Hey was up?

Here's some easy steps to create some killer realistic fire!

Step 1: Open up a blank canvas (any size) I used the default size
Step 2: Fill it with a gradient (black to white) make sure at least 1/4 of your page is white...white for the brightest part of your fire.
Step 3: Create a New layer(transparant) and set it's mode to Grain Merge.
Step 4: Render plasma on the new layer, set the Turbulence to 6. Find the plasma pattern that you like by clicking 'New Seed.'
Step 5: Desaturate it...
Step 6: Open up 'Color Balance' and make sure the 'Preserve Luminosity' box is checked.
Step 7. Adjust the Shadows/Midtones/Highlights color levels till you get the desired look of your fire.
(NOTE: I used: Shadows: 88, -65, -56/Midtones: 71, 35, -49/Highlights: 91, 87, -5)
Step 8: Merge ALL layers down
Step 9: Select 'Selective Gaussian Blur' set Blur Radius at: 25 and Max Delta at: 50
Step 10: Your done!

Here's what it should look like when completed....


enjoy!

Great tutorial!

Nice, I'm gonna have to try that with a blue color though =P

wow thanks, cool new way to do flame =D

plus, if you dont do step 8,9,10, you can just use that plain image for a decent grunge Background =D yay! (ive been looking for a way to do both of these! and you gave me both in one tutorial!)

cool really cool, i just changed some things and aded my black sense of humor and got this


I was going to write the world is going to end but i couldn find a good font, anyway cool effect.

Where is this located at?

Layers > color > desaturate

thanks.

With that I was able to make this:

How do you set the mode to Grain Merge?

Mine, with my text blended into the flames. :w:

I know this isn't a gallery thread, but I'm relly not a huge fan of the text...
Good work with the fire anyway :w:
Great tut by the way

Hey, was up guys? I'm glad you like the Realistic Fire! I have an update for it, It's ANIMATED Realistic Fire!
Here's how to do it...
ANIMATED REALISTIC FIRE!
Step 1: Create Realistic Fire (look at my first post)(make sure the Image is merged down, when complete!)
Step 2: Open a new Canvas(white, same size as the first Image)
Step 3: Create A second realistic fire...a little bit different from the first...
Step 4: Select All under Select, then go to Edit>Copy
Step 5: Paste as a New layer(Paste Into) in the first Realistic Fire you created in Step 1
Step 6: Open up the Layers window, and the new layer should be "floating" with the "floating" layer selected, click "New Layer"...
Step 7: Repeat steps 2-6, again make sure your third Realistic fire is different from your second, and your second from your first. (you can create more then three different Realistic fire's if you like)
Step 8: Duplicate each layer once, in the layers window.
Step 9: In your ORIGINAL Realistic Fire(created in step 1) go to Filters>Animation>Optimize(for GIF) A new canvas will open with the Realistic fire, this new one is your final product, do not close it!
Step 10: go to Filters>Animation>Playback (on your new R.F. that just opened in the step before)
Step 11: Save as a GIF. file..It will ask you to merge all visible layers(DON'T, instead click Save as Animation).

(NOTE: when making each R.F. make sure that the Levels for each one before coloring are different, for #1 I used 88, 1.31, and 181 on the Input levels, for #2, I used 52, 0.75, and 162, for #3 I used 52, 0.75, and 190. you want the white part of the fire to be bright, and you want the middle greys, and dark blacks to also be in there...)
YOUR'RE DONE! You can view this in either GIMP or any other program that will support GIF. videos.

Now the final thing can be found here> http://media.putfile.com/Realistic-Fire-effects The video file is an avi. and it's 18.2 MB, give it a few minutes to load, and then it should play smoothly, if it's choppy, wait about 5 minutes, and keep refreshing it.
Enjoy!

Slightly to choppy [The video] but it looks like an excellent rust texture...

Wonderful tutorial even If not using it for fire 8/10 Is my rating

I am a newb, and I wish to know: How do I set a gradient? I made one in dialogs > gradients and I don't know how to set it.

just click it

If I click it, it gives me the options...
Figured it out. Nevermind

great tut! its a great trick to know, look what i made when i animated it.

Indeed it is...

i like the fire i made.....

i can even feel the heat....



great tutorial!

Heres mine, great tut!

where do you find the grain merge?

mine isn't textured enough.....

hmmmm.:l:

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where are shadows and midtones and the other thing located?