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Realistic Lightning Effect


Start by opening an image that's showing some sky area.

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Create a new layer and press Q to enable quick mask. From filter menu select render>>difference clouds.

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Press Ctrl+F five times to get this result.

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Press Q to disable quick masking.

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Fill the selection with blue color.

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From select menu click modify>>contract.

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Contract the selection by 2 pixel.

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Fill it with white color.

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Press Ctrl+L to open level settings window. Apply settings as shown.

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Press Ctrl+T and scale down vertically.

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Select eraser tool and remove the unwanted areas.

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Change the layer mode to screen.

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Select the image layer and press Ctrl+M to open curve window. Apply curve settings as shown.

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Realistic Lightning Effect Tutorial: Final Result



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