Photoshop to create lightning effects tutorial sharing

To the users of Photoshop software to explain the detailed analysis of the production of lightning effects of the tutorial.

Tutorial Sharing:

1, a new 1024 * 768, a resolution of 72 pixel canvas, you can also set the size according to their own screen size. Then use the Paint bucket tool to fill the background with dark blue: #1C036F, as shown below.

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2. Create a new layer, set the foreground color to purple: #e869f8, and set the background color to dark blue: #220964, as shown below.

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3, select Menu: Filter > Render > Cloud, determine the effect of the following figure.

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4, and then press the shortcut key CTRL + ALT + F to strengthen the cloud, the effect of the following figure.

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5. Press CTRL + J to copy the current cloud layer to hide the original layer, press CTRL + T to resize the cloud copy layer, narrow it down a little, and then determine the effect as shown below.

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6. Use the elliptical marquee tool to pull out the selection shown in the following figure, feather 45 pixels, press CTRL + J to copy to the new layer, and hide the bottom cloud layer.

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7, to duplicate the cloud layer to add layer mask, with a lower transparency of the soft edge of the black brush edge of the transition to apply nature, the following figure.

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8. Press CTRL + J to copy the current cloud layer and press CTRL + [to move the cloud copy layer down one layer.] After removing the layer mask, press CTRL + T to zoom a little, and then execute: Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur, the value is about 10, the effect is as follows figure.

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9, the current layer of opacity to: 50%, add layer mask, with a black brush to paint the top area, the effect of the following figure.

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10, back to the top of the layer, the following figure.

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11, press CTRL + J to copy the current layer, blending mode to "color", opacity to: 30%, and then use a black brush on the mask on the top of the area, the effect of the following figure.

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12, press CTRL + J to copy the current layer, delete the layer mask after the blending mode to "color", the opacity to: 100%, and then press CTRL + T a little shrink and flatten a little, and then enter to determine the effect of the following figure.

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13, press CTRL + J to copy the current layer, press CTRL + T to shrink a little more, then enter to determine, the effect of the following figure.

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14, the sky part of the basic completion, the general effect of the following figure.

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15. Now we're going to increase the lightning, the quickest way is to use the lightning brush. Right click on Figure 15 to select "Save Picture as", then save to this machine, use PS to open just saved lightning picture, select menu: Edit > Definition brush, after renaming.

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16, set the foreground color white, select the Brush tool, brush opacity and flow are set to 100%, and then select the Lightning brush just now, a new layer at the bottom of the cloud point, to get the lightning.

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17, double click on the layers panel, lightning flash layer thumbnail load layer style, set projection and external glow, parameters and effects as shown below.

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18. Press CTRL + J to copy the current layer to enhance the lighting effect, as shown below.

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19, create a new layer, with a brush to the top of the lightning area painted a little white, increase the high light, the effect of the following figure.

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Finally, adjust the details and finish the final result.

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