Video 88- Illustrate a Virtual Match Stick Burning

In This Tutorial, we shall quickly know how to illustrate a Virtual Match Stick Burning:

Create a match stick
Create a path using the curved pen tool to convert it to a flame
Convert Path to a flame
Create timeline for a burning match stick

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Step 1, Create a match stick

Start A new Photoshop Project 1000X1000px and 72pixels/inch
Use the Paint Bucket to fill it with white color
Create a new layer using ctrl+shift+n or menu>layer>new>layer
Select the rectangle tool
Draw a slim Triangle and center it from the top tool bar or just drag it to the center
From the top tool bar change the color to the first degree of Pale, select it from the Fill option drop down or menu>Windows>properties and no outline or stroke
Create a new layer using ctrl+shift+n or menu>layer>new>layer
Select the curved pen tool from the side tool bar
Make sure that shape is selected and not path
and draw a closed nearly round path around the top of the match stick we had just created as in Figure 1-1
Select stroke none and fill red result as Figure 1-2
Now duplicate this layer using ctrl+j. click the pen tool again and select fill as black from the top tool bar see Figure 1-3

Step 2, Create a path using the curved pen tool to convert it to a flame

Create a new layer using ctrl+shift+n or menu>layer>new>layer
Select the Curved Pen Tool
Select the PATH from the top tool
Draw a path around the match stick head that looks like a flame as in Figure 2-1

Step 3, Convert Path to Flame

To convert path to a flame, menu>Filter>Render>Flame
Use the settings in Figure 3-1
- Flame Type: 5-Multiple Flames
- Height 70
- Randomize height
- Width 47
- Angle 50
- Interval 21
- To create flames around the bath
- Then click v and move the flame to center it around the match stick head and resize it
- Result is in Figure 3-2
Create a new layer using ctrl+shift+n or menu>layer>new>layer
Use settings in Figure 3-3 to try different effects of the flame
- Flame Type: 5-Multiple Flames
- Width 147 to close the middle of the flame
- Then click v and move the flame to center it around the match stick head and resize it
- Result is in Figures 3-4
use the beside the relevant flame layer to display one of them only
Then click Delete to delete the path

Step 4, Create timeline for a burning match stick

Go to menu>Windows>Timeline to open Video Time line bottom panel and select Video Timeline
1. Expand the red layer time line settings
2. Confirm that the frame pointer is at the 0.0
3. Select the opacity settings
4. Confirm that red layer opacity is 100 from the layers panel
5. Click the diamond to generate a main frame
6. Move the frame pointer to the end of time line at 5.0
7. Change red Layer Opacity to 0%
8. A new main frame will be generated automatically
9. Expand the black time line settings
10. While the frame pointer is at the end, click the diamond beside the opacity of the black layer to generate a main frame
11. Return the pointer to 0.0
12. Change black Layer opacity to 0%
13. A new main frame will automatically be generated

Now select the flame that you would like to create the animation with.
Hide the other flame by clicking the eye icon beside it
Convert the selected flame layer to smart object, menu>Layer>Smart Objects>Convert to Smart Object
1. Expand the flame layer
2. Drag the frames pointer
3. to the timeline end at 5.0
4. Click the small stop watch beside transform
5. drag the pointer to 0.0
6. ctrl+t to open free transformation
7. make sure that w and H are linked
8. Change w to 10 % and drag it to the center of the stick head
9. Click ENTER
10. A new Key frame will be added
11. Hit play and enjoy

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