Gail Shaw wrote:
> btw, how did you do the post-processed glows?

I used Paint Shop Pro 5.

I selected the flames and pasted them onto a new layer. (Selecting the 
flames is pretty easy when they're on a black background. Make small 
rectangular selections around each flame (use Shift to add to the 
selection), then subtract all the black parts from the selection at once by 
using the magic wand on the black background while holding down Ctrl.) While 
selecting with the magic wand, you may need to experiment with the tolerance 
and feather settings.

I applied gaussian blur on the new flames layer and set the layer blend mode 
to 'Screen' and adjusted the transparency of the layer. That creates a small 
bright glow.

I then copied the flames layer and blurred this new layer even more and made 
it more transparent - i.e. to get bigger but more vague glows on top of the 
other glows.

That's it.

Rune
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