I had a bunch of flare or star masks that I found on the web. There were low res but I used to make flare in combination with Photoshop lens flare. The mask just controlled the spill a bit. I've made some of my own with polar coordinates, waves etc but these were better

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I lost them in my latest crash and can not seem to find them again. They were black masks with white star shines and many different types. I could not find it by goggling it. If anyone knows the link(s) to waht I am looking for I would really appreciate your help :classic:

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Richard
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The bad thing about a computer crash is losing some of tools I use to do work. I found some low res star / flare masks online that I used to make the flare effect in this image. I used a combo of the mask with Photoshop lens flare and painted in the effect. I am not showing the original here but it was on a plain pink background.
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I have tried to recreate my own masks but have been unable to create the sharp vertical flare lines.
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Does anyone know where I could look for some star masks online. They were downloadable for free. I tried to google them using many different keywords.
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Any help is appreciated
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Richard
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http://www.pbase.com/richardnyc/image/69043977.jpeg

Can't help as to where to find them. With some more experimenting, I'm sure you could create better in the end regardless (wasn't that look a couple of years ago anyway ala Indrani?).

Just wanted to say Nice work. If you ever want to collaborate on a beauty shoot let me know.

Try searching Adobe Exchange:

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/#view=sn710&viewName=Photoshop%20Exchange&loc=en_us

I bet you'll find some star-shaped brushes you can use to make the mask you're after.

Bart