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[Tutorial]: How to make lightning! [Photoshop CS5] - Relevance - 12-01-2012

Hey [username] here is a simple tutorial for you on how to make a lightning effect in photoshop CS5!

1. Make a new file which is 400x300 with the BG color white.
[Image: 1wr6g]

2. Next go to FILTER -> RENDER -> CLOUDS
Should Look Like This
[Image: 1wr92]

3. Then goto FILTER -> RENDER -> DIFFERENCE CLOUDS(on the same file)
It should look like this !
[Image: 1wrc9]

4. Then IMAGE -> ADJUSTMENTS -> INVERT
Then It will look like this
[Image: 1wraq]

5. Then IMAGE -> ADJUSTMENTS -> LEVELS -> Move The Middle Arrow To this.
[Image: 1wrfD]
It should look like this now.
[Image: 1wrgq]

6.Now you are done! If you wanna change the color do this: IMAGE -> ADJUSTMENTS -> COLOR BALANCE.

Hoped I help you guys !

Heres What i Made Earlier :
[Image: 1wro7]


Tip:
Play around with your colors and it will change the stuff like
[Image: 1wroX]
Will look like this:
[Image: 1wrpF]
And then I changed up the colors to make the
[Image: 1wro7]



RE: [Tutorial]: How to make lightning! [Photoshop CS5] - LightX - 12-01-2012

Thanks for this tutorial. You made it very simple. Smile


RE: [Tutorial]: How to make lightning! [Photoshop CS5] - Nailo - 12-01-2012

cant see the images o.o the umm


RE: [Tutorial]: How to make lightning! [Photoshop CS5] - LightX - 12-01-2012

Woah..you changed this a LOT...ALL of the images are gone...needs to be fixed.


RE: [Tutorial]: How to make lightning! [Photoshop CS5] - abang_long - 12-09-2012

great!!i havent seen an effect like this..


RE: [Tutorial]: How to make lightning! [Photoshop CS5] - LoneDevil - 12-09-2012

(12-01-2012, 11:39 PM)LightX Wrote: Woah..you changed this a LOT...ALL of the images are gone...needs to be fixed.


Appears he fixed it...

By the way nice tutorial op...will have to try later.


RE: [Tutorial]: How to make lightning! [Photoshop CS5] - Coder-san - 12-22-2012

Nice work, but you need to clear up the lightning and blend if you want to use it effectively.
I posted a lightning tutorial from PhotoshopCafe two years back, you can refer to it if you like.


RE: [Tutorial]: How to make lightning! [Photoshop CS5] - bluesmoke - 12-27-2012

i watched this tut already...u didnt post the result of Lighting effects...


RE: [Tutorial]: How to make lightning! [Photoshop CS5] - Mr.Dux - 04-07-2013

Seems cool, useful for art with tons of stuff =P


RE: [Tutorial]: How to make lightning! [Photoshop CS5] - Exhile Booter - 10-20-2013

Now this was something i was interested in learning thanks for this