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A way to make some fancy drops!


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A way to make some fancy drops!

 

drop1.png

 

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About this tutorial:

I was (again) playing with some plugins when it starts to "rain" some fancy drops and droplets...

 

To obtain big drop you should use a large canvas size (ie: 4000x3000)

 

:Warning: This method requires CPU usage!

 

For this tut I will use 800x600 so I could post some "work in progress" and screen shots.

A rectangular image will give 2 drops. A square image will give 4 drops.

 

droplet.jpg

 

 droplets.jpg

 

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Required plugins:

Inside-out (Ed Harvey) :  https://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/18811-ed-harvey-effects-v-35-2012-02-13/

Shape3D (MKT) : https://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/18968-shape3d-2007-08-24/

ScriptLab (Pyrochild) : https://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/6091-scriptlab/

 

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Let's start with a white image:

01. :FileNew: Create a new rectangular image (big size is better). For this tutorial I'm using 800x600 px.

02. :plugin:  Start directly with the Shape 3D (Menu effects/renders) and create a sphere.

- 1.Set the scaling to 1.35.

- 2.Set the texture to full map.

- 3.Set the light position x:0 y:0.50 z:1.

- 4.Set the anti aliasing ON, level 1.

 

tutdrop1.png

 

tutdrop2.png

 

03. :PolarInversion: Then Menu Effects/Distort and apply a polar inversion (all at default).

tutdrop3.png

 

tutdrop4.png

 

04. :Plugin: Menu Effects/Distort and run Inside-out effect. No parameter here!

tutdrop5.png

 

05. :RectangleSelectTool: Select the drop you need in a rectangle and crop the image.

tutdrop6.png

 

bottom drop

tutdrop7.png

top drop flipped down

tutdrop7b.png

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Let's make it more difficult:

06. :FileNew: Create a new rectangular image.

 

07. :PluginIndicator: Menu Effects/Advanced Open the script lab.

 

08. For each 3 steps 02-04 redo in the script lab with the same settings.

tutdrop8.png

 

- 1.Choose the effect in the list.

- 2.Click to add the effect.

- 3.Set the parameters (if needed).

- 4.Save the script...

(this is my scriptlab file: http://img9.xooimage.com/files/6/3/2/dr ... c781b4.sls )

 

09. :LayersAddNewLayer: Add a new layer. Fill it with Cyan (#00FFFF).

 

10. :PluginIndicator: Menu Effects/Advanced Open the script lab. You should have the last script used ready.

tutdrop9.png

- 1.Click on the list of effect in the right on the Shape3D select it.

- 2.Click on modify.

- 3.Change only the scaling and substract 0.07

tutdrop10.png

 

- 4.Press Ok for the Shape3D form.

- 5.Press Ok for the ScriptLab.

 

11. :EditRedo: Redo 5 times the steps 09 & 10

- 1.Change the color for a darker blue (#0000FF, #0000BB, #000099, #000077, #000044)

- 2.Change the scaling and substract 0.07 each time (1.21, 1.14, 1.07, 1.00, 0.93, 0.86)

 

12. :ImageFlatten: Flatten the image.

tutdrop11.jpg

 

13. :RectangleSelectTool: Select the drop you need in a rectangle and crop the image.

 

bottom drop

tutdrop12.png

 

top drop flipped down

tutdrop12b.png

 

14. :EditUndo: Undo the step 13 to restore the image obtained step 12.

 

15. :EditRedo: Redo the ScriptLab menu Effects/Advanced Open the script lab.

- 1.Click on the list of effect in the right on the Shape3D select it.

- 2.Click on modify.

- 3.Change only the scaling back to 1.35.

- 4.Press Ok for the Shape3D form.

- 5.Press Ok for the ScriptLab.

 

bottom drop

tutdrop13.png

 

top drop flipped down

tutdrop13b.png

 

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Let's go ahead playing:

- Try with a picture instead a unique color.

tutdrop14a.jpg

 

tutdrop14b.jpg

 

tutdrop14c.png

 

- Try with the scaling in the shape3d with 2.0 and more...

tutdrop15a.jpg

 

tutdrop15b.jpg

 

- Try with other setting (rotation, light position, light level, etc...)

tutdrop16a.jpg

 

tutdrop16b.jpg

 

 

 

- Try to run then fill the background, then run again and again...

tutdrop17a.jpg

 

tutdrop17b.jpg

 

tutdrop18.jpg

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Your turn:

And now let me see what you are able to do with this tut!

Post your work here...

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Hello, my eye key es not workng sorry when eye key works eye'll post my work. Great Tutor(y)al!! Keep up the good work MadJ(y)k

 

Changed the text in the signature yay!

PDN gallery!

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Hello, my eye key es not workng sorry when eye key works eye'll post my work. Great Tutor(y)al!! Keep up the good work MadJ(y)k

You could just find an I and copy and paste it.

Great tut madjik.

True that. Haha, I'm slow today, track practice was brutal. Yeah I ran out and got a different keyboard, I'll post my IMG tags with my results as soon as photobucket comes up. I must need to disable Windows Firewall Internet Protection, it's blocking photobucket and the exception's already placed. One minute.

 

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A Lily in a Drop. MadJik this is a great tutorial. You continue to be amazing.

Flower....

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Here's a little one I made, it's raining french fries.

rainingfries.png

This is really great, it should be useful!

 

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Madjik, Hope I'm posting my question in the right place, but I've

tried many times in Shape 3D to reduce the distance as noted...

please help.

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Is it me --or do buffalo wings taste like chicken?

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