Hi everyone, i'm new to photoshop, im in the middle of making myself a logo for my team on call of duty 4 and i'm wondering how to do these glowing likes like the ones in the picture http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll41/Ch...01235775687.png +rep for any reply and help i appreciate all help thank you
hmm.. maybe first, draw a line and rasterize the layer, then smudge it slightly, then hold ctrl+click the layer that the line is on to select the pixels, then maybe apply a gradient using white and another colour to the smudged selection of the line?
Make a white line and then right click on layer and go to blending options> Outer glow and play with settings
Both of these are correct in a manner. This effect is commonly displayed in a floating point system, when a highly metallic surface accepts so much light that it begins to bounce a lot of it back, so that it is reflecting pure white after a point. The farther away of course, the more you end up with a glow. To simulate this, you can simply draw a line, and add a glow. This version is less recommended than doing it by hand, because it is a non-directional glow as simulating this in real life would be. The version that I would recommend would be to go to your brush settings. in the shape dynamics, set the size to fade and play w/ the number. Go to your line. Set the brush to red. Then press shift, and click and move the mouse in one smooth quick motion. This will create a shrinking effect like the one you showed. Next, copy that layer, flip it around and move it so that it is one line with a large part in the center. Then merge those layers. Next, duplicate that layer, transform it by the vertical only. Move it inward. Put a quickmask on this layer, and then use the gradient tool. Use a BWB combination. Start at the center, and move out. Then merge those layers. Duplicate the layer, blur it a small percent. Use Hue/Saturation to tweak that color to red. Use a proper blending mode. Create a new layer. Then, very very carefully, select a 1px brush, set it to a dark gray about 70% or more. Using the shift key, underline the white part of the stroke. Create a new layer, and do the same to the top. Adjust the position and opacity as necessary. This will simulate the shining through crack effect that is in that first image. It should be VERY subtle to work properly. Good luck, if you need any help, just let us know! -f0ru0l0rd
