Star Wars Special Effects: Create a Lightsaber星球大战特别效果：创造一个光剑

In honor of Episode 3 being released on cable this week (as if I needed a reason), let’s spend some time using Toon Boom Studio to recreate some of the most interesting special effects from the Star Wars saga.在荣誉的轶事3被释放就有线电视在本星期（如果我需要一个理由） ，那么，就让我们花一点时间用香椿繁荣演播室再现的一些最有趣的特别效果，从星球大战佐贺。 Of course, you can’t talk about Star Wars special effects without starting with the lightsaber.当然，你不能谈论星球大战特别效果没有开始，与光剑。

Basic Premise基本前提

The steps we’ll use to create the lightsaber are as follows:步骤，我们将使用创造光剑分别如下：

1. Create lightsaber drawing创造光剑绘图
2. Animate lightsaber动画光剑
3. Add signature distortions添加签名的扭曲
4. Add sound effects添加声音效果

Create Lightsaber Drawing创造光剑绘图

To make the feathering step easier we’re going to draw the lightsaber handle and blade on separate layers.使羽步骤更容易，我们要去提请光剑处理和叶片对单独的图层。 Since the handle would normally be obscured by a hand or two it’s best to not worry too much about detailing.由于处理通常会被遮蔽由一个或两个，一方面它的最好不用担心太多，详细说明。

For the blade choose your favorite lightsaber color.为刀片选择您最喜爱的光剑的颜色。 Be sure to pick a color from the center of the blade when using the eyedropper tool.一定要选择一个颜色从中心的刀片时，使用滴管工具。 Create a new layer and use the pen utility to create a straight line.创建一个新层，并使用钢笔工具来创建一个直线。 Using the default pen 1 for this (minimum of 5, maximum of 20) works well for this step.使用默认的钢笔一本（最低5 ，最长为20 ）工程，以及为这一步。

Once the blade has been drawn, right click on it and select “Convert Lines to Brush”.一旦叶片已经绘就，右击它并选择“转换线一刀切” 。 It’s necessary to do this step since the feathering utility does not work on lines, only on brush strokes.它的要做好这一步，自羽实用工具不工作就行，不仅对刷招。 You should notice that the brush version of the line becomes a little bit wider, which is just fine.你应该看到，刷版本的路线，成为一点点扩大，这是刚才的罚款。

Now select the blade drawing and go to the feathering tool (”F” by default).现在选择刀片图纸到羽工具（ “ F ”类默认情况下） 。 Leave the width of each step at the default of 5 but enter 3 into the number of steps box.离开的宽度，每一步在默认5 ，但进入3月到若干步骤，方块。 You’ll see the lightsaber blade shape blur a bit, which is what we’re after.您会看到光剑叶片造型，模糊一点，而这正是我们正在后。

Select the innermost shape of the blade and give it a slightly lighter color.选择内心形状的刀片和给它一个稍微轻松的颜色。 This will give the blade more definition and make it appear less like a blurry blob.这会给刀片更多的定义，使它似乎不像一个模糊的BLOB 。

The final bits of setup are all organizational.最后位的设置是所有组织。 Make sure the blade is a child of the lightsaber handle by dragging the blade element onto the handle element.确保刀片是一个儿童的光剑处理拖曳叶片元素上处理的元素。 On the handle layer, use the rotation tool (”8″ by default) to move the pivot point to the top of the hilt.对处理层，使用旋转工具（ “ 8 ”默认情况下）动议支点，以上方的极限。

Animate the Lightsaber动画光剑

At this point you can go as crazy as you like animating the handle layer with the transform tool (”7″ by default).在这一点上，您可以去作为疯狂如你所愿的动画该层处理与变换工具（ “ 7 ”默认情况下） 。 Since you’ve assigned the blade as a child layer it will properly follow the motions of the lightsaber handle as you animate it.既然你已经指派叶片作为一个儿童层，它一定会妥善按照议案的光剑处理正如你动画。 Be warned that you will find yourself making lightsaber noises in your mind as you complete this step.被警告说，你会发现自己作出光剑的噪音，在您的心目中，你完成这个步骤。

Add Lightsaber Distortions添加光剑的扭曲

To give it the proper lightsaber feel it’s necessary to add a distortion layer above the animated blade element.给它适当的光剑觉得有必要的添加失真层以上的动画叶片的元素。 The idea is to effectively bleed the blade from one frame to the next, mostly on quick movements.想法是要有效地流血刀片从一帧到下一个，主要是快速变动的。 Turn on “Show Previous” so that you can draw an accurate arcing distortion frame.打开“显示先前的” ，让您可以制定一个准确的电弧失真的框架。 This should be hand-drawn with the brush tool for maximum effect.这应该是手工绘制的画笔工具，发挥最大的效用。 Adding feathering to each frame of the distortion will also give the lightsaber a nice touch, although it’s not entirely necessary since the movement happens so quickly.加入羽，以每帧的失真也将给予光剑好接触，虽然它的不完全必要的，因为运动发生的这么快。 Only one distortion is needed for each movement, spread out over several frames, as it will happen fast enough that drawing many distorted frames is not worth the effort.只有一个失真是需要为每个运动，摊开几帧，因为它会发生，不够快，即制定许多扭曲的框架是不值得的努力。

Here’s the animation before distortion:这里的动画之前，失真：