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« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2006, 04:20:41 PM »
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« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2006, 05:54:39 PM »
Rule number #6 of digital graphic design: never, ever, use the lens flare effect. Do not use lens flare. Avoid it. Avoid lens flare.

Rule number #8: do not use smart blur. Also, do not use lens flare.

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« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2006, 07:40:20 PM »
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Rule number #6 of digital graphic design: never, ever, use the lens flare effect. Do not use lens flare. Avoid it. Avoid lens flare.

Rule number #8: do not use smart blur. Also, do not use lens flare.



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« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2006, 02:05:06 AM »
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Rule number #6 of digital graphic design: never, ever, use the lens flare effect. Do not use lens flare. Avoid it. Avoid lens flare.

Rule number #8: do not use smart blur. Also, do not use lens flare.


I LOVE lensflare personally, but I dont use blur. Thats just my graphics settings! (Yes, my computer ROYALY sucks) And thanks biggles! Do you have the raw photo to send me? I want to play with it! (I like playing with effects and add-ons to see what I really like) But it looks BEAUTIFUL! (Also, I find with my texture settings, on computers, my AH screens look dreadful, but when compressed in size by my iPod, they come out MUCH better! :D

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« Reply #19 on: December 16, 2006, 07:06:37 AM »
sorry, i was dumb and didn't save the original :(

seriously though, don't use lens flare on it, it makes the thing look cheap tacky and very fake.

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« Reply #20 on: December 16, 2006, 09:19:35 PM »
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sorry, i was dumb and didn't save the original :(

seriously though, don't use lens flare on it, it makes the thing look cheap tacky and very fake.


I like the bright flare, I feel it adds drama. Can you suggest something else that would work equally well?

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« Reply #21 on: December 17, 2006, 07:17:31 AM »
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I like the bright flare, I feel it adds drama. Can you suggest something else that would work equally well?



lens flare is cruddy for that. if you want a glare effect, i use lighting effects, and place a bright light somewhere on the pic, then use diffuse glow on that. after that, you touch it up a bit, and you have a great looking sun, with reflections and glints on the plane's surfaces.

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« Reply #22 on: December 17, 2006, 12:25:19 PM »
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lens flare is cruddy for that. if you want a glare effect, i use lighting effects, and place a bright light somewhere on the pic, then use diffuse glow on that. after that, you touch it up a bit, and you have a great looking sun, with reflections and glints on the plane's surfaces.


Brilliant! I dont know that GIMP has that, I will try out your program!

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« Reply #23 on: December 17, 2006, 01:46:56 PM »
<--still cant figuer out how to but a dam sun in the pick with the reflection thing!!!:furious :furious
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« Reply #24 on: December 17, 2006, 01:57:42 PM »
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<--still cant figuer out how to but a dam sun in the pick with the reflection thing!!!:furious :furious


Using GIMP?

Image --> Filters --> Lighting Effects --> Flare

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« Reply #25 on: December 17, 2006, 01:58:17 PM »
I cant figure out that photoplus thing though...