Motion Blur

Would someone be able to suggest some settings or options to replicate the delicate motion blur seen on the webpage
http://members.shaw.ca/annaps/test.gif . I have tried motion blurs, wind filter, and free transform, but can't replicate this. On the webpage that I saw this, most of the logo has a gold background with a blue sky. In the motion blur, it almost looks as if the colors overlap in some places.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Anna

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:21:05 GMT, "Anna" wrote:

Would someone be able to suggest some settings or options to replicate the delicate motion blur seen on the webpage
http://members.shaw.ca/annaps/test.gif . I have tried motion blurs, wind filter, and free transform, but can't replicate this. On the webpage that I saw this, most of the logo has a gold background with a blue sky. In the motion blur, it almost looks as if the colors overlap in some places.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Anna

I don't see the motion blur...I see some slight shadows and some gradients in the background.

in article BVgWc.183172$ wrote on
08/23/2004 12:21 AM:

Would someone be able to suggest some settings or options to replicate the delicate motion blur seen on the webpage
http://members.shaw.ca/annaps/test.gif . I have tried motion blurs, wind filter, and free transform, but can't replicate this. On the webpage that I saw this, most of the logo has a gold background with a blue sky. In the motion blur, it almost looks as if the colors overlap in some places.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Anna

You really have no idea what you are looking at. There is no "motion blur" in the image.

Yeh - I am getting sorta fed-up at answering these sorts of questions too (least ways for free I mean)

It seems that 2 weeks or so after helping out with a question or two the very same topics get covered in a 30 - 40 buck book :-(

With no acknowledgement or anyfink <sulks>

Arty Arty Artio

"MrFrings" wrote in message

in article BVgWc.183172$ wrote on
08/23/2004 12:21 AM:

Would someone be able to suggest some settings or options to replicate

the

delicate motion blur seen on the webpage
http://members.shaw.ca/annaps/test.gif . I have tried motion blurs,

wind

filter, and free transform, but can't replicate this. On the webpage

that I

saw this, most of the logo has a gold background with a blue sky. In

the

motion blur, it almost looks as if the colors overlap in some places.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Anna

You really have no idea what you are looking at. There is no "motion

blur"

in the image.

"Anna" wrote in message

Would someone be able to suggest some settings or options to replicate the delicate motion blur seen on the webpage
http://members.shaw.ca/annaps/test.gif . I have tried motion blurs, wind filter, and free transform, but can't replicate this. [...]

What you see might really be the consequence of a background that has more color gradations than the .GIF file can accomodate - a bit of 'banding'. See if you can replicate thus - create a new layer. Then use the Gradient Tool to make a top-to-bottom gradeient in the colors you like. Then using Save for Web, restrict the colors to 8-bit. There you go. :) (Saving as high-quality JPEG destroys the 'banding'.)

One way to create such a background without reverting to the side-effect of the .GIF file is to create the gradient, the apply the Filter - Dry Brush with a high degree of Texture (3 on the slider control). If that doesn't work, come back. There are many ways to get what you want.

Hope this helps.

"MrFrings" wrote in message

in article BVgWc.183172$ wrote on

You really have no idea what you are looking at. There is no "motion

blur"

in the image.

So, MrFriggin Clueless, why don't you tell the poster what she really IS seeing?

in article
wrote on 08/23/2004 11:51 AM:

"MrFrings" wrote in message

in article BVgWc.183172$ wrote on

You really have no idea what you are looking at. There is no "motion

blur"

in the image.

So, MrFriggin Clueless, why don't you tell the poster what she really IS seeing?

Not my job to educate people on how to see and how to write what they see. You seem interested in the job...so take it. Hope you are happy in your new job.

"MrFrings" wrote in message

Not my job to educate people on how to see and how to write what they see.

Yer just another oxygen thief. Killfile is where yer living from now on.

in article , jjs at
wrote on 08/23/2004 6:05 PM:

Yer just another oxygen thief. Killfile is where yer living from now on.

Who cares what you do. Still is no body's job to educate you for free.

Go back to school, goober.

"CouldBeMike" wrote in message

in article , jjs at
wrote on 08/23/2004 6:05 PM:

Yer just another oxygen thief. Killfile is where yer living from now on.

Who cares what you do. Still is no body's job to educate you for free.

