Blend Haze

Since the Haze always appears at the horizon it should change color as the sun sets or rises. The Blend with Sun feature lets you simulate this effect. When the two elements are linked, the haze color and brightness change depending on the position of the sun. This creates very realistic looking sunsets.

When you're using this feature to create sunsets, you should choose the haze color carefully so as to create a natural-looking color scheme.

To link Haze to the Sun controls:

1. If it's not already visible, display the Sky & Fog palette by clicking the text item on the menu bar.
   
   
2. Click the Sky Lab button. The Sky Lab dialog appears.
   
   
3. Click the Atmosphere tab.
   
   
4. Click the Blend with Haze button. Blend Haze and Blend Fog will be enabled automatically. Leave the Blend Fog enabled to increase the haze effect.
   
   
5. Enter a value in the Color field, or drag the slider, to set how much of the haze color is blended with the sun.
6. Enter a value in the Luminance field, or drag the slider, to set the intensity of the haze color when it's blended. To get the best effect, set both these fields to 100.
7. Enable the Haze option, change the color of the haze if you want (the better to see the effect). Enable the Fog option as well if the Blend Fog option was left enabled.
   
   
8. Click on the OK icon to close the dialog.

Examples:

• Blend with Sun disabled:
  
  
• Blend with Haze enabled:
  
  
• Blend with Haze enabled, sun lower over horizon:
  
  

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