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Posted on 10/11/09 1:28:16 PM |
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Pauline Kemp
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Lego Rain
I have a picture where I need to create rain but it needs to be Lego blocks. Do you have any suggestions? This is my first post so I hope I have done it correctly! Many thanks, Kindest Regards, Pauline |
Posted on 10/11/09 2:24:43 PM |
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Nick Curtain
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Re: Lego Rain
Hi Pauline and welcome The blocks could be solid, or transparent. Is this what you had in mind? Unfortunately I cannot use motion blur for some reason. Nick  |
Posted on 10/11/09 4:28:51 PM |
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Pauline Kemp
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Re: Lego Rain
Hello, Thank you for the reply and the image, its fab! The only thing I was thinking of doing was having the blocks solid...any ideas? Here is my poor attempt! Best wishes, Pauline x  |
Posted on 10/11/09 4:30:29 PM |
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Pauline Kemp
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Re: Lego Rain
Looking at yours Nick, I realise I should have perhaps made straight lines?! My observation skills are not good! xx |
Posted on 10/11/09 5:26:46 PM |
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Nick Curtain
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Re: Lego Rain
Hi Pauline I think the challenge is to make the lego block recognisable, yet appear like rain. If you are looking for solid blocks, then I think you need to blend a brick with a motion blurred copy. Firstly, choose your brick and place it on a new layer. Copy the layer and apply enough motion blur to show movement but to maintain a small element of detail. Motion blur will blur both in front of and behind the subject, so you will need to move the original brick, or the blurred copy so that the leading edge of the sharp brick hides the blur. Alternatively, use a mask to erase the front portion of the blur. You will need to blend the original and blurred bricks, so add a layer mask to the sharp brick layer and erase the sharp trailing edge so that it blends into the blur. When happy with the effect, merge the two layers onto a new layer to preserve your original work and with the move tool selected, ALT click on the new layer to copy it. Create a few copies and merge as before. You will soon build up a large number of brick drops on one layer, which you can resize to fit your image. You are right that rain travels in straight lines, but it can travel in different directions, depending on the wind. Therefore, you can copy your final rain layer, rotate it slightly and perhaps adjust the opacity. Hope this helps Nick |
Posted on 17/11/09 07:50:51 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Lego Rain
You could always try defining a lego brick as a brush. Then set the brush angle to the angle you want, and add some variation in angle, scatter and count, and you should find you can just paint rain directly onto your image. There are instructions for creating brushes in the book - but let me know if you have trouble doing this. |
Posted on 17/11/09 5:51:03 PM |
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Pauline Kemp
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Re: Lego Rain
Thank you Nick! x |
Posted on 17/11/09 5:53:01 PM |
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Pauline Kemp
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Re: Lego Rain
Thank you Steve & Nick, I will have a go did you say it was in the How to cheat in Photoshop 4 book? I have just ordered the Art & Design publication, Thank you, Pauline |