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Is my battery low or what is it?

Last post 10-18-2009, 12:38 PM by joeparis. 3 replies.
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  •  10-18-2009, 12:13 PM 249965

    Is my battery low or what is it?

    I see some guys are very found of neon light in their paintings. It is like an age of painting neon lights in the paintings, they are everywhere. I have tryed to paint them two but i didnt end upp with the same effect. I cant get that bright light right look on them. The light i paint look very flat and dead. Almost like a leak of blood instead of light source. Is there a secret that i'm missing or how do you guys do it? I have watched Ryan Churchs videos and he is using Painter to make that effect with the glow pencil, but why doesnt it look like it is glowing for me?

    Do you guys have a totorial on that or something?


    BlackWolf-Man
  •  10-18-2009, 12:21 PM 249966 in reply to 249965

    Re: Is my battery low or what is it?

    You mean neon light specifically, or the lighting environment that looks like neon light? It would help if you can include a picture as an example of what kind of effect you are trying to achieve.
  •  10-18-2009, 12:35 PM 249968 in reply to 249966

    Re: Is my battery low or what is it?

    Paint a line with a brush, take the glow brush, lower the value in the colour palette, paint over the line. Or, paint a line, make a new colour dodge layer, take an airbrush, paint over the line.

    http://www.madhamsterstudios.co.uk
  •  10-18-2009, 12:38 PM 249969 in reply to 249965

    Re: Is my battery low or what is it?

    BlackWolfMan:
    I have watched Ryan Churchs videos and he is using Painter to make that effect with the glow pencil, but why doesnt it look like it is glowing for me?

    Still not clear whether you're using Painter or not. You can fake the Glow Brush in Photoshop: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=168578

    Edit - Corel's "Using the Glow Brush" Tips & Tricks is next to useless.

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