new clear layer, go to masking mode,draw in the rays of light,go back to selection edit /fill with white.then add noise or grain /then reduce density of the layer until it matches your aspirations,possibly feather edges or even use a gradient tool over the beams first.
Regards Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Rd, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire. England .TF1 5DJ 44 (0) 1952 618986. www.infocus-photography.co.uk For Negatives & transparencies from digital files ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graeme Rowatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 8:22 PM Subject: RE: [PRODIG] Light Through Smoke or Fog > Hi List > > Rush job - before our site electricity is disconnected for major overhaul of > substation at 10.00 am UK - Ahh! > > We are putting together a comp in P/Shop of a building with an image > "projected" onto an external wall. It's a "proof of concept" for an agency > who will then arrange the lighting/projection as part of an event. > > We are struggling with the "light from the projector", trying to a create > realistic appearance of a widening beam of light from an out of frame > projection point. The original, night times, building shot has some very > thin mist/fog/haze and we would like to create an appearance of "rays of > light". > > Appreciate there are some "wizards of the black arts" on this list who might > be able to offer either some ideas we could explore or direction to a > tutorial or other info. > > This is going to be an "all-nighter" so anybody out there who hasn't been > seduced by a > "cold/tepid/warm/dry one" in the local hostelry ?? > > For the record we run PS7, Win XP - no 3D progs or other editing packages. > > Cheers > > Graeme Rowatt > GR Vis. Comm. > g.rowatt(at)btinternet.com > > =============================================================== > GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE > =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
