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how do u make a shining glare type efect

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#1

like from a star

#2

well is somebady gona anser me

#3

i don’t know if thats what you are going for - but have you tried the glow material yet? you might want to reduce/tweak the settings in the materials-modifiers (S1+mayhapsS2) so its up to your plans!?!?!

#4

i dont think thats kwite the efect i wuz going for but thanks enyway :slight_smile:

#5

Hello,
If you’re looking for something like streaks coming from a source (like a star), you could make a sphere and use the smear brush to pull out part of it. You could try using the highlighter, ShadeEnhancer, or simplebrush to add shininess. I’ll (try :wink: ) to make an example image in a bit…

#6

Here we are Dom: :slight_smile:

If this is what you’re looking for let me know in this thread and I’ll tell you how I did it. If it isn’t then perhaps a clearer description of what you want would help. :slight_smile:

#7

thats it exactly thanks :smiley:

#8

Well then, lets see if I can remember how I did it…

  1. I selected the Glow material. In the Material palette I opened the Modifiers sub-palette and clicked on S1. In the Color palette I chose the main color for my star, a yellow-orange. Back in the Materials Palette I clicked on the color change square, (the default color is a dark yellow) changing the color to my yellow-orange.
  2. In the Tool Palette I selected sphere3D. In my document I drew it to the size of the center of my star.
  3. In the Tool Palette I selected the Smudge brush. I then pulled random streaks out to make flares.
  4. In the Tool Palette I selected the Blur brush. (Make sure ZAdd is on.) I picked Alpha06 and brushed all over the star to blend it together.
  5. Now back to the Smudge brush. To give my star some texture, I selected Alpha07 and smudged the flares upward.
  6. To add highlights I went back to Alpha01 and from the Tool Palette selected the SnakeHook brush. I selected a white color.In the center of the star where it is brightest, I made swirlies with the brush. (If you look in my example image you can see them faintly.)
  7. The final step is to do a Best Render.
    OK, I think I remebered everything. :slight_smile:
    If you want the ZDoc, I’ll upload that. :slight_smile: