CreatingSky
Front - blue_0001.jpg
 Finally, we are going to add some real clouds that are not a part of the Skybox. You have two choices for cloud layers: Basic Clouds and Cloud Layer. Since this a simple scene, we are going to go with Basic Cloud. Before proceeding, look at your Skybox and carefully note how the sky looks without a cloud object:
 In this tutorial, you learned how to create a basic sky using the Sun, a Skybox, and Basic Clouds. These objects are simpler and have less impact upon a computers performance than the Scatter Sky and Cloud Layer. With the right images and software, artists can make really amazing Sky boxes and cloud textures.
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in the Material field. When the Material Selector appears, locate the BlueSky material and click Select. 
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