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Re: My first photoshop picture
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Date: 
Thu, 19 Dec 2002 22:33:52 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman writes:
Here is a Tkhar fighter flying through space and shooting its blaster cannon.

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/glencaer/Misc/tkharfly.jpg

Does it look realistic?

Not bad at all-a good first picture!

How does the blaster fire/engine glow look?

Both the blaster fire and engine glow work well. but there are a couple of
things that you could do to make them mre realistic:

The blaster fire:
Give the blaster fire a 'core'- a smaller lighter color beam in the middle that
feathers or blurs to the outer green. That will make the beam 'meaner' looking.
Also, add a little light reflection around the bottom of the far wing and on the
opposite gun. A light beam of that strength is bound to reflect on the near
surfaces. Shine a flashlight where the beam should be to see what I mean.

Engine glow:
All you need there (maybe-strongly optional) is a lighter color fading to flame
color, like the blaster.

How is the Star background?

Good stars! Need more, though:)

Any tips concerning lighting the original picture to make it look correct in
space?

Tough question there. If you want to be accurate, you would want light from one
source. And a dim light, at that. The most important thing is to have a very
sharp picture. Space has nothing to blur or distort an image.

Good start! What does the bottom look like?

Joe Meno

Thanks all!
-lenny



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