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singularitycomplex In reply to alg1234 [2010-12-10 22:15:08 +0000 UTC]

Step 1 (Paint.NET): I used a combination of different effects in paint.net: random shape fill (confetti), the object effect "trail," on various layers, then used the distortion effect "wobble" at various stage settings on said layers, flattened the layers and then applied the render effect "Fire!." All the effects need to be downloaded, except for "wobble" I believe, I've downloaded a LOT of pDn plugins and can't remember which effects are built in or not.

Step 2 (Photoshop): I created an even gradient on a new layer, from black to white, and copied and pasted it into photoshop. I then set that a brush default. I then copied and pasted the image into photoshop, switched to eraser, and selected the gradient I had made as the brush. You have to set the "flow" and "opacity" to 100%. Line up the brush so that it's fit perfectly over the image, and click once, this'll erase everything in respect to the depth of black, producing an alpha gradient.

Step 3 (Back to pDn): Save the alpha gradiented image as a .png file, then reopen it in paint.NET. Copy and paste it as a new layer above the original image, and then use whatever color effects you want, I personally used "color flip/rotate" to switch the yellow/orange/red content to shades of blue\cyan.


Another option instead of going to photoshop, is just turning the image to grayscale, and then applying a gradient overlay using your preffered colors, the downside is that instead of having shades of yellow, red, orange, blue, and cyan, it'll only have shades of whatever colors you choose, and won't look as realistic.

And a note about the Fire! effect: it applies to shades of gray relative to 50%, meaning that white and black will both become black, and the 50% gray areas will contain the only resulting white content. Keep this in mind before applying the effect.

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singularitycomplex In reply to singularitycomplex [2010-12-10 22:22:57 +0000 UTC]

Can't remember exactly what I did to make the 3rd one, I used paint.NET, and I know I used the "bricks" render effect, the "clouds" render effect, and the "film" photo effect, anying else I can't remember, sorry. I know I used photoshop for the alpha gradient, but beyond that I have no idea what I did for the paint look, I may have done that in photoshop, but I can't remember.

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alg1234 In reply to singularitycomplex [2010-12-11 16:46:55 +0000 UTC]

Alright, wow. Thanks alot! It's ok, for the third one. I'll figure it out. lol I like opening programs and experimenting with them, so. Thanks again!! ^^

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