Web Design Tutorials osCommerce Template Tutorials
New osCommerce Templates osCommerce Specials osCommerce Forums Search Our Site Contact Us Resources Web Design Tutorials
Web Designers Library- Tutorials and Articles
Tutorial Search
  Advanced Search
 
Tutorial Menu
 
 Video Tutorials
  · Dreamweaver
  · osCommerce
  · Installations
 
 Photoshop
  · Tutorials
  Photoshop Basics
  Special Effects
  Text Effects
  3D Effects
  Textures & Patterns
  Web Layout
  Drawing Techniques
  Color Management
  Photo Editing
  ImageReady Animation
  Miscellaneous
  · Articles
 
 Web Design Basics
  · Design Principles
  · Website Usability
  · Color Theory
  · Templates & Tuning
 
 osCommerce
  · osCommerce Knowledgebase
  Catalog Area
  Installation and Upgrades
  Administration Tool
  General Information
  Developers Section
What's New
Latest Tutorials and Articles
Video Tutorials
osCommerce Tutorials
Template installation with cPanel and Ipswitch
Photoshop
Photoshop CS3: Output Sharpening
Change Color on an Object
Sunlight Effect
Autumn Effect
Eyes in Green Pea Pod
Web Design Basics
A To Z About RSS
Elements of Great Websites
The Next Generation Website Model
Why Use a Web Design Template?
Web Site Templates and Their Benefits
osCommerce
SSL - This page contains secure and non secure items
Post-Installation
Security - .htaccess
SSL - This page contains secure and non secure items
Tax Proposal
Photoshop : Tutorials : Special Effects Last Updated: Apr 15th, 2008 - 18:38:37


Light of Future
Author: PSD-Tutorials.com
Authors Website: www.psd-tutorials.com
Jan 31, 2007, 18:27

Email this article
 Printer friendly page

Step 1.
Create a new 300X300 pixel document with the transparent background. Create a new layer ("Layer 1") and fill it by the black color. Apply Filter > Render > Lens Flare and use the settings like shown in the pic.1.(Place the dagger in the center).
Web Designers Library- Tutorials and Articles
Light of Future


Then apply Filter > Render > Lens Flare again and choose Lens Type: 50-300mm Zoom, Brightness: 120%, and move the dagger in the lower right corner. Repeat this operation but make the brightness bigger and move the dagger in the upper right corner. You can also add flashes in the left corners.

Step 2.
Now apply Filter > Distort > Wave and use the settings like shown in the pic.2.
Web Designers Library- Tutorials and Articles
Light of Future


Create a new layer ("Layer 2") and fill it by the black color (Apply Edit > Fill). Apply Filter > Render > Lens Flare and use the settings like shown in the pic.3.(Place the dagger in the center).
Web Designers Library- Tutorials and Articles
Light of Future


Now apply Filter > Distort > Pinch with the following settings: Amount->-100%. And then press Ctrl+F (to repeat the operation). Set the Blending Mode for the layer as "Hard Light".

Step 3.
Create a new layer ("Layer 3") and fill it by the black color. Then make "Lens Flare" procedure like shown in the pic.4.
Web Designers Library- Tutorials and Articles
Light of Future


Now draw two thick (15 pix) lines and apply Lens Flare filter (Place the dagger in the center) like shown in the pic.5.
Web Designers Library- Tutorials and Articles
Light of Future


Apply Filter > Brush Strokes > Accented Edges with the following settings:Edge Width->6; Edge Brightness->38; Smoothness->5. Apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur (Radius->2 pixels) and then apply Filter > Sketch > Chrome with the following settings: Detail->10; Smooth->0. Now apply Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation with the following settings: Colorize->ON; Hue->0; Saturation->70; Lightness->-26. Set the Blending Mode for the layer as "Soft Light".

Step 4.
Duplicate "Layer 1" and drag it on the top of the layers. Apply Filter > Distort > Spherize with the following setting: Amount->-100. Press Ctrl+F two times. Then apply Image > Adjustments > Levels and use the settings like shown in the pic.6.
Web Designers Library- Tutorials and Articles
Light of Future


Press Ctrl+M and use the settings like shown in the pic.7.
Web Designers Library- Tutorials and Articles
Light of Future


Step 5.
Now duplicate "Layer 1 copy 1" two times and transform each layer on 90 (apply Edit > Transform). Set the Blending Mode for the "Layer 1 copy 1" as "Exclusion", for the "Layer 1 copy 2" as "Soft Light", for "Layer 1 copy 3" as "Screen". And that's it.
Web Designers Library- Tutorials and Articles
Light of Future




Top of Page

 
Level Ten Hosting