead of a blur.
  2. Have the ink get “blown away” with that streaky look.

Any suggestions on how I can approach getting those steps?