# I need help getting an effect

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 8, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437 "2003-05-08T16:44:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![hectic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8491ac/32.png) [@hectic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hectic)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437/1 "2003-05-08T16:44:29Z")

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Hey guys, I need to be able to make a starbust sorta shape…I would draw it with the line tool, but it’d be uneven and it needs to be perfectly even…

Here’s an example from phong which shows you how to do it with photoshop…all I need is the shape, not the effect:

![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/227/03c24415c5c93831.gif)

Anybody know how to do it?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437/2 "2003-05-08T16:52:20Z")

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You could go old school and trace that image by hand?

If you do, remember to delete all the lines after so that you are left with just solid objects.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437/3 "2003-05-08T16:58:43Z")

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awww that’s too old school for me 😉 I’m basically creating the effect they have at [www.channel4.com/bigbrother/](http://www.channel4.com/bigbrother/) and the image i posted wasn’t perfect like I need.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437/4 "2003-05-08T17:02:18Z")

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```auto
n = 72;
d = 2 * Math.PI / n;
a = -Math.PI / 2;
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("c", 0xFF);
c._x = 200;
c._y = 200;
ry = 1024;
for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    _root.c.createEmptyMovieClip("p" + i, i);
    with (_root.c["p" + i]) {
        beginFill(0, 100);
        lineStyle(1,0xffffff);
        MoveTo(0, 0);
        lineTo(Math.cos(a) * ry, Math.sin(a) * ry);
        lineTo(Math.cos(a + d) * ry, Math.sin(a + d) * ry);
        lineTo(0, 0);
        endFill();
    }
    a += d;
}

```

No color…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437/5 "2003-05-08T17:05:56Z")

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```auto
n = 50;
d = 2 * Math.PI / n;
a = -Math.PI / 2;
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("c", 0xFF);
c._x = 200;
c._y = 200;
ry = 1024;
for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
	var mc = c.createEmptyMovieClip("p" + i, i);
	with (mc) {
		if(i%2) var col = 0;
		else col = 0xabcdef;
		beginFill(col, 100);
		MoveTo(0, 0);
		lineTo(Math.cos(a) * ry, Math.sin(a) * ry);
		lineTo(Math.cos(a + d) * ry, Math.sin(a + d) * ry);
		lineTo(0, 0);
		endFill();
	}
	a += d;
}

```

with color 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437/6 "2003-05-08T17:07:46Z")

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ilyaslamasse, that looks cool!!  
You da MAN!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437/7 "2003-05-08T17:12:18Z")

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wow that’s really helpful! but one problem 😛 I need it in the workspace so i can for example move lines or color in the lines etc…anyway of doing that? I spose i could export as a swf then import the swf and break it apart?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437/8 "2003-05-08T17:30:39Z")

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OK that didn’t work, so heeeeelp :crazy:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-getting-an-effect/20437/9 "2003-05-09T15:49:30Z")

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ilyaslamasse, so ummmmmmm wheres your site???