Topic: Lightsaber Clashes

Hey guys,

Was filming a lightsaber battle sequence today for an upcoming video, and I realised that I actually had no idea how to make the clashes work from an effects pov. I can get the individual blades to look realistic when they're on their own but when the sabers clash there is usually a small flash of light given off!

Anyone know how to make this work in either photoshop or gimp?

Thanks guys!

- Tom

Re: Lightsaber Clashes

I did this for my lightsaber battle by making a white ellipse over the point of clash. Then turn the feather up to the desired result. The add an outer glow effect to the ellipse and give it a slight yellowy-orange tint (this can be found in the blending options for the ellipse). It's not perfect, but it turns out decently. Hope this helps. mini/smile

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Re: Lightsaber Clashes

Aha, thanks! That'll help alot mini/smile I'll see how that looks!