![]() You will get sections that might be difficult to select or you need to place the FX behind the other lightsaber, in these cases, zoom in and use the Polygonal Lasso Tool and click and drag around the area of the blade and double click to close the selection, then hold down the SHIFT key to add on to the selection (You can even remove parts be holding down ALT). If at some point you don't like how the glow turned out, maybe it's not smooth enough, just hit Alt+Ctrl+Z mulitple times to undo the last few steps, and try to make a better selection with the Wand. This is where it can get tedious, repeat this process over and over again. You might come across some sections where the Magic Wand doesn't select the whole lightsaber, simply hold the Shift key and click the gaps to add to the selection. ![]() repeat the process for all 55 frames and layers. Now keep going, scrolling right on your timeline and moving up the list of layers. Select the lightsaber with the Magic Wand, hit Play on the Action. Repeat the process, select Frame 3 and then Layer 3. Instantly the glow should appear on your second layer/frame. The go to your Actions tab > select "lightsaber glow" and hit the Play button. Go to frame 2 on the timeline then select the next layer up (Layer 2).Ĭhoose your Magic Wand, click on the new lightsaber blade again. You'll notice that you have the lightsaber effect on your animation timeline. Go back to your Actions tab and hit the stop button. This will make the edges even more fuzzy to blend in the white coreĪnd the colored glow and combine your FX layer with the frame's image. Pick the Outer Glow Blending Option and pick these options. With your lightsaber still selected, go to Edit > Fill: pick White for your color, hit OK.ĭouble click on that layer to bring up your Layer Style. Go back to your Layers tab, create a New Layer. Now every operation you do in Photoshop will be recorded. Name the new action "lightsaber glow" and hit the record button. With the lightsaber still selected, go to the Actions tab and click on the 'create new action' button. Whenever you perform a repetitive task in Photoshop, you can save yourself time and effort by using Actions. They can be used to speed up repetitive tasks, make quick work of time consuming edits, and give you a little creative inspiration. Photoshop Actions are used to save time and make you more productive during post-processing. Now we're going to record a new 'Action'. ![]() If it doesn't look like you've got a straight-edge selection of the whole white part of the 'blade' then Edit > Undo and try again. ![]() Click on the white part of his lightsaber. We'll start with the guy in the brown robes, make sure you have a threshold of about 20 in your magic wand options bar at the top. What we'll do is add some more glows to the special effects of their lightsabers.įirst off, select the Magic Wand tool. Here you have all 55 frames from this short clip of two people sword fighting. No go to Window > Animation to pop up the animation timeline. Make sure you have your Layers tab and your Actions tab visible, if you don't see them on the right side of your screen, select the Window menu and click on them. Go to File > Import: Video Frames to Layers. Once the download is complete, unzip the file and drag the video and images on the desktop. In this tutorial you'll be learning about how to add rotoscope-style animation on top of live action digital footage, as a bonus, you'll see how to use the Actions tab to record and play back a series of tasks and commands to use over and over again. 'Rotoscoping' is an animation technique in which animators trace over live-action film movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films. Bonus #1 - Animation/Rotoscoping & Actions Workflowīonus #6 - Photoshop Brushes from Hand-Made Artīonus #11 - Basics of Illustrator Design WorkĪnimation/Rotoscoping & Actions Workflow:ĭownload and extract this video clip: jedi.zip ![]()
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