[gArGOyLe^]

I saw some pictures by BG which have amaaazing fire drawn. How did he do that? Any tutorials?

[Dr. Bang]

you mean THIS fire?

[gArGOyLe^]

hahaha .. yep thats it.. well.. not exactly

[gArGOyLe^]

hey.. its actually working..

Darker colors, to lighter and brighter colors and then end it by highlighting and shading with Dodge/burn.

Look at the WIP BG



[ April 27, 2002: Message edited by: gArGOyLe^ ]

[Ian Jones]

yeah, seems your on the way to figuring it out, dodge and burn s good for firey and glowy things. Observation is the key, look at fire, or a picture of fire for long enough and simplify the process of translating that to your pic.

[Derek]

You have to remember that fire and smoke and flames have volume and form. They're flat in your image right now. In a good image, they will have character to them. Animating it, you'd actually have to think of it as a character. Helps for 2D work as well.
That and there's an almost fluid quality, or surface tension where the tips of the flames linger and stay fueled until the last second that they break off, becoming random, but their direction is influenced then by thermals and drafts. Fire is also going to be colored differently depending on what fuels it, how much oxygen it's getting, what kind of atmosphere is around it, a lot of atmospheric qualities to it.
Take the time to study it well, but try to watch a few films (Always, Backdraft) or animated films (Hunchback), and pause or watch them in slow motion. Understanding their motion will help you understand its shape, then you can correctly apply color.
There's no correct choice in color, so you should avoid what you think of as 'fire' color unless you're trying to create some idealized painting. Instead, you have to let your environment, mood and all else help dictate how it fits in.