Creating these beam thing-ma-do's (Photoshop)

[DMX Will]

Just wondering if anyone knows, how I would go about creating a sphere of beams like in this picture....


http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/gender/male/men/3000175_dance_parade.php?id=3000175

[Danno13]

Point your camera at a moonflower.. or find a stock image of just the beams.

[DJ Frankie]

What would you like to do with it? Just bought a new logo software and need some more practice. If you want to send me you picture I'll have a go [email protected]

[DMX Will]

Point your camera at a moonflower.. or find a stock image of just the beams.

But there has to be some way to do it myself/some easy way using photoshop.


What would you like to do with it? Just bought a new logo software and need some more practice. If you want to send me you picture I'll have a go [email protected]

Thanks, but I really need a way to do it myself, so I can play around with it. I'm thinking about building a template for a club night web site, I expect I'll change what goes in front of it a few hundred times before I'm happy :)

[Marc J]

I wouldn't use photoshop for that....better to use a vector drawing app (CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator etc...), you can always import a high res version into Photshop when you're done, to finalise things....

[DMX Will]

I wouldn't use photoshop for that....better to use a vector drawing app (CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator etc...), you can always import a high res version into Photshop when you're done, to finalise things....

Ok then, how do I do it in Illustrator?

[DJ Frankie]

Try This, if you like it you can have it.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/poundheaven/th_Green.jpg (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a224/poundheaven/Green.jpg)

[Paul James Promotions]

Will this do ya?.... :D

[Marc J]

Ok then, how do I do it in Illustrator?

I don't know, I hate Illustrator :D

No CorelDRAW?

[DMX Will]

I don't know, I hate Illustrator :D

No CorelDRAW?

Sure it can be arranged ;)

[Shaun]

Will,

Here's a pretty basic one I just put together in Corel. You should be able to alter the colour within photoshop using the 'hue' settings.

[DMX Will]

That's really nice Shaun. Thanks. - But how did you do it!? Like how did you get the beams an equal distance apart etc?

[Marc J]

That sucks Shaun! Nothing like what was asked for!

Here Will :)

PSD File is : Here (http://www.loweringprices.com/images/beams.zip)

Play around with the layer effects (2 simple radial gradient overlays) of the "Background" and "Beams" layers until you're happy :)

EDIT: How it was done: -

1. Create a triangle with a 10° angle in Corel. Fill it with black. Make 17 copies 20° apart hinged at the sharp end. Export as a high res tiff.

2. Import into Photoshop. Select the black to get the "beams" shape. Make a new all black layer. Feather your selection a little (2 pixels) and copy using your new "feathered" selection from the all black layer. Paste into a new layer and call it "beams".

3. Delete all layers except "beams". Creat a new layer called "Background" and fill it with black.

4. Apply layer effects, season to taste :)

[Shaun]

That sucks Shaun! Nothing like what was asked for!


I did say it was a "basic" one :D


Looks good Marc. You obviously have more spare time than me today :P ;)

[Marc J]

Looks good Marc. You obviously have more spare time than me today :P ;)

For once! :D

[Penfold42]

Looks like you both have time on your hands...:p

Pretty impressive i might say...is all the IT talent up in the Boarders.....:D :D

[Marc J]

is all the IT talent up in the Boarders.....:D :D

Boarders? Pffff! Not even the Borders!

People from the Borders are even more "enthusiastic" about sheep than you (so I've heard) :rolleyes:

No offence, Callum :D

[Jiggles]

People from the Borders are even more "enthusiastic" about sheep than you (so I've heard) :rolleyes:


I wouldn't say that! Sheep are so last century :D:D :p

[DMX Will]

Thanks guys especially Marc and Shaun!

I owe you botha virtual pint, in the virtual bar!

[Penfold42]

People from the Borders are even more "enthusiastic" about sheep than you (so I've heard) :rolleyes:

:lol:

We do have a lot of time on our hands don't we.....:p ;)

[sleah]

I wouldn't say that! Sheep are so last century :D:D :p

So what's the new 'sheep' then smarty?:D

[Steve 'B']

That sucks Shaun! Nothing like what was asked for!

Here Will :)

PSD File is : Here (http://www.loweringprices.com/images/beams.zip)

Play around with the layer effects (2 simple radial gradient overlays) of the "Background" and "Beams" layers until you're happy :)

EDIT: How it was done: -

1. Create a triangle with a 10° angle in Corel. Fill it with black. Make 17 copies 20° apart hinged at the sharp end. Export as a high res tiff.

2. Import into Photoshop. Select the black to get the "beams" shape. Make a new all black layer. Feather your selection a little (2 pixels) and copy using your new "feathered" selection from the all black layer. Paste into a new layer and call it "beams".

3. Delete all layers except "beams". Creat a new layer called "Background" and fill it with black.

4. Apply layer effects, season to taste :)

YOUR GOOD!!

[Marc J]

YOUR GOOD!!

:Embarassed: :Embarassed: :Embarassed:

I think I'll have to remove that PSD file, otherwise everyone here's site will mysteriously have a similar graphic in it :D

Grab it quick if you want it!

[DMX Will]

It's Mine!!!!! *evil Laugh* ;)

[Marc J]

And now it's gone :)

[Marc J]

I was bored so - I made a quick Flash version! (http://www.loweringprices.com/images/moonflower.html)

FLA file to the highest bidder :p

[Penfold42]

I was bored so - I made a quick Flash version! (http://www.loweringprices.com/images/moonflower.html)

FLA file to the highest bidder :p

How cool is that....all i can get these things to do is e-mails....:p

I bid one well used sheep from Wallace and Gromit named Shaun..ooops he did me favour today....:D

[Steve 'B']

I was bored so - I made a quick Flash version! (http://www.loweringprices.com/images/moonflower.html)

FLA file to the highest bidder :p


NOW YOUR SHOWING OFF!!:D

[DMX Will]

And now it's gone :)

It's still in some people's quote's! - Admin!

[Marc J]

It's still in some people's quote's! - Admin!

The link's dead though :)

[Jiggles]

I was bored so - I made a quick Flash version! (http://www.loweringprices.com/images/moonflower.html)

FLA file to the highest bidder :p


10P :D :D :D :p

[Penfold42]

10P :D :D :D :p

Hey...I had first shout...:P :P :P :p

[Jiggles]

he said HIGHEST bidders :P:P:P:P:P:p:p:p:p:p

[Marc J]

Actually, I'd value one used sheep at more than 10p....read into that what you will :)

I've removed the dancing girl as that wasn't mine. Instead added some text variants: -

Light Only (http://www.loweringprices.com/images/moonflower2.html)
With Text (http://www.loweringprices.com/images/moonflower3.html)
With Text Mask (http://www.loweringprices.com/images/moonflower4.html)

Click Here (http://www.loweringprices.com/images/moonflower.zip) for the Flash (FLA) Files for each of these. Text is editable and colours are easy change in the colour sliders :)

[Penfold42]

Actually, I'd value one used sheep at more than 10p....read into that what you will :)

Callum.......:P :P :P :P :P :P :P


:D

[flatliners]

marc j i am liking the text mask looks good

[DMX Will]

Cheers for the FLA Marc :)