janet Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Is there a way to add like...light streaks to a thunder bolt? For something like this picture? Yeah...just wondering if there is some way, and if there is, can you show me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I dunno... I made this thunderbolt, but I'm not sure if it's what you're going for. I'm sure there's a way to do what you want, I'm just not exactly sure what you're looking for. Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janet Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 Yes, something like that... More like this actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SearedIce Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 First, draw the lightning bolt. Then, duplicate the lightning bolt layer. Then, apply a Gaussian blur to the duplicated layer. Choose an appropriate radius in the blur dialog. If you need the blur to be more visible, duplicate the blur layer...it will make it look brighter. I also made a radial blur layer to add a little bit of variety and randomness to the bolt. I just thought it made it look a bit nicer...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janet Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 Thank you SearedIce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janet Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 How's this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknight Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Erase the black border around the tunder and it could be better :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uneyed Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Did you duplicate your lightning bolt? I looks like one layer Gaussian blurred. Having two layers of your bolts one blurred one not blurred gived more depth and substance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Pickle Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 It might even be beneficial to have more than two layers. Glows are different than simple feathers. It might be wise to have a layer scheme like this: Copy of Thunderbolt (3) <-- [blurred 20%] Copy of Thunderbolt (2) <-- [blurred 10%] Copy of Thunderbolt <-- [blurred 5%] Thunderbolt <-- [Not Blurred] (Thumbnails - click to expand) Quote Photobucket - Blog Newest Film: Beowulf (Feel free to PM me comments, criticisms) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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