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Extra lighting

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Hi, this is an interesting technique i just discovered.

We all know that with the layer blending mode Screen we can make very nice lighting effects and also we can use Add for a stronger effect.
Well, there is another way to get a better and extra lighting, also there is no need of extra layers.

1.What you have to do is to select Add for the layer blending mode of the layer where we have the shapes that will simulate the lighting, these ones are normally white or near to white.

2.Then here is the trick:

Inside that same layer make a shape totally black and place it at the bottom of the order of the shapes, Shift+arrow down.
Make sure the black shape is big enough so the other shapes can fit inside this one.
Dont worry for the form of the shape because the black color with Add applied just doesnt show :D .

Render and you will see the result:

Comparition:
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Check the animated sky here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdafg5uUmXA
Also i will be working on a video tutorial on how to make skys like this one very soon :) .
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Very cool, good find Parker. I've been seeing your other work as well lots of skill and talent. :)
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fracturedray wrote:Very cool, good find Parker. I've been seeing your other work as well lots of skill and talent. :)
Glad you like them.
I have been trying to push the software to its limits and i would like to keep sharing my works with you and the rest of the forum.
Many people didnt believe that it would be possible to make nice cartoon backgrounds on AS and i did, the same with the comic painting and again i think i proved that not only it can be done with Photoshop.
Im going to take things even farther and will try to do something that even photoshop and illustrator users sturggle to make in those softwares.
Check the animated sky here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdafg5uUmXA
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PARKER wrote:Check the animated sky here
That is impressive.
You can't have everything. Where would you put it?
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jahnocli wrote:
PARKER wrote:Check the animated sky here
That is impressive.
Thanks, it was very easy to animate.
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Nice tip, thank you, Parker :D
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selgin wrote:Nice tip, thank you, Parker :D
Your welcome :) .
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That's a very cool trick. I bet it's good also for water effects! Great Parker!
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Uolter wrote:That's a very cool trick. I bet it's good also for water effects! Great Parker!
I didnt even think about that, im sure it would be great for lighting reflection on water.
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Parker, I'm working on a small project and I think extra lighting trick would fit perfect. Could You please post an anme file to study it?
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Uolter wrote:Parker, I'm working on a small project and I think extra lighting trick would fit perfect. Could You please post an anme file to study it?
Of course :) , remember you must have 6.2.
Download it here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V92DT8C5
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Great! Thank you very much!
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Uolter wrote:Great! Thank you very much!
Your welcome, by the way i would like to see that small proyect of yours when you finish it :) .
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I'm posting it right now...
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Uolter wrote:I'm posting it right now...
Great.
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