Animated lightning

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Animated lightning
Topic Started: Jul 6 2005, 06:12 AM (2,217 Views)
xYunaxFantasiesx	Jul 6 2005, 06:12 AM Post #1
My avie pwns yours. Posts: 3,476 Group: Administrator Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2005	Tutorial For: Adobe Photoshop 7+ Tutorial By: xYunaxFantasiesX Tutorial Difficulty: 5/10 1.Make a new document 400x400 filled black. (Edit>fill>black) 2.filter > render > clouds 3.filter > > render > difference clouds 4.hit ctrl+I to invert 5.hit ctrl+L and use these settings: http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1087/s33in.jpg You should get something like this afterward: http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8546/s12wy.jpg 6.Select your rectangular marquee tool and select a section of the lightning you want,then edit>copy http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/811/s25wy.gif 7.Make new document 400x400 8.Fill it with black 9.Edit > paste: http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3797/s45bf.jpg 10. Layer>Merge Visible then layer>new>layer from background 11.Select the magic wand tool and click somewhere on the black background 12.Right-click select inverse (Keep it selected) http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8482/s54gr.jpg 13.Open the image you want to add lightning to, copy the lightning layer and paste it to the image 14. Set the Lightning layer's blend mode to Pin Light. (right-click on layer>blending options) http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4016/s78dy.jpg 15. With the lightning layer selected select the background eraser tool(right click on the eraser>background earaser) 16. Erase the black and gray areas around the lightning (make sure your on the lightnig layer) http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5991/s88nd.jpg Note:To add more lighting layers simply paste more of the selection or if you want a different lightining shape follow the steps on making the lightning again. 17.Duplicate the background layer (your image) and set the opacity to 85% (In the layer palette) 18. Make a new layer layer>new>layer and edit>fill>white, set opacity to 25% 19. File>edit in Imageready 20. Make 10 frames: http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9042/s94ne.jpg 21. On the first and second frame in the layer palette (palette located at bottom left hand corner) disable the eyes looks like this: 22. On the third and fourth frame enable all the eyes on the layer palette like this: 23. On the 5th frame disable them all except the background layer 24. On the 6th frame enable the white filled, first lightning, and background layer like this: 25. On the 7th frame disable all the eyes except for the background like this: 26. On the 8th frame enable the white filled, the second lightning, and background layer: 27. On frames 9 and 10 disable them all except the background layer 28. For the frames without lightning in them set a delay of 0.2 second and for the My final result:



xllpTllx	Jul 7 2005, 01:54 PM Post #2
Posts: 6 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: July 7, 2005	FINALLY ! ahah i finally found a good tut. to use thanks !
Posts: 6 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: July 7, 2005


Mew Ichago	Jul 7 2005, 03:43 PM Post #3
Posts: 56 Group: Official Members Member #14 Joined: July 7, 2005	Thanks you for this I never knew you could do that.



Icy:Cold:Flame	Jul 7 2005, 11:59 PM Post #4
Official Member Posts: 205 Group: Official Members Member #17 Joined: July 7, 2005	I was wondering before how you did that! Now I know how.. Thank you.,



carolyn	Jul 9 2005, 08:28 AM Post #5
Posts: 9 Group: Members Member #35 Joined: July 9, 2005	that's an awesome effect
Posts: 9 Group: Members Member #35 Joined: July 9, 2005


godblessyou	Jul 16 2005, 07:39 PM Post #6
Posts: 94 Group: Official Members Member #81 Joined: July 16, 2005	Wooo, that is so cool , thank you for helping me



+Kitzutsuita	Jul 17 2005, 02:07 PM Post #7
.-\|-. Posts: 8,668 Group: Elite Member Member #58 Joined: July 12, 2005	Thanks alot yuna, but when i do it its not trangparent and the square covers the picture. :huh:



xYunaxFantasiesx	Jul 17 2005, 02:33 PM Post #8
My avie pwns yours. Posts: 3,476 Group: Administrator Member #1 Joined: July 6, 2005	You mean the whtie layer isn't transparent? Did you set the opacity to 20%? And what square are you talking about?



+Kitzutsuita	Jul 19 2005, 10:59 AM Post #9
.-\|-. Posts: 8,668 Group: Elite Member Member #58 Joined: July 12, 2005	oh haha, you're right yuna. i get it. i finally made it.



ohnoxsirens	Jul 26 2005, 12:05 AM Post #10
cross my fingers and point them to the sky Posts: 770 Group: Official Members Member #57 Joined: July 12, 2005	wow that took along time, it was kinda hard... but i got it work, yay. -claps- lol. thanks for the awesome tut!



carlos_theone	Jul 26 2005, 09:44 AM Post #11
Posts: 5 Group: Members Member #169 Joined: July 25, 2005	Excellent tuto Yuna, Congratulations. If u have time please post a tuto about animated snow please.



janyce is random	Jul 30 2005, 09:05 PM Post #12
Posts: 4 Group: Members Member #225 Joined: July 29, 2005	ooh, thats awesome. i like the lighting effect, very original.



.S2000.	Jul 31 2005, 08:07 AM Post #13
Posts: 9 Group: Members Member #232 Joined: July 30, 2005	nice affect... can sum1 help me out ats tep 20 thats where i got very stuck and baffle..



sixfence	Oct 21 2005, 09:00 AM Post #14
Posts: 56 Group: Official Members Member #508 Joined: September 28, 2005	nice tut!! I like the effect! I will try to do that!



SoylentGreen	Oct 21 2005, 10:18 PM Post #15
Posts: 253 Group: Official Members Member #306 Joined: August 12, 2005	Meh... Not bad, the camera flare effect is kind of annoying, though. It's probably just the picure, though.



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