Lightning (Effect)

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Author: ThreeDee

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Filter Details

Downloads: 3977
Submitted: Jan 04, 2008
Usage Rank: High
Comments (2)

Description

Lightning strikes twice (or three times, or...)Horizontally for those science lab experiments.Adjust to taste, color, glow, size, etc.Linearity controls how straight the bolt is. At 100, it is a straight line like a laser, at 0 pretty much all over the place.Note: Outer glow scale is twice inner glow scale, so the same number on both still keeps outer glow twice the size.Tip: Background darkening allows lightning to show up better. Besides, lightning from the clear blue sky is, I've been told, not that usual.Tip: Render on black background and compose in screen blend mode in Photoshop or the like for precise placement.Tip: If the lightning "falls apart," increase linearity or pattern scale.

Keywords

lightning, electricity, glow, storm, zap, strike, thunder, bolt

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Filter Controls

Lightning color
Glow strength
Darken background
Pattern scale
Stroke weight
Roughness
Linearity
Offshoot spread
Inner glow color
Inner glow spread
Outer glow color
Outer glow spread
Horizontal

Lightning