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        Koldun
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:19 am    Post subject: Lightning |   |   
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				| OK, as a new member I thought I might as well post a new tutorial. This one explains how to make a nice lightning background for perhaps a sig or other projects.
 1. Create a new document, RGB with a transparent background. The size doesn't matter, really. I'm making mine 400x100.
 
 2. Go to filter/render/clouds.
 
 3. Go to filter/render/difference clouds. Hit CTRL+F until you get an image with narrow black lines running through it.
 
 4. Invert the picture (image/adjustments/invert or simply CTRL+I).
 
 5. Open the levels option (image/adjustments/levels or CTRL+L) and change the text box in the middle to 0.1.
 
 And there you have your lightning. You could add some color to it with the color balance option if you'd like.
 
 It should look something like this:
 
 
   
 Enjoy!
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        PatrickAdministrator
 
  
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:41 am    Post subject: |   |   
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        CrossOutMyEyes
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:20 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| Check me:
This is kinda easy and may sound noobish. But i call it the rainbow lightening. What i did was use the gradient tool, drag it down the image. Went to Filter>Render>Different clouds. Press Controll F a few times until you see black streaks (alot of them). Go to image>adjustments>invert. And press contoll alt Delete. Go to where it says 1.00 and change it too 0.1 and walla.
 
 
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        Mr_Omen
 
 
 
          Joined: 25 Nov 2006Posts: 54
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				|  Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:12 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| Intersting!
 A good way to make "natural" looking lightning. Thanks for the post.. I used it in my sig!
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        mantis8
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:02 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| thanks that was brill |  | 
	 
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        DARK-TROJAN
 
 
 
          Joined: 04 Jul 2008Posts: 24
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				|  Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:38 am    Post subject: |   |   
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				| interesting im gonna try it
 thanks guys
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        Mysterious
 
 
 
          Joined: 08 Sep 2008Posts: 13
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				|  Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:13 am    Post subject: |   |   
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				| nice, i like it
when i tried it and it worked i was surprised
 thanks
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        yourbeboskins
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:52 am    Post subject: |   |   
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				| quick and effective thanks for your tut_________________
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        gragerronald
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 3:55 am    Post subject: |   |   
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				| no way...its not...i love that colors..in that rainbow back ground...
  	  | CrossOutMyEyes wrote: |  	  | Check me: This is kinda easy and may sound noobish. But i call it the rainbow lightening. What i did was use the gradient tool, drag it down the image. Went to Filter>Render>Different clouds. Press Controll F a few times until you see black streaks (alot of them). Go to image>adjustments>invert. And press contoll alt Delete. Go to where it says 1.00 and change it too 0.1 and walla.
 
 
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        K-touch
 
 
 
          Joined: 17 Jan 2010Posts: 166
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				|  Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 6:02 am    Post subject: Re: Lightning |   |   
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				| Wooooo That's MAD dude, I like it : ) 
Thanks
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