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Aurora Glow

Added: Mar 11, 2005 Rating:

Level: Experienced Software: Photoshop

This aurora glow tutorial will automatically find highlights of an image and create an aurora on it.


	1. Open the image for editing.

	2. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J).

	3. On the new layer, apply a "Maximum" filter (Filter> Other> Maximum). Select a "Radius" that will slightly pixelate the image. Click OK.

	4. Use the "Brightness/Contrast" tool (Image> Brightness/Contrast) to apply the following properties: Brightness: -50 Contrast:+ 100 Click OK.

	5. Rotate the image 90º clockwise (Image> Rotate Canvas> 90º CW).

	6. Apply a "Wind" filter (Filter> Stylize> Wind) with the following properties: Method: Wind Direction: From the Left Click OK.

	7. Apply the previous filter again (Ctrl+F).

	8. Add a layer mask (Layer> New Layer Mask> Reveal All) to the current layer.

	9. With the layer mask selected, use the "Apply Image" tool to apply the following properties: Source: filename Layer: Merged Channel: RGB Invert: Uncheckmarked Blending: Normal Opacity: 100% Click OK.

	10. Rotate the canvas 90º counter-clockwise (Image> Rotate Canvas> 90º CCW).

	11. Select the top layer to deselect its thumbnail. Set the current layer's blending mode to "Overlay".

	12. Apply a "Motion Blur" filter (Filter> Blur> Motion Blur) with the "Angle" at "90º" and a "distance" that will slightly blur the solid white areas. Click OK..

	13. Rollover the image on the left of this step to see the original image before this technique was applied.