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Nitro
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posted 19-04-2006 11:46 AM

I'm doing IT this year for school, and I have to design a company website. My company is going to be a webcomic/comic production company. I am going to design a header for the homepage soon, and I'd like it look sort of shiny and glowing... if you understand me, that is.
Here are some examples:
1. http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~dgf/original/04/arynshooty.htm In this pic I am referring mainly to the background with the pink lightning, her vibrant eyes and glossiness of her hair.

2. http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~dgf/original/04/sorceress.htm Here is another example to try and help me explain. Once again, the glossiness of her hair and also the brightness of the magic coming out of her hand.

Can anyone refer me to any tutorials or even give me a pointers on how I can achieve a look similar to these in Photoshop? (or even Fireworks)

Thanks.

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Zankouken
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posted 24-04-2006 01:55 AM

I read a web comic that is shiney and glowing, not so much pink though. http://www.daedalusblue.com/index.php
The guy who makes it used to post here under the name of Dr. Funkenstien. You should try and get in touch with him.

[ 24-04-2006: Message edited by: Zankouken ]

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Nitro
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Member # 368

posted 23-05-2006 12:03 PM

i thought he still posted here...

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Funkenstein
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posted 03-06-2006 04:51 PM

I do... sometimes..
right, shineyness is down to three things, most importantly- contrast. Objects like metal and slippery leather are very shiney right? so actually, they need to be darker than everything else. To make an object seem more shiney- the highlight needs to be far smaller, but much, much brighter. Almost a streak of white for metals. Secondly is your colour palette. The surrounding colours on an image will affect the look of your shiney object. A very shiney jacket, for example, is never really going to stand out if it's on a white background, unless you make that highlight as bright as humanly possible, like this. To make an image like the examples you gave, it's often a good idea to treat the highlights on everything as if they were metal or leather, Like this. Finally, the complete and utter over-use of the "linear dodge" setting in photoshop can give you that glossy plastic look,Like this but it really comes down to the colours you pick beforehand, hence whey the examples you gave look far better than mine!

have fun
~Dr.Funkenstein~

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Nitro
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Member # 368

posted 08-06-2006 11:11 AM

Thanks for the tips, Funkenstein. I'll be sure to play around some more with highlights in photoshop.

Much appreciated!!

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