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Post by greggmo4 on Apr 10, 2003 15:29:40 GMT -5
how do you guys make the lightsaber fx in your pics. please give me details because im clueless
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Post by Xana on Apr 10, 2003 19:19:08 GMT -5
It's called lightsaber rotoscoping. The others would know more. Moving this to the Lightsaber forum. You'll get more help there.  |
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Toba Qaf
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Post by Toba Qaf on Apr 10, 2003 19:25:36 GMT -5
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Post by Syn-Kai-Jinn on Apr 12, 2003 21:22:37 GMT -5
I would be more that happy to help with rotoscoping if you need it done or i can tell you how to do it your self if you have photshop or PSP
or something with a filter that makes "glow"
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Post by Schph Gochi on Apr 16, 2003 12:46:45 GMT -5
I cheated and had a friend do the rotoscoping for me...I just e-mailed my photo ....and he sent it back with the "glow"....
He never finished the last one I sent him...so it is safe to say he has moved on to other things.
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Post by Jeffrek on Apr 16, 2003 13:35:35 GMT -5
If you have photoshop you can also download a set of actions called LIA (lightsabre ignition actions) and follow the instructions as everything is almost automated. Its very easy to do.
LIA will also do blaster bolts and that funky holonet effect.
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Post by Syn-Kai-Jinn on Apr 16, 2003 16:26:20 GMT -5
Schph if you like i will do it for ya ,if you like ,just forward me the photo
in fact i have found a way to use a temple scene from Jedi knight outcast as someone else has on TJA site
yes Jeffrek i have that action but i do it the old fashion way
I have never used the action. I guess i should try it, ah
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Post by Schph Gochi on Apr 17, 2003 14:52:29 GMT -5
actually, it was not a picture of me...it was the photo of Dengar11 that appears on the costume page....since I never got the photo back with the glow, I just sent theh photo to Tanthos "as is"....I would have loved to have that photo cropped too so you could see Dengar better..... I can see if I still have Dengar's scan of his photo on a disk somewhere....
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Post by Link on Apr 23, 2003 15:03:40 GMT -5
Jeffrek Ul-Tor do you know when LIA+ will be up again?
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Post by Jeffrek on Apr 23, 2003 16:37:56 GMT -5
I didnt know it was down until you mentioned it Im sure he'll have it back up again soon. If you really want it I can email you a copy. |
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Post by Link on Apr 29, 2003 15:28:38 GMT -5
YES YES PLEASE. !!!!!!! ;D (email is in profile.)
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Post by Primrodo on Dec 20, 2003 0:45:15 GMT -5
I'm also willing to rotoscope for anyone |
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Post by KaiRhann on Dec 20, 2003 11:46:17 GMT -5
I use Photoshop for my saber effects. I do not have the L.I.A. package, but don't see the need.
It's very simple to do a lightsaber blade in photoshop. I use the paintbrush tool, with a brush having a "diffused" edge. First I do the colored "halo" of the blade, using an opacity setting of about 40% or so. Creating a "line" with the paintbrush tool is done by holding down the shift key, and clicking 2 points (one at the base of the saber and one at the tip of the blade). once you have established the colored area, switch color to white, and opacity to 100% (or near...depends on taste). Select a smaller paintbrush size (can be "solid" or "diffused"...I use diffused). Then repeat the same line method used for the colored "halo"...not extending the line all the way to the tip.
Sounds lengthy, but is simply two lines, one of color and one in white. Two different opacities, and brush sizes. Takes me about 30 seconds to do...
Photoshop is a wonderful program to work with images in...I love playing with images in Photoshop...really cool stuff...
~Kai Rhann
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Post by Primrodo on Dec 20, 2003 12:46:05 GMT -5
One method I love Kai is this: Because teh sabers in the movies screen (you can see it in teh Yoda fight, in TPM when the sabers are ignited and a few other areas) the way I do it is to start with a layer of black, change teh mode to screen, and now you see through. Then I draw a solid white over the blade. I duplicate the layer 3 times (Ctrl+J) On the 2nd layer I gaussian blur 10 On the 3rd, 20 4th- 30 On teh first anywhere from .5-2, depends on how close or far. Those three numbers are interchangeable, 5, 10, 15...20, 40, 60 etc. Then merge the 4 layers. So now you have pretty well a White saber... Hit Ctrl+B for colour balance and go to town. Pump the mid tone colour of your choice to 100 and the highlight of it to 50. Thats the basic tutorial, and whereas it seems complicated, the results are amazing!  Give it a try Kai It may seem like alot of steps, but its well worth it |
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Post by An’Joh Zaji on Dec 23, 2003 20:31:06 GMT -5
Hey Primrodo, I am gonna offer to do rotoscoping on the new site as soon as we launch (Christmas Eve) so I might have to pawn off a few on you too  I just made some new pictures of Master Tanthos that are rotoscoped, yours are very nicely done I must say I went about the easy way  using layer effects and different sized outer glows. Peace be with you my friend, |
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using layer effects and different sized outer glows.