Anyone know how?

Does anyone know how to select only the non-transparent pixels on a canvas? Im making another avatar to match my ranks and upcoming UT and i wanna put a really low opacity flame brush (>.<) inside the orb, is there any way to just select the orb? Does it have something to do with a mask? Also, does anyone know how to add those little light bursts that make it looks like its gleaming, like you often see on teeth, is it just a lens flare?


Thanks,


Lukef555

 

Hold control and click on that layers thumbnail to select it.

For the light deal tyuo were talking about, maybe try using the pen tool and then stroking it with a soft brush, make sure to click simulate pressure when doing so.

 

Okay ill try it out, thanks!

 

Worked perfect.





How would the pen tool do anything? Im talking about like on Floyd Zepplins sick. (Ill find a link)

http://www.sythe.org/member.php?u=171200


Like on the top left of the F

 

Well, heres what I did, first used a soft round brush, made a dot, and then lowered the opacity a bit, then used a smaller brush, left it at 100% opacity and then duplicated it to double the effect. I then made one line using the pen tool, and stroked it with a small round soft brush, with simulated pressure. Duplicated it and flipped it 90&#9675; Heres what I got. On a bigger scale of what your wanting to do, but it would apply the same way if your putting it on an avatar.

 

Hmm, more complicated then i thought but thanks/

 

No problem, leme know if you need any more help with this deal.