1. Post #1
    VirtAnderson's Avatar
    August 2011
    272 Posts
    Hia, I'm trying to get into Screenshot editing so I could make epic-looking pics in Gmod. Anybody know how to make cool effects and/or know of a website with some transparent-background pics of misc. special effects (explosions, laser beams, those little rays of light that come in through windows and trees, etc.)?

  2. Post #2
    The King Of Zing
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    September 2009
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  3. Post #3
    Sweet Berries's Avatar
    August 2010
    298 Posts
    You're just supposed to google things and edit them if you need to. Most effects like smoke, muzzle flashes, explosion etc are on a black background and you can just set its blending options to screen. Really it wouldn't have been hard to find this out. P.S. I get mine from action essentials 2 and adobe after effects and just screenshot it but that's a whole other story that you shouldn't get in to yet.
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    Lebowski's Avatar
    December 2009
    10,374 Posts
    Until you know the basics of lighting, posing, and composition, don't even bother to learn editing.
    There is nothing worse than a picture with terrible lighting, posing, and composition that has good editing.
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  5. Post #5
    VirtAnderson's Avatar
    August 2011
    272 Posts
    Er, what exactly do you mean by composition?

  6. Post #6
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    Joazzz's Avatar
    June 2008
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    Er, what exactly do you mean by composition?
    How you place the stuff in your picture. Can't be arsed to go into detail so:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_(visual_arts)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

    That helps a lot.

  7. Post #7
    VirtAnderson's Avatar
    August 2011
    272 Posts
    Oh, okay. I get it. I learned all about it, just forgot the word. Thanks.

  8. Post #8
    JurajIsNotPirat's Avatar
    September 2009
    5,115 Posts
    cgtextures.com

    and google.