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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 12:54 pm
by bazzah
Hey guys
I am working on a cover for Independence Day Resurgent, to match my old ID4 cover. Here is where I am so far, but I could do with some help. Can anybody point me in the right direction to resources/tutorials to make the light beam look like the one from the movie?
[attachment=34409:IDR.jpg]
I want to make a beam similar to this:
[attachment=34408:beam.jpg]
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 1:28 pm
by Arkflip
Great start! I honestly prefer your light beam version but you can enlarge yours to get a similar result.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 1:48 pm
by bazzah
Thanks Arky... so with or without electricity?
[attachment=34410:IDRelectric.jpg]
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 2:22 pm
by Arkflip
With imo. Shouldn't the light be also reflected on these points?
[attachment=34411:Sem_T__tulo.png]
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 4:40 pm
by sauron
I agree with Ark, I do prefer your version but if you want to make it look more like the original, I would say you could create a rectangle, add a blur to it so the edges blur and then try and find a nebula brush and reduce the opacity of it?
Don't hold me to it as just thinking from the top of my head so may not work.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 4:46 pm
by bazzah
Thanks guys.
Arkflip, I haven't finished with the lighting etc yet
Sauron, I am not trying to recreate, more make it fit the movie more than what it was. I did make it look like the original, using a gradient fill (0% opacity to 100% to 0%) but I didn't like it

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 5:08 pm
by sauron
Bazzah wrote:Sauron, I am not trying to recreate, more make it fit the movie more than what it was. I did make it look like the original, using a gradient fill (0% opacity to 100% to 0%) but I didn't like it
Oh right

yeah I agree, what you have done looks better

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:22 pm
by bazzah
How does this look?
[attachment=34419:IDR2.jpg]
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:31 pm
by SherifDingo
Looking good so far.

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:02 pm
by bazzah
Thanks buddy