That's a bitmap, plus lens flares for the sun. Bitmap is the best way to do it, if the clouds don't move/grow/billow. If you need moving clouds, and it's not real-time, there are several methods to do this in Max. Here's one [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt8dhqXzCC4"]Cloud tutorial - YouTube[/ame] Vue and Terragen…
Hey, I am actively seeking c&c. Current Project: The Cloud Game. about: Unsurprisingly, you play a Cloud in 'The Cloud Game', flying through the lower stratosphere you must dodge the mega skyscrapers poking through the layer of low lying cloud and avoid all obstacles to get to the other side of each level. Technical Stuff:…
Might want to flip your environment, so that the clouds are below the horizon. The point of getting a telescope so high would hopefully be to get above the obscuring clouds.