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Tutorial: Photorealistic Lightsabers, The way they should be done!

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---Brad#2---	Posted: Oct 2 2005, 03:54 PM
Member Group: Members Posts: 77 Member No.: 5 Joined: 19-July 05	First you have to put your pictures on the internet (upload them). A good place is www.myphotoshub.com. You can sign up for free and it lets you put your pictures in an online photo album. Then the pictures will all have a web address and you can put them here. -------------------- Lost Proverb 32: Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein.

Joe	Posted: Oct 3 2005, 05:09 AM
Datameister Group: Admin Posts: 369 Member No.: 1 Joined: 19-July 05	I would highly recommend www.imageshack.us, dandaman. It's so easy and quick to use, and it's free. In regards to your question about Levels--yes, that step does make the glow a little dimmer. In many cases, the lightsaber will appear too bright if you don't use Levels to dim the edge glow a little. This step will vary a lot depending on what sort of look you want and what the background is like. You mentioned you tend to use a lot more saturation than I did in my tutorial. I must admit, I think the saturation values I picked for the lightsabers in my tutorial are too low. The colors do need to be a bit richer, don't they? -------------------- "You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host..." --Nehemiah 9:6 Visit my deviantArt gallery!

dandaman208	Posted: Oct 4 2005, 01:52 AM
photoshop lightsaber expert Group: Members Posts: 193 Member No.: 31 Joined: 28-September 05	oh, I see now!! lol, thank you and thank u brad and joe for telling me some good sites. now i must get started on my tut! --------------------

dandaman208	Posted: Oct 4 2005, 01:54 AM
photoshop lightsaber expert Group: Members Posts: 193 Member No.: 31 Joined: 28-September 05	oh sorry one more thing, ( sorry) is it possible to insert images directly into my tutorial? --------------------

dandaman208	Posted: Oct 11 2005, 08:59 AM
photoshop lightsaber expert Group: Members Posts: 193 Member No.: 31 Joined: 28-September 05	doesn't matter --------------------

Joe	Posted: Dec 7 2005, 06:58 AM
Datameister Group: Admin Posts: 369 Member No.: 1 Joined: 19-July 05	I've updated the section on flicker, since I found a method that seems to work a bit better. Less Photoshop-ish, and closer to the original effect. -------------------- "You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host..." --Nehemiah 9:6 Visit my deviantArt gallery!

ThirtyOne	Posted: Dec 8 2005, 05:53 AM
HoBoS ArE CoOoOl Group: Members Posts: 166 Member No.: 34 Joined: 21-October 05	wow awesome --------------------

Joe	Posted: Dec 8 2005, 04:46 PM
Datameister Group: Admin Posts: 369 Member No.: 1 Joined: 19-July 05	Thanks. I've also just added a section on matting--a rather important aspect I didn't cover. -------------------- "You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host..." --Nehemiah 9:6 Visit my deviantArt gallery!

ThirtyOne	Posted: Dec 16 2005, 10:41 PM
HoBoS ArE CoOoOl Group: Members Posts: 166 Member No.: 34 Joined: 21-October 05	hey do u hav to use imageshack for a tutorial or u can just chuck it in like dan asked. cos i used imageshack... --------------------

Joe	Posted: Dec 17 2005, 03:08 AM
Datameister Group: Admin Posts: 369 Member No.: 1 Joined: 19-July 05	Uploading an image to Imageshack is nice because it allows you to insert images anywhere in the post. Uploading directly to the post is fine if you don't mind the image being located at the end of the post. -------------------- "You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host..." --Nehemiah 9:6 Visit my deviantArt gallery!

Joe	Posted: Dec 18 2005, 12:56 AM
Datameister Group: Admin Posts: 369 Member No.: 1 Joined: 19-July 05	I've at last fallen for the Color Balance method, so I've edited the tutorial accordingly. -------------------- "You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host..." --Nehemiah 9:6 Visit my deviantArt gallery!

ThirtyOne	Posted: Dec 18 2005, 03:03 AM
HoBoS ArE CoOoOl Group: Members Posts: 166 Member No.: 34 Joined: 21-October 05	i use hue and sat with color balance --------------------

Joe	Posted: Dec 26 2005, 06:09 AM
Datameister Group: Admin Posts: 369 Member No.: 1 Joined: 19-July 05	Hue and Saturation gives you a more limited palette of colors on the lightsaber. Color Balance is more complex to use, but the results can be a little more realistic if you really know what you're doing. -------------------- "You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host..." --Nehemiah 9:6 Visit my deviantArt gallery!

ThirtyOne	Posted: Dec 26 2005, 06:25 AM
HoBoS ArE CoOoOl Group: Members Posts: 166 Member No.: 34 Joined: 21-October 05	ah k atm im just using color balance for base and colour glow so the edge glow is workn out fine --------------------

hellshenchman89	Posted: Dec 28 2005, 02:19 AM
Member Group: Members Posts: 44 Member No.: 44 Joined: 17-December 05	Is this pretty good for a noob?tell me if u think it is & its hellshenchman89 --------------------

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