Post by snotskie on Feb 4, 2009 19:48:23 GMT -5
i just came up with this trick
using gimp, not sure if PS has everything, it might, i dunno
but make a base layer of w/e color thats no black.
then copy it, and going through the center, make a black line/rectangle, etc.
this is going to be our crack in the opening
blur it a little now if you want a soft edge or whatnot
ok, now copy the crack layer, use the Generic->Erode plugin, and the crack should widen
do this a few times, 3-6, this can vary depending on what you want
now copy this now wider-open layer and repeat the effect (ctrl+f) the same amount of times as the previous layer
continue to repeat these steps as needed, until you have as many as you want for your gif
you could use this to make widening layer masks, what i did in that pic up there, you could decide to not use the same number of ctrl+f's each time, to get a speeding up/down effect (like i did)
just play around with this and tell me what you think
using gimp, not sure if PS has everything, it might, i dunno
but make a base layer of w/e color thats no black.
then copy it, and going through the center, make a black line/rectangle, etc.
this is going to be our crack in the opening
blur it a little now if you want a soft edge or whatnot
ok, now copy the crack layer, use the Generic->Erode plugin, and the crack should widen
do this a few times, 3-6, this can vary depending on what you want
now copy this now wider-open layer and repeat the effect (ctrl+f) the same amount of times as the previous layer
continue to repeat these steps as needed, until you have as many as you want for your gif
you could use this to make widening layer masks, what i did in that pic up there, you could decide to not use the same number of ctrl+f's each time, to get a speeding up/down effect (like i did)
just play around with this and tell me what you think
