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    Shine Animation - Shining Bodyparts
    Published  10/5/2006 | Animation
       




    Shine Animation - Shining Bodyparts

    Learn how to make an animation in Image-Ready where you make a a piece of bodycast shine like I did with some Sith-armor. You can do this with all kinds of metal or plastic...

    Learn how to create an animating flashing piece of metal!

    • Step 1 Open up a picture where you want to add this effect to;
      I used a Sith Trooper with a Diecast Metal Armor from STARWARS KotOR;

      Shining Bodyparts

    • Step 2 Select the part you want to shine, and copy it onto a new layer;

      Shining Bodyparts

    • Step 3 Create a new layer above the (in my case) shoulder-part and add THIS gradient;

      Shining Bodyparts

    • Step 4 make it look like this with the default colors BLACK and WHITE;

      Shining Bodyparts

    • Step 5 Position the gradient layer;

      Shining Bodyparts

    • Step 6 Press CTRL+G and set the blending-mode to overlay;

      Shining Bodyparts

    • Step 7 Hop onto Image-ready and press the following button;

      Shining Bodyparts

    • Step 8 Make the 1st frame have a palette like on the left, and the 2nd frame like the one on the right;

      Shining Bodyparts

    • Step 9 Press the tween-button and set these options;

      Shining Bodyparts

    • Step 10 And this is what it looks like when you've done everything correct:

      Shining Bodyparts

    Author        :  MICK MOOLHUIJSEN 
    HomePage : 
    http://www.mickm.com 
    Article Series
    This article is part 2 of a 3 part series. Other articles in this series are shown below:
    1. Shining Text - Animated Signature
    2. Shine Animation - Shining Bodyparts
    3. Animated Satin - Coruscating Animation


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