{"id":787,"date":"2015-03-23T14:29:55","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T14:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/?p=787"},"modified":"2015-03-23T14:29:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T14:29:55","slug":"dragon-flame-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/?p=787","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Flame Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial will explain how to use the Fire brush tool for drawing complex effects like the fire breath of a dragon.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragon Flame\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oqNJuMGHBY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Creating this animation starts from a simple still picture:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fantasy-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-789\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fantasy-21-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Fantasy-21\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fantasy-21-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Fantasy-21.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Open it in DesktopPaints&#8217; animation editor, click the Add animation button, and add the Fire brush from the list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/dragonflame1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-790\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/dragonflame1-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"dragonflame1\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/dragonflame1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/dragonflame1-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/dragonflame1.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Set the parameters of the fire effect as below: Flame shape: shape 2, Speed: 36, Stretch: 102.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/dragonflame2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-792\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/dragonflame2-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"dragonflame2\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/dragonflame2-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/dragonflame2.jpg 607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Draw a cone near the dragon&#8217;s jaws as shown on the screenshot. (Turn on the Highlight effect area option for better control of the process.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dragonflame3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-814\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dragonflame3-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"dragonflame3\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dragonflame3-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dragonflame3.jpg 1005w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the flame mask is ready, activate the Fire geometry tab and change the direction of the flame by moving the bound points to new positions as shown on the screenshot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dragonflame4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-816\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dragonflame4-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"dragonflame4\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dragonflame4-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.desktoppaints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dragonflame4.jpg 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you can finish editing the effect mask for a better result and add more effects. I added the Water brush for the sea, two Smokes for the dragon&#8217;s nose, the Cloud brush for the sky, the Light brush for the evil dragon&#8217;s eye, the Wave brush for the dragon&#8217;s tongue, and finally the Drift brush for the whole dragon&#8217;s body.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the final project file for this tutorial <a href=\"http:\/\/download.desktoppaints.com\/examples\/dragon.zip\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial will explain how to use the Fire brush tool for drawing complex effects like the fire breath of a dragon. Creating this animation starts from a simple still picture: Open it in DesktopPaints&#8217; animation editor, click the Add animation button, and add the Fire brush from the list. 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