Spiff Up a Render [PSP]

[Smangii]

Here's a preaty neat (and old) technique I'd like to share with you about spiffing up your renders before using them

The Render:
www.render-world.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=11&pos=120

Step 1: Before you add your render to the sig open it in a new image to make a few customizations.

Step 2: Select your "magic wand" tool with these settings:

Match Mode: Brightness
Tolerance: 30 - 40
Feather: 0
Anti-alias: Unchecked

Step 3: Click on the brightest portion or color in the render, try to look for whites, yellows, or blues. This should select other parts of the render that are similar.

Step 4: While the parts are selected, go to selections --> Float.

Step 5: In your layers palette, click on the original layer (background). Then go to layers --> new raster layer --> ok.

Step 6: Go to selections --> Select none.

Step 7: Go to adjust --> blur --> gaussian blur --> and set your radius to 5. Press OK.

Step 8: Double Click on your second raster layer in the layers palette, then Set the blend mode to Screen. Reduce the opacity from 100 to about 85. Press Ok.

Step 9: Right click on the 2nd raster layer and go to merge --> down.

HERE is the new and improved render.

Just compare it to the first one, much better looking, no? ;D

HERE is an example of it on a sig.

(C) Smangii @ Slightly Insane
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