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Posted on 01/11/05 01:27:24 AM |
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stefan
Detail Demon Posts: 401 Reply  |
putting things in bottles
Hi, I just don't seem to get past step 9 on page 221. How do I add the layer mask so it only shows the distortion underneath the liquid? I always get two images . And my second question....what is the purpose of step 10, adding the original hard light bottle layer to the brain? |
Posted on 01/11/05 06:42:57 AM |
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Paul McFadden
Dream Decryptor Posts: 138 Reply  |
putting things in bottles
Hi 1st Part: You should have 2 brain layers, with the spherize filter applied to the duplicated one (above the original) This means all you should see now is a distorted brain. Ofcourse, the distortion should only show where the brain is supposedly submerged - so add a layer mask to this distorted layer, and simply paint (with black) the part of brain that is above water - which lets the original brain layer show through. 2nd Part: We already added the hard light bottle layer in steps 4 & 5. Its purpose is to make the brain look like its in the bottle - BUT, as step 5 says, the layer affects the whole bottle - not just the part in front of the brain. Step 10 is just correcting this, by hiding the hard light bottle layer everywhere apart from in front of the brain cheers _________________ |
Posted on 01/11/05 11:21:11 PM |
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stefan
Detail Demon Posts: 401 Reply |
putting things in bottles
Thanks Paul, I got the first bit right but was somehow stuck with a ghostimage of the first brain on the distorted one. But that has sorted itself out now. Cheers. |