Lightning

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• Author: ThreeDee
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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 Details

• Downloads: 8083
• Submitted: Jan 04, 2008
• Usage Rank: High
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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