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HI,,,PIRATE VOYAGER BRINGING YOU ANOTHER TUTORIAL.
THIS ONE HAS QUITE A VARIED ARRAY OF OUTCOMES,
ALL DEPENDENT ON WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE "SKELETAL FORMULAS" BELOW,
MOST OF THE "ACTION" COMES FROM "F/X IMPLODE" STEPS.

IT IS THEN YOUR CHOICE OF WHAT "COMPOSITE" YOU FOLLOW UP WITH (IF ANY), WHAT OTHER GRAPHICS YOU CHOOSE TO "COMPOSITE" WITH
-----AFTER------
THE "F/X IMPLODE" STEPS.

YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A BACKGROUND BEFORE ENTERING IMAGE MAGICK, DO THE "F/X IMPLODE" STEPS ON THAT AND THEN "COMPOSITE" ITSELF TO IT OR WHATEVER OTHER GRAPHIC.

BOTTOMLINE: IS TO HAVE IMAGE "IMPLODING" FROM CENTER TO SIDES

***NOTE: IT IS BETTER TO USE BRIGHT COLORS TO ACHIEVE THIS.

YOU CAN ALSO, AS USUAL, ANNOTATE POETRY/HAIKU ONTO YOUR IMAGE.
THESE RESULTS, ESPECIALLY IF USING A GRAPHIC SUCH AS A LANDSCAPE OR PLANETARY SCAPE AND NO OTHER SUBJECT MATTER, BEGS FOR "ANNOTATION" TO BE ADDED.

AND THAT IS ALL THERE IS TO IT.
SOUNDS LIKE ALOT THAT IS VARIED BUT THAT IS WHAT MAKES IT EASY
(ALOT OF CHOICES)
AND ALSO UNIQUE.

I WOULD BE CAREFUL NOT TO "COVER UP" THE "F/X IMPLODE" EFFECTS TOO MUCH, IF POSSIBLE,
BUT....GUESS WHAT?

IF YOU WANT TO ADD OTHER SUBJECTS AND/OR MULTIPLE COMPOSITES
YOU CAN ALWAYS DO YOU "IMPLODING" AT THE END OR OVER AGAIN.

THIS IS MAINLY A TUTORIAL FOR FUN,,,
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
AND TO STRETCH THOSE "EXTREME IMAGING" MINDS...

TE NAMASTE,
SCARLET

Assisted by Princess Pink on examples






**NOTE: AS IN "PLANETARYSCAPE" SKELETAL FORMULA, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT I RAISED EACH PARAMETER BY "1"
THIS WILL GIVE YOUR IMAGE AN EXAGGERATED "EFFECT" AND ALSO EVEN MORE ROOM FOR YOU TO EXPAND THE CONCEPT OF THIS...

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ORIGINAL



SKELETAL FORMULA
F/X IMPLODE= -2,
F/X IMPLODE= +1,
F/X IMPLODE= +1,
COMPOSITE/WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE
(I USED COMPOSITE/MULTIPLY FOR THE FIRST ONE)
**RESIZE WHEN DONE COMPOSITING

ADDITIONAL STEPS:
EFFECTS/EMBOSS= DEFAULT, DECORATE/COMPOSITE 0X0 BORDER VIOLET COMPOSITE=MULTIPLY
ENHANCE/SATURATE=115
DECORATE 7X7 NO COLOR RAISE
ANNOTATE, OUTPUT @ 25



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ORIGINAL:



SKELETAL FORMULA

/FX IMPLODE= -3
F/X IMPLODE= +2
F/X IMPLODE= +2
COMPOSITE/HARDLIGHT

FINISH UP:
EFFECTS/SHARPEN= 20X20
ENHANCE/GAMMA= DEFAULT DROPDOWN BOX= BLUE
ENHANCE/BRIGHT=110
ENHANCE/SATURATE=110
DECORATE 20X20 SINK NO COLOR
10X10 RAISE NO COLOR
ANNOTATE OUTPUT @ QUALITY=25



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ORIGINAL



MADE PLASMA BACKGROUND
SAME SIZE AS GRAPHIC
PURPLE-BLUE

SKELETAL FORMULA

F/X IMPLODE= -2
F/X IMPLODE= +1
F/X IMPLODE= +1
COMPOSITE/WHATEVER
(I USED COMPOSITE/MULTIPLY)

ADDITIONAL EFFECTS
EFFECTS/EMBOSS DEFAULT,
COMPOSITE MULTIPLY AGAIN,
DECORATE 10X10 NO COLOR RAISE
DECORATE 30X0 BLACK BORDER,
DECORATE 10X0 PURPLE BORDER,
ANNOTATE, OUTPUT @ QUALITY= 25,

"BEAUTIFUL BURST"-



USING DOJEAN'S "GLASS BACK" TECHNIQUE

INPUT IMAGE

DECORATE 15X15 TRANSPARENT BORDER,

COMPOSITE GLASS BACKGROUND
NORTHWEST TILE ACROSS MULTIPLY

OUTPUT @ QUALITY= 25



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ORIGINAL



SKELETAL FORMULA

F/X IMPLODE= -2,
F/X IMPLODE= +1,
F/X IMPLODE= +1,
COMPOSITE/WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE
(I USED COMPOSITE/MULTIPLY FOR THE FIRST ONE)

ADDITIONAL STEPS
FIRST MADE PLASMA BACKGROUND SAME SIZE AS ORIGINAL IMAGE
peachpuff-darkred

THEN USED SKELETAL FORMULA ON BACKGROUND
USED ORIGINAL COMPOSITE "PROPEL" ONTO BACKGROUND AFTER IMPLODING

EFFECTS/SHARP=20X20

ENHANCE/SATURATE= 110

F/X DISTORT ARC = 70 VPM= TILE

PAINT REPLACE 6666 GRAY15 ONTO WHITE AREAS

ANNOTATE, OUTPUT@QUALITY= 25



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EXAMPLES BELOW BY PRINCESS PINK

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ORIGINAL:

http://piratevoyager.com/1-TECHNIQUES/IMPLODEBURST/LadyoftheladeIMPLODEBURST.jpg MADE PLASMA BACKGROUND
SAME SIZE AS GRAPHIC ORANGE-GOLD

F/X IMPLODE= -2
F/X IMPLODE= +1
F/X IMPLODE= +1



COMPOSITE/MULTIPLY
ENHANCE/SHARP= 22x22
COMPOSITE/MULTIPLY
ENHANCE/SHARP= 8x8



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ORIGINAL:



SKELETAL FORMULA

MAKE PLASMA BACKGROUND
SAME SIZE AS GRAPHIC
BLUE-RED
F/X IMPLODE= -2,
F/X IMPLODE= +1,
F/X IMPLODE= +1,
COMPOSITE/DIFFERENCE
RESIZE AND FINISH UP







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