i hope it’s okay to ask but i was wondering if you had any advice on making light look more dynamic? i just love how you pretty much change the time of day in your screenshots and i was wondering if you had any tips for achieving lighting like in this post specifically? /710105791249694720/fppycb46adp7

hi, anon, thank you so much! i force my interests/hobbies on her more than share them but asjfhgk i answered a similar question > here < and > here < but the short answer is to color pick the lightest points of your image and go over them with a soft round brush and set that layer to overlay, then color pick the darkest points of your image and go over them with a soft round brush and set that layer to soft light! i use gshade/reshade presets that are more neutral and don't really change the colors of the game since i found that it makes editing a lot more versatile :)

i also learned that colors can drastically change the mood! i like to use bright, dark, and neon colors; i then fill an entire layer and set it to overlay to see how it would affect the 💫 vibe ✨ as shown in the image above

https://www.tumblr.com/chonis/687127622924320768/stranger-things-4-group-dynamics-insp?source=share

hi hi my love this is a difficult question for me to answer because my gifs are always very dependent on the scene i choose, i never use one set psd & i’ve used multiple different ones as bases for gifsets in the past few months. most of them tend to look unrecognizable after i’m done though because i’m always adding endless adjustments, so it’s hard for me to just point you to one psd or tutorial.

 it’s all about picking the right scene and messing about with your own adjustments until you like how it looks. i used to stick a lot by tutorials when i first started learning but eventually just started meddling about on my own, we all have different styles & sometimes i want to remind people that their own path is the right one, you get me?

i’ll link to some psd’s from @argetnallison i’ve used as bases to work around since u can download them, but i don’t really like to share my own ones i’ve saved since they are personal to how i gif. i’d be fine sharing pointers though, or certain things i use to make x y z look a certain way if asked :) 

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hi, thank you so much! i used a soft brush with a dark gray color and set the layers to overlay/soft light to make the shadows a lot more dramatic and an off-white/neon colors to make the neon lights and other lights brighter. i'm sorry i don't have the brain power to break down my editing process/make a tutorial right now but it's super easy! i uploaded my files for you if you want to deconstruct and break them down to see what i did:

> one, two, three, and four <

here's a before and after comparison also! hope you're having a fantastic weekend, anon :)

hello! the lighting in that post is mostly natural lighting from the game :') i can however share a tip that i use to adjust lighting in my screenshots!

yess here u go!