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Datameister
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I agree that the point of contact looks nice. You're right--the Color Dodge layer is responsible for it looking like that. Keep up the good work.
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Star Wars Man
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if you could just harness that effect and use it for ur own good, but it was not ment to be...
o and thanx
and can you harness that little effecT? |
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Datameister
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What do you mean by "harness that effect"? What do you want to use it for?
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Star Wars Man
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well the effect where like the lightsabers blend, like in that last photo, i would like it if you could do that like on ur command, u know harness that effect, cuz like when you have two lightabers pushing at each other, the effect should like be there and then grow down the lightsabers and then make a flash when they get pulled away.
that was a vague discription i know. |
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Datameister
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Sounds cool, but I doubt there's a practical way to incorporate it into video. 
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Star Wars Man
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what is the best method to do ing lightsabers and pollagonal lasso on a llightsaber that has no beam
like the general grevious, i think he is digital so he didnt have poles so i had to do the core without a guide line
this pic is in the other thread on the images
so like what is the best method on that?
and like when someone activates there saber, there cant be a pole there cuz it would show some of the pole when the saber is going up you know? so like what is the best method to do that? |
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Datameister
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In the case of Grievous (and Yoda and digital stunt doubles, for that matter), the original 3D renders had poles to stand in for sabers. I'd imagine ILM also rendered saber masks so that there wouldn't be any need for frame-by-frame rotoscoping.
Activating lightsabers can be achieved in two ways. You can do a quick shot with only the handle prop, then add in the saber effect appearing over the course of several frames. This is difficult because you have to extrapolate where the blade is based on the handle's position. OR--you can do a longer shot and paint out the pole for the first few frames. This is difficult because you have to replace the pole convincingly.
My advice: do a very quick shot of the lightsaber igniting (with no pole prop) and immediately cut to another shot with the lightsaber fully extended (with a pole). It's the easiest way, and it'll suit most purposes.
Yes, you can add in a blade with only the handle for reference. But it's hard to do well.
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gringog
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:39 am Post subject: heres mine |
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diwwe
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Thank you for your tutorial, I learned a lot from here, I think I will be applied to practice |
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vladereign
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