1 Poser Tutorial Glow Effect Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:32 am
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A Post effect for Paint Shop or PhotoShop
This tutorial covers a fairly simple technique for creating a glow effect for Poser scenes using two common image editing programs. In this example we will create a glow that only effects the dress on the character in the scene.
Skill Requirement:
The Poser skill level is Beginner.
The Skill required in your image editor is intermediate.
You will be playing with layers, filters and Alpha channels. If you've never used layers before this will be a bit challenging. It may be a good way to introduce your self to the power they have.
What you need:
The Theory:
When poser renders a scene if you save the file as Photoshop format (PSD), Poser includes an "Alpha Channel" that contains the transparency information for the scene. This Alpha Channel can be manipulated to create a cool glow effect.
OK, lets go?
Paint Shop Specific Directions are in the left Column, Photo Shop is in the right.
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Glow Effect
A couple of recent gallery images feature a post production glow effect I refined from a trick a Graphic Artist friend showed me. Using a high end image editing program like Paint Shop or Photoshop we can easily create this cool glow effect.
The Poser skill level is Beginner.
The Skill required in your image editor would be intermediate. You will be playing with layers and filters. If you've never used layers before this will be challenging. It may be a good way to introduce your self to the power they have.3
A couple of recent gallery images feature a post production glow effect I refined from a trick a Graphic Artist friend showed me. Using a high end image editing program like Paint Shop or Photoshop we can easily create this cool glow effect.
The Poser skill level is Beginner.
The Skill required in your image editor would be intermediate. You will be playing with layers and filters. If you've never used layers before this will be challenging. It may be a good way to introduce your self to the power they have.3
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This tutorial covers a fairly simple technique for creating a glow effect for Poser scenes using two common image editing programs. In this example we will create a glow that only effects the dress on the character in the scene.
Skill Requirement:
The Poser skill level is Beginner.
The Skill required in your image editor is intermediate.
You will be playing with layers, filters and Alpha channels. If you've never used layers before this will be a bit challenging. It may be a good way to introduce your self to the power they have.
What you need:
- Poser, any version.
- Adobe Photoshop 5 or higher or JASC Paint Shop Pro 5 or higher.
The Theory:
When poser renders a scene if you save the file as Photoshop format (PSD), Poser includes an "Alpha Channel" that contains the transparency information for the scene. This Alpha Channel can be manipulated to create a cool glow effect.
OK, lets go?
Paint Shop Specific Directions are in the left Column, Photo Shop is in the right.
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Applying the Solarize Filter should give you a glowing outline. | |
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Now we are going to give the outline some color with the gradient fill tool. Save your work with a new file name. | |
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Note: I usually use the Linear Gradient tool here but you can experiment with all the shapes. | |
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OK, you should have a color tinted glowing outline now. Take a deep breath, we're almost done. Save your work with a new file name. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] | |
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Now we can finally see the glow effect. It is a little too much though. We need to remove the areas where it is on top of the original. | |
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That's all there is to creating this cool glow effect. You can play with the colors and fill patterns to enhance the look. In Photo shop you may want to experiment with the wind effect when your at the glowing outline step. A little lens flare might be cool too. Happy Rendering! | [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] |
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