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KethusNadroev β Lightning and Fire Tutorial
Published: 2008-04-19 09:09:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 37975; Favourites: 941; Downloads: 1764
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*Download for full size* (but I think the Full size is too big)When I uploaded this tutorial for the first time it was deleted, because Chipp Zanuff was not drawn by me. Now I was LOOKING at two Kyo sprites and did theese "elementals". I repeat, I was just LOOKING at the sprites.
This is my first (and maybe last) tutorial. It can show you how to make non-random lightning and fire. Hope you like it. ^^
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Erm.... who made "The King of Fighters"?
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I see. Do you know if there's a SAI friendly tutorial for lightning?
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Sadly no, I've never worked with SAI.
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Honestly one of my fav and most useful tutorials ever for lightning. Its great and easy to follow. After doing it once it never left my head and now after 2 years from original comment I still find my self using this. My latest project: gangofseven.deviantart.com/art⦠ It has been a big help and I model all my lightning from this original tutorial, thanks so much ^_^!
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Glad you like it!
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Extremely helpful! I have one question, though; is there a way to get the lightning alone after everything's done? Like, just the lightning without the black background so I can put the lightning in another picture?
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Read the glowing text in the middle!
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Aaaahh... 
Anyways, thanks so much foe making this tutorial! I'm trying it out for an in the works piece I'm doing and thus far am very much liking the results. :3
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Is this just for photoshop? If so, can you explain how to do that with sumopaint or pixlr please?
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Sorry, but I don't know either of these. And it's just for Photoshop.
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Its alright, and thanks.Β
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What is step seven? I have gimp, and it seems like this tutorial can be applied to it, but when it hit ctrl + L it takes me to the layers tab.
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It is supposed to open the Levels window.
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Ah right. Anyway dude this is a pretty good tutorial. I've noticed that the more you blur, ad the more detail you put inΒ theΒ difference clouds,Β the 'sparkier' the effect becomes.
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nice but how'd you get your lightning in the shape of a person?
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Make a silhouette and blur it. Proseed from step 5.
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Thanks for posting this tutorial; it helped alot when making this [link] .
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ty ty ty, ive been thinkin of doin some photoshop cause i just bought a new jacket and a lightning me with it is just wat im lookin for
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i apply u'r tutorial here.. [link]
hope u like it...
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great tutorial, easy but very good effect. I did butterfly using this tut, look at and assess.
[link]
Enjoy
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great tutorial! thank you for such an awesome idea!
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i have little problem with the begining, I dooon' t succes to have light like yours with clouds & difference clouds.
but it looks really nice.
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try making sure that the background is black and that the shape is white, then make sure your colors are set to the defualt black and white
haha i was having the EXACT same problem
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If you're not using another version of PS then idk.
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on the seven step do I change the layer mode or do I leave it to normal and also do I make a define pattern on that layer or on the previous one ?
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I don't really get the question. idk what a define pattern is, just to make sure you can set all the layers to multiply.
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This is great! Just one question: I use GIMP, since it doesn't really work on CS5. Can you tell me what ctrl + L does with your version of PS? It does something totally different in GIMP. Thanks so much!
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ctrl+L brings you to Image->Adjustments->Levels
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This is just what I needed. I've been looking all day for something like this.
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That's effin beautiful and simple. Thanks for showing me that!
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Thanks for putting this up! I've been wondering how to do both elements for a while now.
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When I put the fire on screen mode, I can barely see it.
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That's because the fire isn't bright enough. Just duplicate (ctrl+j) the layer a few times.
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Thanks! That worked.
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how do you add the lightning or fire to a render? thats the only thing i dont get really
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"When you finish your lightning/fire, merge all layers into one, copy the new layer into the desired picture and set it to "Screen"!"
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is there anyway you could show me how to do it via teamveiw?
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No o.o
If you understand the entire tutorial you should've been able to understand that. Press ctrl+e to merge the selected layers. Setting something to "screen" is done the same as setting it to "multiply" (but "screen" is like the opposite of "multiply")
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i just didnt really understand the tutorial thats all im sorry for wasting your time :/
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Very helpful! but one question. for the fire, what do you meant to set it to "multiply"? i think i mised that.
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There should be a drop list in the layers tab, where it says "Normal".
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ooohhhhh.... ok i found it! ^^ thanks!
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