# Lighthouse

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighthouse/33566>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 21, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighthouse/33566 "2003-10-21T04:34:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![brownie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@brownie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brownie)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighthouse/33566/1 "2003-10-21T04:34:37Z")

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Hi

I realise this is a long way from being finished. Just after some tips on how to make it look realistic:D

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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:** [October 21, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighthouse/33566/2 "2003-10-21T04:44:31Z")

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Have a look into the ray of light. That should help you out

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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:** [October 21, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighthouse/33566/3 "2003-10-21T17:16:43Z")

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Not bad 🙂 You should try to add the effect that when the light points directly at the viewer, you see a circle with a radial gradient fill. Know what I mean ?

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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:** [October 22, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lighthouse/33566/4 "2003-10-22T04:26:14Z")

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thanks skinny . I have done that.  
[www.richardclapton.net/brad/brad.html](http://www.richardclapton.net/brad/brad.html)

Yea V that is what I am working on just having trouble making it look like a 3d beam once it starts approaching the viewer. Basically from where it finishes now