Traffic Light - Need Some Help

newgothampro · 03-20-2006

I am currently working on an ad campaign where I am superimposing my company's logo on textures or objects that are commonly found in the urban landscape. I want to make a traffic light where the light is glowing behind a screen of our logo, i.e. a traffic signal for right turns, bikes, etc. I have attached a .jpeg of the green light I have done. It is alright, but missing the realism that I want. If anyone knows of any tutorials about creating lights, please let me know. Thanks for any help!

tyty9892 · 03-20-2006

What about trying a glossy orb type thing.....what you have now is good though

http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorial...-effects/11930

NEOD101 · 03-21-2006

Do you just want to make the light from scratch or from a photo?

newgothampro · 03-21-2006

Well, the ads are going to be used commercially, so the options are 1) pay for an image or 2) create it myself. Our budget is still not quite accessible and I am flat broke, so 1 is not really an option. I browsed around morguefile.com, but couldn't really find any good free shots. Hence, I was trying to create it myself.

NEOD101 · 03-21-2006

You still haven't really answered my question. Do you want it to be from a photo or not?
If so you could easily just get a digital camera and take a photo of a traffic light.

tyty9892 · 03-21-2006

oh yeah....that just add it in.

NEOD101 · 03-22-2006

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Originally Posted by tyty9892

oh yeah....that just add it in.

No offence but... what? That didn't really make any sense.

newgothampro · 03-22-2006

We have a digital camera, alas my damned border collie chewed through the USB cord! My fiance and I have put (literally) every penny we have into starting up our company and cannot even afford to go get a new cable! If you would like to donate a quality picture of a traffic light, that would be fantastic =D

tyty9892 · 03-23-2006

Sorry Neo....I didn't bother to read what I wrote..I meant "Oh yeah (as in what you said about taking a pic of a real light) then just add it in"

NEOD101 · 03-23-2006

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Originally Posted by tyty9892

Sorry Neo....I didn't bother to read what I wrote..I meant "Oh yeah (as in what you said about taking a pic of a real light) then just add it in"

I get it now.

And I may be able to get a pic of a traffic light... maybe I'll try and take one soon.

tyty9892 · 03-23-2006

this is a nice green one if thats the angle you want it from....

*MoodsR4Cattle* · 03-23-2006

Try Here: http://www.dreamstime.com/search.php...dd227e854&pg=1
The images are only $1 each for the most part. High resolution. Royalty free.

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If so you could easily just get a digital camera and take a photo of a traffic light.

Let's see ... setting up a tripod in the middle of the street, possibly on top of a truck (for the correct angle), hoping it's not too windy, and assuming the local law enforcement doesn't mind. Yup, that's a good idea.

tyty9892 · 03-23-2006

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Originally Posted by newgothampro

Well, the ads are going to be used commercially, so the options are 1) pay for an image or 2) create it myself. Our budget is still not quite accessible and I am flat broke, so 1 is not really an option. I browsed around morguefile.com, but couldn't really find any good free shots. Hence, I was trying to create it myself.

I don't think he wanted to buy any images....

newgothampro · 04-03-2006

Thanks Tyty. That's pretty much exactly what I am looking for.

Sad as it is to say, $1 is out of my price range!

NEOD101 · 04-07-2006

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Originally Posted by MoodsR4Cattle

Let's see ... setting up a tripod in the middle of the street, possibly on top of a truck (for the correct angle), hoping it's not too windy, and assuming the local law enforcement doesn't mind. Yup, that's a good idea.

Well if you're in the right area here in New Zealand then you could get a pretty good pic. The traffic lights aren't too high here... and some streets are pretty empty too.