Explosion effect

[Guest]

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  [*]Add a new layer and fill it with black
  [*]Add a new layer
  [*]Set foreground to yellow, background to red
  [*]Create irregular selection(s) with "lasso tool"
  [*]Select filter / render / clouds (sometimes you need to use it more than once to get the desired effect; CTRL+F)
  [*]Deselect
  [*]Add filter / blur / gaussian blur (40)
  [*]Add a new layer
  [*]Set foreground to black, background to white (shortcut: D)
  [*]Set blending mode to "color dodge"
  [*]Select filter / render / clouds (sometimes you need to use it more than once to get the desired effect; CTRL+F)
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  When you're done, also try out some other Gaussian blur values or extra/different selections.
  
  Have fun and if anybody else has some ideas to make this explosion more realistic, please feel free to comment.

 

[Erik]

I've been playing with your explosion...I wanted to add rays, but didn't exactly remember how to make them when I started. Then I got carried away... I ended up with a flattened image, and can't explain exactly how I got here. I do remember Polar Coordinates, Motion Blur, Noise, Wind and blend modes.

Amnesia, or: the effects of a conciousness explosion on the mind of a virtual pixelpusher. (that is: I think I disagree)

 

[Stroker1]

Burst of Light

I might do some playing later.

 

[Guest]

Hey, that is cool Erik, or should I say hot
There is a lot of action and movement going on in this one. I like it. It almost looks like a kinda stargate...

 

[Guest]

Stroker, thanks for the link. I think I stumbled over that same link a while ago. It's an interesting link, because it shows some use for the "polar coordinates" filter.

BTW Stroker, I read your signature; "All of your avatars will be assimilated to look like mine. Resistance is futile."

Leave my innocent G alone or I will give yours the following facelift

 

[Stroker1]

Dude, I could show you so many cool things with Polar Coords. "Domain Shifting" with PC is one of the coolest tricks ever. Give me enough time and I'll ramble about it.

I wouldn't know how to assimilate your `G' avatar. However, I did assimilate kiwi's avatar last week for fun. Too bad I didn't save it. :sigh:

 

[Guest]

Yes Stroker, you really should show us these "polar coordinates" tricks, because only a few experiments with it, showed me some amazing stuff
I really would like to know what this "domain shifting" is all about.

 

[Joy Foraker]

ok I gaave it a goooo just to stay in the game

Yep this was fun except I couldn't get rid of the strong yellow. I tried hyper clouds, etc. finally just gave up mainly because I got tired of running the clouds filter.
But it was fun.
Joy

 

[Joy Foraker]

Smoke and fire

Needed some smoke?

 

[kiwi]

Quick evryone hide their avatars



That sounds like a bit of humor my avatar being assimilated



I am going to have a go at these explosions as well.



Stu.

 

[lindaw]

Here is my attempt!!!

 

[Joy Foraker]

Linda - good one

Hot stuff, Linda
I like the red around the explosion.
Joy

 

[lindaw]

Thanks Joy. Playing around with it a bit and came up with this:

 

[sfm]

here is my attempt..........
sfm

 

[Stroker1]

Hmmm...

 

[Guest]

Allt that beautiful work, great guys, really well done.

But I do have one concern about the ladies...their axes, fires and terrible explosions really scare me enough to say:

I'M OUTA HERE!!!"

 

[lindaw]

HA HA HA Gaus! Maybe Mark should be looking at this thread! It will better prepare him for what's in store in the coming months!! [stuned]

 

[Guest]

...and take it easy girls...before you know it things get out of hand!

 

[Stroker1]

Oooh. Not a bad idea. Now take a real chunk out of it and crispify the edges. You know, make it look like it's been burning for awhile.

 

[Guest]

Stroker, this is just one those moments that I really don't care if it's lifelike or not