Glinting Light

[Extraho]

Hey im practicing animating on PS CS3 but there is something I cant do right, no matter how much I try :( , so could anyone tell me how to animate light glinting off an object, without the object itself fading out.

A tut would be cool but if anyone can explain it in their own words tht would be cool too. :D

[firechameleon]

u say that the object fades away.............. what that tells me is that u have accidenatally animated even the object..........

what i suggest is that u keep two layers.............
1> the light...........
2>the rext of the image.........(the object)

for the object or layer <2> to remain constant, u'll have to duplicate the "object" layer. then merge these "object" layers onto the animated "light" layer............

the basic steps will be........
1>animate the light layer. (let's say u have three animated layers..... L1,L2,L3.........)
2>duplicate the object layer 4 times.
3>merge L1 to object layer 1, merge L2 to object layer 2, merge L3 to object layer 3, keep object layer 4 as it is........
4> do a preview and see if u've got it right.............


if u didnot understand........ post here and i'll try to find a tut...........

[Extraho]

thanks fire, i understand what I was doing wrong now (being lazy with layers) lol :D

[firechameleon]

yw.......... :) happy to help a fellow sigmaker.......... :D