Glowing Beam Effect
I can use Photoshop to create an unworldly glowing effect within images with people and font.
This is a fun special effect, reenforcing your photoshop skills. Create four DIFFERENT images using people and font, get creative! TWO images MUST have 3+ glowing beams. You can add a lens flare if it works within the image. One of your beams MUST wrap around a part of the image.
2 images with font and 2 with a person each with a screen shot (4) total of 8 images due
Steps:
How to create the Sparkle Dots:
Short Cuts:
Pen Tool (P)
Brush Tool (B)
Tutorial Help:
Glowing Lines
Neon Light Beams
How to Create Neon Stripes in Photoshop
Creating a Beam Around an Object - (Layer Mask)
Introduction to the Pen tool
Interactive Help:
The Bézier Game - A game to help you master the pen tool.
Turning it in:
Folder - Hour_Username_GLOW
4 Images - Hour_Username_GLOW (save as a .jpeg)
4 Screenshot - Hour_Username_GLOW
This is a fun special effect, reenforcing your photoshop skills. Create four DIFFERENT images using people and font, get creative! TWO images MUST have 3+ glowing beams. You can add a lens flare if it works within the image. One of your beams MUST wrap around a part of the image.
2 images with font and 2 with a person each with a screen shot (4) total of 8 images due
Steps:
- Either open a your image or create a new canvas for FONT 3000px x 2000px.
- Create a path using the pen tool on a new layer
- Select the brush> Brush Panel> Brush Preset> Select a Flat Angle Low Bristle Count Brush
- Select Pen tool again> Right Click on the selection and right click and choose Stroke Path -- If the stroke is too large, change your brush stroke and re-apply (MAKE STROKE WHITE)
- Right click and delete path
- Now apply Blend Option (or fx) to your brush layer
- Select - Outer Glow
- Choose color of beam - this is where you add your color
- Blend Mode: Screen
- Opacity: 75%
- Elements: Technique - Softer - Size 5-10px
- Contour: Half Round Contour
How to create the Sparkle Dots:
- Create a new layer
- Select brush, select the first brush style in the drop down menu.
- Open brush Adjustments and Presets (under window>Brush)
- Select the following - top 3 choices in window.
- Brush Tip Shape - Adjust size and spacing (spacing you might want to adjust after jitter is set).
- Shape Dynamics - Jitter set it to 100%
- Scatter - Top adjustment (scatter) 500%-700%
Short Cuts:
Pen Tool (P)
Brush Tool (B)
Tutorial Help:
Glowing Lines
Neon Light Beams
How to Create Neon Stripes in Photoshop
Creating a Beam Around an Object - (Layer Mask)
Introduction to the Pen tool
Interactive Help:
The Bézier Game - A game to help you master the pen tool.
Turning it in:
Folder - Hour_Username_GLOW
4 Images - Hour_Username_GLOW (save as a .jpeg)
4 Screenshot - Hour_Username_GLOW