flip Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 How could I possibly make an inner glow? I've been trying for awhile, and I can't do it. It seems so simple... AUGH. Quote Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Inner glow for what? Planets? if so, I could help, if not, I'm useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Yes. I was hoping you would answer this, because I was looking at your planets wondering how you did that. No joke. Quote Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Ah, perfect! 1. I use the and select along the outside of the planet. Should end up a circular selection, doesn't really matter what tolerance, just keep it the same tolerance the whole time. 2. Create two new layers. On the first new layer (inside glow layer) fill the outside of your selection (the area outside the planet) with white. 3. Do the exact opposite on your second layer (hit CTRL+I, then fill), so the whole screen should be white. This will be the outer glow layer. 4. Make your second new layer (outer glow) invisible. Click over too your Inner Glow layer and fire up the Gaussian blur. The amount varies depending on the size of your planet, but is should cover a considerable portion. 5. Going back to your original planet layer, select outside your planet again. This should be the exact same selection as before! Delete the outer portion of the Inner Glow layer with this selection. 6. Now open the Outer Glow layer again. Use Gaussian blur again, but this time make it much smaller ~5-10 pixels, depending on your planet size. 7. Go back to the planet layer, again select the outside of the planet, CTRL+I to invert selection, and delete (on inner glow layer). The glow should look somewhat complete now. Adjust the opacity of the two sections to match by duplicating layers, etc. If the boundry between the sections doesn't seem quite right, try a radial blur. And you will, of course, wan't to tint the atmosphere. Hmm, can't think of anything else, any questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Wow, that looks great! My best attempt was just with the inner glow layer, and no outer glow. (With out the outer glow, it's reaaaallly :AntiAliasingOff: ) Thanks man! Quote Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I was wondering about the inner/outer glow as well. This tut is the nearest thing I`ve found to it so far. Great help with planets.Nice one CommanderSozo Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipp92 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 thx i was trying to archive this effect aswell Quote Personal Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 No problem. Post back if you have any questions. It is a rather rough work around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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