Photoshop draws beautiful beam effects

The effect picture looks very concise. But the beam inside is more troublesome to make. First use a pen to check out the selection, and then use the brush slowly to paint the effect of the half transparency.

The effect picture looks very concise. But the beam inside is more troublesome to make. First use a pen to check out the selection, and then use the brush slowly to paint the effect of the half transparency. There are more beams of light and patience when applied.

Final effect

1, create a new wallpaper size document (such as: 1024 * 768 pixels), background filled with black, create a new layer with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure.

　　

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2, select the Gradient tool, color settings such as Figure 2, pull out the radial gradient shown in Figure 3.

　　

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3, lock the layer, use Lasso tool to select the selection shown in the following figure, press CTRL + ALT + D feather 10 pixels, set the foreground color to: #FEF766, select the Brush tool, brush opacity set to: 10%, and then put the edge part of the high light.

　　

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4, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, the appropriate feather 2 pixels with a black brush painted dark parts. I painted a little deeper in the front part, the latter part of a light transition to nature.

　　

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5, the same method to the right part of the darkened, the effect of the roughly completed as shown in Figure 7.

　　

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6. Create a new layer, use the pen to check out the selection shown in Figure 8, select the Brush tool, and choose a different color to paint the transparent color shown in Figure 9.

　　

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7, with a pen to check out the edge of the selection, and then use a slightly brighter color to paint a high light effect, such as Figure 11.

　　

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8, create a new layer, with a brush to the middle part of a little translucent red, the effect of the following figure.

　　

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9. Create a new layer, use the pen to check out the selections shown in Figure 13, fill the red, and select the Brush tool to apply a little orange to the front. Then select the deepening tool to paint the darkened part, the effect is shown in Figure 14.

　　

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10, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in Figure 15, the foreground color set to: #FEF766, with a brush to paint the bottom of the selection of high light, the effect is as Figure 16.

　　

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11, the same method of making other high light parts, the effect of the following figure.

　　

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12, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in Figure 18, the same with a brush painted translucent orange highlights, the effect is as shown in Figure 19.

　　

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13, a new layer, according to their preferences to add some high light, the effect of the following figure.

　　

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14, the final overall adjustment of the details and color, complete the final effect.

　　

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