Creating Muzzle Flashes – Two Techniques

In this tutorial Daarken shows you two different techniques for creating muzzle flashes. The first is achieved by painting the flashes by hand and combining a linear dodge (add) layer. The second is using live-action frames in combination with layer effects.
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2 Comments on "Creating Muzzle Flashes – Two Techniques"
Sweet!
You could slap a big turd in that image and it would still look awesome, but sure, muzzle flashes would be the smarter choice.