Re: 4-point Star lighting effect - How to do ???

I get a 404 - Page not Found error

On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 09:43:28 -0400, "MCL"
wrote:

In news:, kevin deftly typed:

The Render/Lighting effect that comes stock with Photoshop 7 is just a round light, no matter which of the 3 options you select.
I have seen photo's retouched with a 4-point star. You know, it has light streaks that go out from the center - at vertical up and down, and horizontal left and right. It has a special name that escapes me.
Is there a plugin, or even better - a free way to do this?

Is it something similar to this?
http://www3.sympatico.ca/mlb01/star.htm
Then just go through the brushes set that came with PS, there's a few star shape in there.

In news:, kevin deftly typed:

I get a 404 - Page not Found error

Sorry, try it now.
--
Martin.
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"The known is finite, The unknown infinite"
T.H.Huxley

there are at least 5 distinctly different ways to do this, from using a standard brush, to creating a
custom one of your own, to using a mask, to using layer styles, to using a freeware or commercial plugin.

here's the first freebie I found when I typed
"photoshop flare effect" into Google
http://www.axionfx.com/free_stuff.asp
there were nearly 7000 other links returned by the search.

<kevin> wrote in message

I get a 404 - Page not Found error

On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 09:43:28 -0400, "MCL"
wrote:

In news:, kevin deftly typed:

The Render/Lighting effect that comes stock with Photoshop 7 is just a round light, no matter which of the 3 options you select.
I have seen photo's retouched with a 4-point star. You know, it has light streaks that go out from the center - at vertical up and down, and horizontal left and right. It has a special name that escapes me.
Is there a plugin, or even better - a free way to do this?

Is it something similar to this?
http://www3.sympatico.ca/mlb01/star.htm
Then just go through the brushes set that came with PS, there's a few star shape in there.