TUNNELS
HI ALL, SCARLET HERE...
BRINGING YOU A NEW WAY TO DO "F/X VIGNETTE"
THIS IS A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE YET WITH ALOT OF CHOICES AND VERY EFFECTIVE
READY? HERE WE GO....
THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO HAVE YOUR IMAGE, ON EITHER SIDE, WITH A BLACK OPENING TO IT
OR "TUNNEL"
AND THE REST OF IT, OTHER SIDE, TOP AND BOTTOM TO BE EMPHASIZED WITH A COLOR DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE AROUND THE VIGNETTE
ONCE YOU DO THIS, YOU WILL THAT IT IS NOT AS HARD AS IT READS BUT
***YOU "HAVE TO" FOLLOW THE STEPS EXACTLY
UNTIL YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE TECHNIQUE. AFTER THAT, I HAVE EVEN USED "F/X DISTORT" ON THE "TUNNEL"...
EXTREME
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SKELETAL FORMULA
GO TO "F/X"
MAKE YOUR "VIGNETTE"
(make it large enough so that it covers your matte to the top and bottom)
**VERY IMPORTANT PART:
IF IT DOES NOT REACH TOP/BOTTOM, THEN USE "TRANSFORM" TO SHAVE OFF JUST ENOUGH OF TOP/BOTTOM TO TOUCH "VIGNETTE" RING
-F/X VIGNETTE PARAMETER= 10x100
(this is variable, the first number being the amount you want it either blurred or a more hardened edge look, the other the distance from the sides)
-AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EFFECTS IN "F/X" PUT IN WHAT BACKGROUND COLOR YOU WANT AROUND YOUR IMAGE AND "VIGNETTE"
(I used SILVER for my first example)
-MAKE YOUR VIGNETTE
-YOU WANT PLENTY OF BACKGROUND MATTE AROUND THE SIDES OF THE VIGNETTE SO THE SIDES OF THE VIGNETTE
DO NOT TOUCH
THE SIDES OF THE MATTE
IF THE SIDES OF THE VIGNETTE DO TOUCH, MAKE A BORDER (SAME COLOR AS BACKGROUND FOR VIGNETTE) AND EXTEND SIDES OUT
-WHILE AT "DECORATE" MAKE A SMALL BORDER AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM, DIFFERENT COLOR THAN THE BACKGROUND FOR VIGNETTE, FOR EMPHASIS IN VIEWING
ie. 0x10 ORANGERED
GO DOWN TO "PAINT"
HERE YOU WILL WANT TO PAINT EITHER SIDE BLACK
FILL IN FIELDS
DROPDOWN BOX ON RIGHT= COLOR
TO LEFT, DROPDOWN BOX= FLOODFILL
TO LEFT, PARAMETER BOX PUT IN 6666
COLOR FIELD BELOW THAT ENTER BLACK
POINT, CLICK AND HIT ENTER ON EITHER SIDE OF VIGNETTE
**IF THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF VIGNETTE ARE TOUCHING TOP AND BOTTOM OF MATTE THEN THE SIDE YOU CHOSE TO PAINT WILL BE BLACK
AND THE OTHER SIDE WILL REMAIN THE COLOR YOU CHOSE FOR BACKGROUND MAKING THE VIGNETTE
IF AROUND VIGNETTE ALL TURNS BLACK, SHAVE OFF A BIT MORE OF TOP AND BOTTOM
-**OPTIONAL: FOR MORE EMPHASIS, PUT A BORDER ON THE SIDES, AGAIN DIFFERENT THEN THE BACKGROUND
ie. 20x0 CRIMSON OR YOUR COLOR CHOICE
-GO TO "TRANSFORM"
CROP OFF ONE OF THE SIDES OF THE BORDER YOU JUST MADE ADJACENT TO WHERE YOU PAINTED THE BLACK BACKGROUND.
NOW , IT IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE AN
OPENING OF A TUNNEL
ON THE SIDE WHERE THE BLACK IS WITH YOUR IMAGE INSIDE , HAVING A FOUNDATION OF A BORDER ON THE TOP , SIDE, AND BOTTOM
- FINISH UP USING WHATEVER "EFFECTS" IN "ENHANCE"
- ANNOTATE
OUTPUT @ QUALITY= 25
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC
"RENAISSANCE MAN"
**NOTE: I USED BLACK FOR THE TOP/BOTTOM BORDERS. THEN, SO THAT THEY WOULD SHOW UP , I ALSO ADDED A SMALL SILVER BORDER= 3 PIXELS ON TOP/BOTTOM. HOWEVER, THE TOP/ BOTTOM BORDER DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO SHOW UP.
IE. IF YOU USED BLACK FOR "DECORATE"
YOU WILL STILL GET YOUR "TUNNEL" EFFECT.
ORIGINAL
INPUT TO IMAGE MAGICK
F/X VIGNETTE = 30X110
BACKGROUND COLOR=PURPLE
**the VIGNETTE still did not reach the top/bottom so I went to
TRANSFORM/SHAVE= 0X20
DECORATE BORDER PURPLE=50X0
I wanted more of a border on the sides so I added this
DECORATE BORDER CRIMSON= 30X0
PAINT FLOODFILL 1000 BLACK ON PURPLE INNER RING
SAME WITH PURPLE RIGHT HAND SIDE BORDER
SAME WITH CRIMSON RIGHT HAND SIDE BORDER
DECORATE BORDER 0X20 BLACK
DECORATE BORDER GRAY28 0X5
ENHANCE BRIGHT=120
ANNOTATE, OUTPUT QUALITY@25
ELECTRONIC EMBRYO
CRYSTAL SHELL Tunnel
"MAYAN DOOMSDAY CALENDAR"
"TUNNEL OF MYSTICISM"
**Used "F/X DISTORT"
after making the Vignette Tunnel image...
"VOGUE" Vignette Tunnel
USE ANY COMBINATION OF COLORS,,,FOR BACKGROUND AND FOR BORDER. YOU CAN HAVE SOME REALLY EXCITING AND UNIQUE "VIGNETTES" THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE "VIGNETTES" AT ALL
TE NAMASTE,
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