This paper introduces several production methods of PS lightning effect, using filter and plug-in, PS Lightning Brush, can make lightning effect.
It's difficult for us to shoot lightning when we're shooting. However, we can use the powerful PS software to make the lightning effect.
PS Lightning Effect, you can use the production of PS itself, you can also use some PS Lightning brush, plug-ins to make lightning. Below we introduce separately.
First, use the command to make the PS lightning effect
PS Lightning effect idea: using layered cloud filter to get some similar to lightning texture, and then adjust the lust order to the lightning part of the protruding, you can make lightning effects. If you want to be more realistic, you can do a few more lightning.
On the left is the original image, the middle is the use of Photoshop with the command produced by the Lightning effect, the right is the use of plug-ins made of lightning. Lightning color, thickness and so on, see yourself like it.
PS Lightning Effect production steps are as follows:
1. Use the "Quick selection tool" to select the background of the upper sky as a selection.
2. Press D to restore the foreground and background colors to the default black and white.
3. Press the G key, switch to the gradient tool, pull the black and white gradient from top to bottom.
4. Perform "Filter"-"Render"-"layered cloud", when performing layered clouds, be sure to note that the foreground color on the toolbar is black and the background color is white. In addition, because the effect of layered cloud filters is randomly generated, so to create a good lightning effect, press CTRL+F Repeat this step many times until the results are satisfactory.
5. Press the ctrl+i to make the picture reverse-phase.
6. Press Ctrl+l, adjust the color level, the parameters themselves according to the screen preview grasp. We change the Lightning layer's blending mode to filter color on the layers panel.
Description: You can further press Ctrl+t free to change the direction and size. You can also use a rubber tool to erase the more blunt parts of the lightning. Need to get a variety of their favorite lightning color, according to Ctrl+u, adjust the lightning saturation of the hue and other parameters.
Second, use PS Lightning brush and plug to make lightning
Whether using a PS flash brush or using a plug-in step to complete the lightning effect, you need to search the network to download the appropriate brush and plug-ins, and then use the instructions.
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