Matrix Shadow Technique
Last week I butchered my in-class demo of the matrix shadow technique. I’m still not entirely sure what went wrong. Part of the problem is the projection system which is so bad it won’t display gradients effectively - but I have to accept responsibility for myself too. I just couldn’t seem to get it right. Particularly frustrating is the fact that its an excruciatingly simple technique! Basically this is nothing more than a serif font, rasterized and duplicated, then blurred in different ways. It’s a good example for building a basic understanding of filters and directional blurs. Here’s my improved version:
A better approach is to stroke the text with one pixel of Classic CRT Green to give it that masterful effect from the films…
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