After drawing the storyboard, I wanted to actually visually create the images I had sketched to help bring the idea to life. I recently purchased DragonBallZ Posing Action Figures so I was able to use these to replicate the poses in my storyboard and then add effects to photographs of the figures.
In this image, I used a standing stance for the figure, and wanted to add the 'Super Saiyan Aura' around it. For this I opened the image in Photoshop, and then added a 'Cloud' layer. By adding 'Fibres' and then a zoom 'Radial Blur' this created the basic Aura effect. I then just colourized the aura to yellow and then changed the opacity so that it was visible. I think the final outcome looks brilliant and is exactly what I wanted to produce.
For this image I used the same technique for the Super Saiyan Aura, but adding in the lightning effects aswell. I just used the Elliptical Marquee Tool to select the certain shape and then filled it with blue. Another small technique I used was the Outer and Inner Glow on the figure for extra effect.
I wanted to create the energy technique used in the cartoon series called 'Kamehameha'. I basically created a white circle that I then added outer and inner glow to. I also used the aura effect with very low opacity for added emphasis on the energy ball. I will look to use these techniques in Adobe After Effects for my actual animation production.
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