Preserved Topic: laser fx

anyone know of any tutorials on creating a laser style effect or those light sabre style fx in photoshop thanks, i also want to add same sfx to a demo i am making so would appreciate any tips etc.

tom

http://www.aravenwood.free-online.co.uk/Nov99/downloads/the_goodies/tutorials/tutorial_lasers.htm
. http://www.bluetemptation.com/lia/tutorial.html (This is an action but analyzing actions is a great way to learn)
. http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Quasar/8640/tutorial/photoshopblades.html
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If you don't like those, just do what I did and run a search on Google for something like "laser photoshop tutorial" or "lightsaber photoshop tutorial."

Have fun!

Krets damn that was quick lol i tried this before i posted but wasnt happy with what i made




[This message has been edited by tomeaglescz (edited 03-29-2002).]

[This message has been edited by tomeaglescz (edited 03-29-2002).]

Try putting another layer on top of that laser and play with the blend modes. Try overlay and color dodge.

I can't believe the size of that aliens a**. Why is he mooning us? <g>

Guess someone forgot to give him a black pill

Here's a little something I cooked up for lasers:


I just used a Linear Gradient, set for the foreground color and to go from 0% Opacity to 100% in the middle and back to 0% again. Then, you can move the transparency "midpoints" to control how 'coherent' your lasers are. By changing how far you drag the mouse, you change the thickness of the beam. I have a gradient named "Lasers" saved just for this effect. It seems much simpler than using a marquee/blur/etc. What do you think?

(Edit: BTW, this same effect, set on Radial Gradient, works well for halos and the like. It's a lot of fun to experiment with!)



There are a lot of strange people in the world. I should know; I'm three of them...

[This message has been edited by Wangenstein (edited 03-30-2002).]

Cheers Wang thx for the tip. I was looking for a quick fix as i have to animate the lasers in a demo i am working on and that tip of your gave me the quickest results...once again ta!