Meteor Tutorial

[Kayreeed Caliburn]

I read a few tutorials on how to make comets, but are meteors possible? If yes, please make a tutorial because I have no idea how to make one.

[Kayreeed Caliburn]

http://tornado5.devi...torial-21707220

I found this tutorial, but I don't think its for paint.net though...

Edited July 26, 2011 by Kayreeed Caliburn

[Ego Eram Reputo]

This could be adapted....

[Kayreeed Caliburn]

Yeah, but how? And how do I add the crescent thing when making the sig??

[Rick Brewster]

I hear they have some pretty realistic meteors over here, http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-asteroids.html

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[Ego Eram Reputo]

Yeah, but how?

Work through the tutorial a few times until you're familiar with it. Then repeat the tutorial with some modification to the settings to see how these affect the overall result. Experiment.

And how do I add the crescent thing when making the sig??

You don't really need the crescent - meteors rarely have 'em You could ask minners71 how they created the circle in this example: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/12667-helio-ignite-sig%c2%a9%c2%ae/page__view__findpost__p__356759

[Kayreeed Caliburn]

It's basically the same with the flames and the tail, right? So it's just the "head" that matters and the colours

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Yep, that's right.

[minners71]

First make anew canvas 400x400 and fill it with black ( this is so you can see the ring as you make it )

Add a new layer and on this make a filled white circle

Resized to 85% (was 600 x 450) - Click image to enlarge

now on the same layer use the eclipse selection tool to mark out a circle inside the white circle but closer to one side.

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Just get it roughly right then you can move the selected area around with the move selection (White arrow ) on the tool menu , one down from the top right hand side

once its in position press ctrl and X to cut it out

Resized to 85% (was 600 x 450) - Click image to enlarge

then just use gaussian blur at 25 - 30 range

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and then use the move tool ( Blue arrow )to squash image.

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Hope this helps never made a tut before.

Edited July 29, 2011 by minners71

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Thanks for posting that mini tutorial Minners71.

"blue arrow tool" is correctly known as the "Move Tool" It moves pixels from one location to another.

"white arrow tool" is the "Move Selection Tool" This tool differs from the Move Tool in that it changes the selection region without altering anything else.