Magic and special light effects

July 3rd, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing

Click on the same layer on the bottom part of the layers’ panel on Add a Mask option; use a standard brush of black color to clean out the unnecessary parts of the fractal, choosing also the next shown styles: Blending mode-Color Dodge

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Now we’ll represent a sphere with the Ellipse Tool (U).

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

The layer’s styles: Blending Options>Inner Glow

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Using the same tool, try to insert a highlight on the made sphere.

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

The layer’s parameters: Fill 0%, Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

For the best result we need to combine in a group all the layers composing the sphere and the highlight (press Ctrl button for marking the appropriate layers and then press the left mouse’s button to take the marked layers on Create a new group selection) The group we’ve got must be copied and made smaller with Free Transform option.

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Next step includes rasterizing the group’s copy (mark out the group and press CTRL+E). Now we’ll make a lateral highlight, applying the Ellipse Tool (U).

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

The layer’s parameters: Fill 0%, Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Create Magic and special light effects in Adobe Photoshop CS3

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  • Z

    09/09/2009

    Whoah! Loved it. Very, very useful tut!

  • Xmike

    10/09/2009

    i really enjoyed ur tutorial and i had to make it… and yes very simple way to do it… nice

  • mickeblue

    27/01/2010

    very nice tut… made a great wallpaper base on this :thumbsup:

  • Daniel

    01/03/2010

    This was very and and easy. Thanks a lot.