Ray of Light

Added: May 05, 2006 Rating:

Level: Experienced Software: Paint Shop Pro

	1. Open an image inside Paint Shop Pro.

	2. Duplicate the current layer (Layers> Duplicate).

	3. With the top layer selected, use the Levels tool (Adjust> Brightness and Contrast> Levels) to apply the following properties: Channel: RGB Input levels: 0, 0.1, 255 Output levels: 0, 255

	4. Apply a Radial Blur filter (Adjust> Blur> Radial Blur) with the following properties: Blur type: Zoom Strength (%): 50 Eliptical: Checked Position the crosshair on the top left image to adjust the direction of the ray of light.

	5. Use the Levels tool (Adjust> Brightness and Contrast> Levels) to apply the following properties: Channel: RGB Input levels: 0, 2, 255 Output levels: 0, 255

	6. With the layer mask selected, use the Apply Image tool (Image> Apply Image) to apply the following properties: Layer: Background Channel: RGB Invert Invert creates a negative image where the hue and lightness are reversed. The Invert tool may be accessed from Image> Adjustments> Invert or by pressing Ctrl+I.'); return false" href="javascript:void(0)">Invert: Checked Blending: Normal Opacity: 100%

	7. Use the Brightness/Contrast The Brightness/Contrast allows the user to adjust the brightness or contrast of an image. The Brightness/Contrast tool may be accessed from the Image> Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast tool (Image> Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast) to tweak the visiblity of the sepia effect.

	8. Rollover the image to see the original image without this effect applied.