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* MYSTERYMALGAM

Y'know those bright, blurry backgrounds they use in anime and other stuff like that, sometimes with additional speed lines? I found a neat way to make something similar to that as an image with a couple of free programs and plugins. I'll be using FireAlpaca and Paint.NET.

Results may vary based on your settings

Open FireAlpaca and select the Particle Brush.

Set the Size to a high amount (I set mine around 800) Scatter Strength to 1 Particle Size to around 50 (or whatever size works with your canvas) and the Color Jitter to 100 (for now let's just use black and white)

then just go ahead and scribble a bunch.

Transfer it into Paint.NET. Apply the Motion Blur at max value with the Edge Behavior set to Wrap, duplicate the layer, then merge with below. Repeat until desired. The reason why we're switching to this is because the Motion Blur in Paint.NET has a higher range and can also wrap around the canvas.

Create a gradient with the Gradients Galore plugin on a new layer under the lines layer. Set the Shape to "1 into 2 into 1". This plugin can be found in Red ochre's free plugin pack.

Mess with duplicate/additional layers and their blend modes, brightness, contrast, etc. until desired. This step can be done in either program depending on your preference of blend modes, but for me what works best is Overlay, Add, and Soft/Hard Light in FireAlpaca

Since the final result is seamless, you can pull it into whatever program you like that allows you to take advantage of that! A seamless scrolling background in say, OBS, Sony Vegas, ZGameEditor Visualizer, etc. You could probably go the extra mile and start with a really wide canvas. Experimentation is encouraged. :P

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