Animation

**SpawnDemon** · 07-11-2005, 12:10 PM

Hello, I am making a Sig for someone and here it is

I was wondering if any of you could help me on making the blade of the reaper shine.. Like start at the top and then go down to the tip of the blade.

If anyone could help please help

Oh.. Here's the attachment.

**Sean** · 07-11-2005, 01:52 PM

hey dude looking good

, have u tried adding a gradient and then adding a bright layer above it?

**SpawnDemon** · 07-12-2005, 12:09 AM

Bah. My photoshop is so messed up! Whenever I try to do anmation goes like this...

Window==>Animation==>Create layer for each new frame.

Then I go onto working..

This never happened to me before but.. When ever I do that it edits ALL that frames instead of one.

Griffin: As you can see there is the remanets of a failt attempt at the tip of the blade where it is lghter than everything else.

**Fragalot** · 07-15-2005, 02:51 AM

if ya can wait till juli 19th i'll do it

**SpawnDemon** · 07-15-2005, 08:44 AM

Why July 19th?

**autumn whispers2me** · 07-16-2005, 01:12 AM

SpawnDemon: I created a Flash animation for a jerk who ended up ripping my stuff anyway (long story), but I used a lens flair effect and animated it that way in PSP. I just created 3 or so frames and moved the orb. The orb, btw, was made by using a transparent circular soft brush.

http://forbiddencrypts.250free.com/ForbiddenCrypts.html

Be nice now---it was one of the first Flash animations I've ever made. lol I should've had the frame rate at 30, but I didn't... but you can see the effect that using the lens flair filter has.

Be sure to use 105mm prime for the flair so it looks like a 'shining orb' instead of actual lens flair.

You know, I haven't looked at that flash movie I made in a while. lol Not bad for like the 2nd flash movie I've ever made. hehe I even created the graveyard and added "ghostly orbs" on the right with lens flair.

Okay, I'll shut up about that now. haha

Anyway, give it a look because I "think" it might be what you're looking for.

EXCELLENT signature, BTW!!!!!

PS.. I just HAVE to mention: The jerk doesn't even give me credit for creating that movie! ARRRGH! *sigh*

**SpawnDemon** · 07-16-2005, 05:37 AM

Hmm.. Thanks. I will try to do that. Good job on that header. The porblem is that

Quote:

Bah. My photoshop is so messed up! Whenever I try to do anmation goes like this...

Window==>Animation==>Create layer for each new frame.

Then I go onto working..

This never happened to me before but.. When ever I do that it edits ALL that frames instead of one.

SO.. I can't get it to work or anything like that.. So I am temperaraly trying to fix that. All my animation will be held off until then.

Also I can disort the orb so It wont look like a ball. No Offence intended.

autumn_whispers2me: Sorry for that guy. I think we should track him down and give him a good spanking

I would like to see that Flash Animation sometime. Thanks for the help.

**autumn whispers2me** · 07-16-2005, 09:02 AM

LOL I hear ya. I posted the link above for the flash movie with the reaper and shining blade.

I also had the same problem with PS (image ready actually) with it editing all layers. Unfortunately, I don't remember what the fix was.. but there was one! I ended up using Paint Shop Pro for the animations because IR/PS was difficult to work with, and the files were always large, no matter what I did.

Well, see here's the thing with those orbs: It wont look like a ball if you use the fuzzy circular paint brush, as opposed to the the other one. and choose a bigger size if you go that route, though.

BUT, like I mentioned.. use the 105mm lens flair filter. It gives the impression of a shine.

Now, I'm not talking the same thing when I say "orb" and "lens flair." If you go to that link I posted you'll see how the lens flair traveling the length of the blade looks like light gleaming off the edge. BUT... click the link below to see "orbs," which again is not the same thing:

Orbs: http://www.ghostinthelens.com/ghostinthelens2.html

Another example I made is here: http://www.autumnwhisperstome.com/somberfright.html look to the right of the image to see the orbs.

You'll get the effect you want if you use lens flair filtering in PS. The orb may not look right.

Also, what I normally do is create the image with the lens flair moving.. create another image with the lens flair moving farther down the blade, and so on. You'll have a series of jpg's that are your animation. Just take them into whatever animation program you use and put the images in order. You may have to use a transition effect, like a fade of one image in one frame to the next.

Hope I haven't confused you further. lol

**SpawnDemon** · 07-17-2005, 02:44 AM

Mmmhhmm I see. Very Nice flash thing. That jerk should burn... I see what you mean by orbs. I tryed to do that and used the little leaf brush that looks like grass and it worked great! But.. Again.. The animation doesn't work just the shine. SO you guys are a great help. Thanks.

**autumn whispers2me** · 07-17-2005, 03:04 AM

How'd you get the little leaf/grass brush to get that effect? lol You'll have to post the final result when you're finished so we can see.

And yeah, that guy is a real a$$. I sent him an email asking him to put the by line back under the movie. We'll see.