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Local TutorialCustom lens flares tutorial (Photoshop)

RamielRamiel336 Posts: 0Member
edited January 2007 in Tutorials #1
Ok, this is just a basic "guide" to realize a custom lens flare in Photoshop.

Here we go...
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Now add a new layer, and...
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The blue lines are just the Photoshop guides (click on the rulers [Ctrl+R] and drag to the image to use them)
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Now add another layer...
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On another layer...
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Now merge all the layers (Ctrl+Shift+E) and save the file...

Now you can copy the final image into your render and set the opacity on "Screen" (or whatever you want)...
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Remember, with these basic tutorial you should be able to realize a lot of different kind of lens flares.

I hope you find this small tut useful for your projects.
Post edited by Ramiel on

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  • OzylotOzylot332 Posts: 0Member
    #2
    Very helpful, but could this be expanded to include a repeating lens effect, as is often seen when one points a camera into the sun or other bright source?
  • RamielRamiel336 Posts: 0Member
    #3
    Do you mean the colored diamonds or circles that you can see in a picture?
    Well, that should be easy... give me a sec.;)

    -EDIT-

    Ok, it's doable, but it's not "automatic"... You have to move every shape into position manually, one by one, following a line... So... I can't cover that in this tut, sorry. :(
    But this could be an example of the result...
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  • OzylotOzylot332 Posts: 0Member
    #4
    Ramiel wrote: »
    Do you mean the colored diamonds or circles that you can see in a picture?
    Well, that should be easy... give me a sec.;)

    Yes exactly, Its hard to find realistic ones.
  • IRMLIRML253 Posts: 1,993Member
    #5
    Ozylot wrote: »
    Very helpful, but could this be expanded to include a repeating lens effect, as is often seen when one points a camera into the sun or other bright source?
    I think those are called lense reflections, I think you'll find tacky reflections kill an image more than tacky flares do, most of the time just the flare on it's own looks great
  • OzylotOzylot332 Posts: 0Member
    #6
    Ramiel wrote: »
    ..
    Ok, it's doable, but it's not "automatic"... You have to move every shape into position manually, one by one, following a line... So... I can't cover that in this tut, sorry. :(
    ...

    Well, could ya tell us how ya did the shape?

    I like how that looks!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]2 Posts: 3Member
    #7
    Ozylot wrote: »
    Well, could ya tell us how ya did the shape?

    I like how that looks!

    there is a poly draw mode thingy in PS where you pick the # of sides.

    and thats ramiel, this is exactly what I have been needing. but how do you creat eyour own gradients for custom colors?
  • RamielRamiel336 Posts: 0Member
    #8
    If I remember correctly, You could change the colors of the gradient as you wish... I will check and I let you know;)
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