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Ray of Light

Author: FotoFects More by this author
Added: Jul 08, 2005 Rating:   Level: All levels Software: Photoshop  

image 1 1. Open the image for editing.
image 2 2. Duplicate the current layer and change the blending mode of the new layer to Screen.
image 3 3. Use the Levels tool (Ctrl+L) to apply the following properties:
Input Levels: 0, 0.1, 255
image 4 4. Apply a Radial Blur filter (Filter> Blur> Radial Blur) with the following properties:
Amount: 100
Blur Method: Zoom
Quality: Best
Blur Center: Adjust the position to define the location of the light source. This setting will affect the direction of the rays.
image 5 5. Apply an Auto Levels (Ctrl+Shift+L).
image 6 6. Duplicate the current layer several times to increase the visibility.
Ray of Light Tutorial: Final Result 7. Rollover the image in this step to see the image before this Photoshop technique was applied.


Author's URL: FotoFects
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comments RoseLNZ August 29, 2007 says:
Ray of Light
step 4
I am using PSP11 and lost on step 4.
??

Which layer am I on?

settings for zoom: Blur type, Blur, Center