Clueless, are you? It wasn't me he (you) were/was speaking to. How does it feel to be useless on this earth, and as welcome as VD in this group? Take some time off and beg for pennies to buy a clue. Killfile.

VD, ahahahaha.
Funny stuff.
Yea, yea. My Opinion doesn't matter.

"jjs" wrote in message

"CouldBeMike" wrote in message

in article , jjs at
wrote on 08/23/2004 6:05 PM:

Yer just another oxygen thief. Killfile is where yer living from now

on.

Who cares what you do. Still is no body's job to educate you for free.

Clueless, are you? It wasn't me he (you) were/was speaking to. How does it feel to be useless on this earth, and as welcome as VD in this group? Take some time off and beg for pennies to buy a clue. Killfile.

Thank you for offering some constructive tips. I did try the Dry Brush but was unable to duplicate the gradient on
http://members.shaw.ca/annaps/test.gif

"jjs" wrote in message

"Anna" wrote in message

Would someone be able to suggest some settings or options to replicate

the

delicate motion blur seen on the webpage
http://members.shaw.ca/annaps/test.gif . I have tried motion blurs,

wind

filter, and free transform, but can't replicate this. [...]

What you see might really be the consequence of a background that has more color gradations than the .GIF file can accomodate - a bit of 'banding'.

See

if you can replicate thus - create a new layer. Then use the Gradient Tool to make a top-to-bottom gradeient in the colors you like. Then using Save for Web, restrict the colors to 8-bit. There you go. :) (Saving as high-quality JPEG destroys the 'banding'.)

One way to create such a background without reverting to the side-effect

of

the .GIF file is to create the gradient, the apply the Filter - Dry Brush with a high degree of Texture (3 on the slider control). If that doesn't work, come back. There are many ways to get what you want.
Hope this helps.

Create a new layer and fill it with a Linear Gradiant made with the blue and yellow from the image. Use the Add Noise filter: Amount = 3 , Gaussian, Monochromatic checked. Use the Motion Blur filter: Angle = 0 and Distance = 999. Use the Brightness/Contrast filter (-16/21 seems to work well) to get richer colors.

The Pyramids (with a dropshadow) were added on top so no motion blur was added to the pyramids, just the background.

"Anna" wrote in message

Would someone be able to suggest some settings or options to replicate the delicate motion blur seen on the webpage
http://members.shaw.ca/annaps/test.gif . I have tried motion blurs, wind filter, and free transform, but can't replicate this. On the webpage that

I

saw this, most of the logo has a gold background with a blue sky. In the motion blur, it almost looks as if the colors overlap in some places.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Anna

Hi!

And yes! I think there has been some use of motion blur here on the background. The background seems little bit metalic and has some similarity with what results from metal brush technique. This is done by:

1- Create the background (let it be any gradient of different shades of orange and yellow).
2- Put another layer on the background and paint the new layer with WHITE color, then make layer mode (Overlay) to watch the effects on the background.
3- Add noise Filter>noise>Add noise... (Choose a value near 50%) 4- Filter >blur>motion blur..
6- If you are not satisified with the results, you may use Gaussian blur. Blur the layer to taste. Also, you may tamper with the layer's opacity until you get the reqired results. (Motion blur) and (Add noise) parameters may also be changed in many different ways giving different results.

Hope this can help a little.

Mohamed Al-Dabbagh
Senior Graphic Designer

in article , jjs at
wrote on 08/23/2004 6:46 PM:

Killfile.

Who cares what you do.

in article , The Wild, Wild West at
wrote on 08/23/2004 6:57 PM:

My Opinion doesn't matter.

Your right, but it does not matter.

in article I3BWc.202467$ wrote on
08/23/2004 11:17 PM:

Thank you for offering some constructive tips. I did try the Dry Brush but was unable to duplicate the gradient

Then you should give up.

looks like they took kobe and made a dupe layer and then did a blur on that and then used smudge tool on it.

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:21:05 GMT, "Anna" wrote:

Would someone be able to suggest some settings or options to replicate the delicate motion blur seen on the webpage
http://members.shaw.ca/annaps/test.gif . I have tried motion blurs, wind filter, and free transform, but can't replicate this. On the webpage that I saw this, most of the logo has a gold background with a blue sky. In the motion blur, it almost looks as if the colors overlap in some places.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Anna