drewthenewb Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I was wondering about a method by which I could draw using the paintbrush and have the color glow or shine. Does anyone know, and if you know, would you be a bro, and let Drew know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm725 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Step 1 - New layer. Step 2, pick some fluorescent colors. Step 3 - Brush some strokes covering up 30-40% of the canvas. Step 4 - Gaussian Blur at 2 or 3 Step 5 - Effects > Photo > GLOW at 10,10,10. Quote My deviantART | Sig Battles | My Tutorials | csm725.com Click to enter or vote in the official Paint.NET competitions! COMPETITIONS: LOGO OF THE WEEK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewthenewb Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 thank you-- the fault is almost certainly mine here but when I tried that the blur didn't seem to do anything and the glow just made the whole pic brighter. I was just looking to make 1 small line on the pic stand out and glow in the color I used with the brush. What am I doing wrong other than everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm725 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 (edited) The brush stroke has to be on a new layer. The Gaussian Blur will help the Glow effect stand out on your brush stroke. Here is a screenie: Edited May 31, 2010 by csm725 Quote My deviantART | Sig Battles | My Tutorials | csm725.com Click to enter or vote in the official Paint.NET competitions! COMPETITIONS: LOGO OF THE WEEK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewthenewb Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 thanks again for the help--I am starting to get it. I just need to stay patient with this project. Right now my imagination is outrunning my technical ability like a sports car would a dump truck. You helped bridge the gap a bit today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm725 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 No problem. If there is anything else you don't get, feel free to ask. Quote My deviantART | Sig Battles | My Tutorials | csm725.com Click to enter or vote in the official Paint.NET competitions! COMPETITIONS: LOGO OF THE WEEK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Here's a tutorial for a similar idea: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewthenewb Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 good of you to jump in again Sarkut, I need all the help I can. When I do ur steps, I am left with only the white layer. I used straight lines insted of curved, but saving for that I thought I went step by step. Apparently not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 At what step do the lines disappear (leaving only white)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewthenewb Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 As soon as I make the black n white/ contrast adjustments to the duplicate layer it just takes over. The red is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 As soon as I make the black n white/ contrast adjustments to the duplicate layer it just takes over. All that is just to turn the top line white. So, it's blocking the lower red line from view and blending with the white background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewthenewb Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 finally figured out what I was doing wrong just now, my light looks like the one in the sample, halleluJAH and props on a well written tutorial even though at first I wasn't crafty enough to follow the bread crumbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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