[align=center] [b]Light Effect On A Model [/b] [i] credits to best photoshop tutorials[/i] [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect125x125.jpg[/img][/align] [spoiler][align=center]Step 1: Open a new document, I used 800x600 pixels and look for a model photo on the internet, this is the one I used: [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/CopyofLightEffect1.jpg[/img] Step 2: As you can see, it is a bit dark so we should make it brighter first. Duplicate your photo by pressing Ctrl-J and change its blending mode to Screen. Simple, right? [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/CopyofLightEffect2.jpg[/img] It is now better. Merge down this layer donw by pressing Ctrl-E. After that, duplicate it again and go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and use a value of 4.5 pixels [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/CopyofLightEffect3.jpg[/img] Step 3: Change the blending mode to Overlay and merge it down. The model now looks wonderful! [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/CopyofLightEffect4.jpg[/img] Step 4: Next we will add some light on her. Use the Pen tool and make some point around the dark areas of the model, don't need to be so exact [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/CopyofLightEffect5.jpg[/img] Step 5: Convert this path into a selected area, you can save this area for later use by going to Select>Save Selection [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect6.jpg[/img] Step 6: Create a new layer and go to Filter>Render>Clouds and Filter>Artistic>Plastic Wrap, just use the default values [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect8.jpg[/img] Now change its blending mode to Color Dodge. Your photo may look a bit different: [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect9.jpg[/img] Step 7: In the next steps, we will add light effect on the model. Use the Pen tool to draw some curves on her [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect10.jpg[/img] [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect11.jpg[/img] Step 8: Reset your colors by pressing D and invert them by pressing X. Choose the Brush tool and go to Window>Brushes to open the Brushes panel. Pick a small brush (about 5 pixels) with 0% hardness and tick on Shape Dynamics. Create a new layer, choose the Pen tool again, right click and choose Stroke Path. Make sure you tick on the Simulate Pressure before pressing OK [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect13.jpg[/img] A small curve, thinner at two ends appear like this: [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect14.jpg[/img] Step 9: Repeat step 8 again but this time we also tick on the Scattering checkbox (make sure you make it on a new layer) [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect15.jpg[/img] After choosing Stroke Path, we get [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect16.jpg[/img] Now we can delete the path by pressing Enter. Double click on your two new created layers to open Layer Style dialog box. Use Outer Glow as following: [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect17.jpg[/img] Use the Eraser tool to delete some light areas, the glowing light seems to surround her. After this step, we get: [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect18.jpg[/img] Step 10: Make our light effect stronger by duplicate the "glowing dots" layer. Press Ctrl-I to invert its colors [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect19.jpg[/img] Change the blending mode to Overlay. And this is the result: [img]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee44/erp_raqs/LightEffect20.jpg[/img] This technique can be used in various ways but the principle is still the same. Hope you enjoy this tutorial. [/align][/spoiler]

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