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#1 talgirdas

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Posted 10 July 2006 - 05:41 AM

Hi, I'm new here, I hope I'll have good time in P2L forum :)

Step 1
Fill background with black (#000000):
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Step 2
Add several lens flares (Filter>Render>Lens Flare) to your background layer:
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Step 3
Add glowing edges effect (Filter>Stylize>Glowing edges) with these settings:
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Step 4
Press Ctrl+U to open Hue/Saturation settings window, put a mark on Colorize and try different Hue, Saturation and Lightness settings. I always make Saturation 20 and Lightness +10. When you like a color of a background, click OK.
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Here's what I've made using this technique:
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Please post your results :)

#2 The_pro_designer

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Posted 10 July 2006 - 10:47 AM

Looks like a unique vector kinda shape thing..pretty nice and you figured it out all on your own? I wish I could figure stuff out like that without learning it first. :love: Great tutorial and nice way of making a signature to boot.

#3 talgirdas

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Posted 10 July 2006 - 11:56 AM

yup, figured it out by myself :love:

#4 The_pro_designer

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Posted 10 July 2006 - 02:39 PM

Your pretty lucky then.. I try and play with things to try and make my own stuff but my end results arn't anything to be desired..

Great job and I hope to see more tutorials from you in the future!

#5 superman

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Posted 12 July 2006 - 11:54 PM

nice its amazing i will try it soon.
i have to learn more doing this effect.





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