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Sunday, March 22, 2009

Abstract Lightining Effect

Here we are going to create a nice looking abstract lightning effect.

Step 1: Create a new document with 500x500.
Press "d" to reset your color and then press Alt+Backspace for black background.

Step 2: Duplicate the layer and go to Filter> Render> Lens Flare and use these settings:

Step 3: Go to Edit> Free Transform or press Ctrl+T and scale down like this:

Step 4: Duplicate the layer and go to Edit> Transform> Rotate 90o CW.

Step 5: Now change the layer mode to "Lighten".

Step 6: Merge the two layers together by pressing Ctrl+E.
Duplicate the merged layer and go to Edit> Free Transform and rotate 45 degree and set the blend mode to "Lighten" again.
After this your effect looks like:

Step 7: Merge the two layer again by pressing Ctrl+E.
Go to Filter> Distort> Wave and use these settings:

Step 8: Go to Image> Adjustment> Hue/Saturation and apply these settings:

Here's is the Final Result!:

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

great effect!

Anonymous said...

hay man amaaaaaaaazing effect

Unknown said...

wow !! very easy and efective 10x alot

Anonymous said...

Full of glory!!

Anonymous said...

Its pretty cool except for the part that i didnt know how to merge the layer bUt other Than that i could do the WORK! <3

Clipping Path said...

great job done and helpful tutorials

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