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[Tutorial] Lightning in Photoshop - Coder-san - 12-13-2010

Originally located in PhotoshopCAFE

STEP 1

On a new layer, create a black to white gradient, diagonally from the top left, to the bottom right.

[Image: lightning-1.jpg]


STEP 2

Filters>Render>Differance Clouds

[Image: Untitled-2.jpg]


STEP3

Now invert the image. Cmd/Ctrl+I
You can start to see the lightning

[Image: Untitled-3.jpg]


STEP 4

Adjust levels to bring out the lightning, Cmd/Ctrl+L.

In the levels box: slide the black arrow to the right and the middle one to the right too, until it looks nice and clean

[Image: Untitled-4b.jpg]

[Image: Untitled-4a.jpg]


STEP 5

Now to add a bit of color:

Go to Hue/Saturation Cmd/Ctrl+U Click the colorize box and slide the Hue till you like the color.

[Image: Untitled-5a.jpg]


STEP 6

Now to add it to your image:

Just place the lightning on a layer above your image and change the layer blending mode to "screen". Here I duplicated the lightning layer 2x and rotated it a little.

[Image: lightning.jpg]

RE: [Tutorial] Lightning in Photoshop - oxygene - 02-20-2011

do u know how to get a serial for photoshop cs5?

RE: [Tutorial] Lightning in Photoshop - Rach - 03-03-2011

pretty helpful, ive been looking for tuts on how to make lightning

RE: [Tutorial] Lightning in Photoshop - ReTi0n - 10-26-2011

Very good Tutorial Bro...

RE: [Tutorial] Lightning in Photoshop - 1234hotmaster - 10-27-2011

awesome tut! I'm sad that I found it soo late Sad

RE: [Tutorial] Lightning in Photoshop - Ambiguous - 10-27-2011

Awesome tutorial! I'm surprised that I even managed understand anything because I suck at anything with graphics and art.


RE: [Tutorial] Lightning in Photoshop - dd_user - 10-03-2024

(12-13-2010, 10:54 AM)Coder-san Wrote: Originally located in PhotoshopCAFE

STEP 1

On a new layer, create a black to white gradient, diagonally from the top left, to the bottom right.

[Image: lightning-1.jpg]


STEP 2

Filters>Render>Differance Clouds

[Image: Untitled-2.jpg]


STEP3

Now invert the image. Cmd/Ctrl+I
You can start to see the lightning

[Image: Untitled-3.jpg]


STEP 4

Adjust levels to bring out the lightning, Cmd/Ctrl+L.

In the levels box: slide the black arrow to the right and the middle one to the right too, until it looks nice and clean

[Image: Untitled-4b.jpg]

[Image: Untitled-4a.jpg]


STEP 5

Now to add a bit of color:

Go to Hue/Saturation Cmd/Ctrl+U Click the colorize box and slide the Hue till you like the color.

[Image: Untitled-5a.jpg]


STEP 6

Now to add it to your image:

Just place the lightning on a layer above your image and change the layer blending mode to "screen". Here I duplicated the lightning layer 2x and rotated it a little.

[Image: lightning.jpg]