Celestial Flare
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 10:02 am
Celestial Flare
Level: Very Easy
1. Open up a new image document; the one in this tutorial is 300x300, transparent background, 72dpi, 8 bit. Foreground colour: black and Background colour: white
2. Go to Filter>>Render>>Clouds and then Filter>>Render>>Difference Clouds.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare1.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare2.gif[/img]
3. Next, go to Images>>Adjustments>>Invert and click it.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare3.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare4.gif[/img]
4. Click on Control + L to bring up the levels screen and move the centre arrow over to the far right.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare5.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare6.gif[/img]
5. Next we\'re going to add some Radial Blur. (Filter>>Blur>>Radial Blur). Set the distribution to somewhere between 50 and 55, Zoom, Good.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare7.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare8.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare9.gif[/img]
6. Duplicate the layer by right clicking on it in the Layer Palette and selecting Duplicate Layer. Set the Layer Mode to Colour Dodge.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare10.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare11.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare12.gif[/img]
7. Now we\'re going to change the Colour Balance on your original Layer. First, click on Layer 1 in your Layer Palette to select it, then go to Images>>Adjustments>>Colour Balance and play with the settings until you get something you like.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare13.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare14.gif[/img]
8. Now we\'re going to thin out the brightness and give the flare a bit more of an explosive look. Select your Eraser from the Tool Bar and set the opacity to 50-60% then click on your Layer 1 copy to select it.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare15.gif[/img]
Use these Eraser settings:
Brush
Brush Diametre: 25
Hardness: 0
Opacity: 60%
Flow: 65%
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare16.gif[/img]
Now selective erase on your Layer 1 Copy to get the explosive look (most of your erasing will be on the bright/midtones areas):
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare17.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare18.gif[/img]
9. Now we\'ll smooth out our flare by brushing over Layer 1 with the Blur Tool.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare19.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare20.gif[/img]
10. Next we are going to add Lens Flare (Filter>>Render>>Lens Flare) to give it more of a celestial flare look. Center your Lens Flare in the middle of your Celestial Flare.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare21.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare22.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare23.gif[/img]
11. To make the Flare blend in better, add some Radial Blur with a setting of 40, Zoom, Good.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare24.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare25.gif[/img]
You can either leave the Celestial Flare as is, or you can play around with the Hue & Saturation to change the colours/tones of your flare. (Images>>Adjustments>>Hue/Saturation)
Layer 1 Setting I used for this tutorial:
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare26.gif[/img]
Layer 1 Copy Setting I used for this tutorial:
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare27.gif[/img]
I also went over Layer 1 with the Blur Tool once more for a final smoothing.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare28.gif[/img]
Level: Very Easy
1. Open up a new image document; the one in this tutorial is 300x300, transparent background, 72dpi, 8 bit. Foreground colour: black and Background colour: white
2. Go to Filter>>Render>>Clouds and then Filter>>Render>>Difference Clouds.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare1.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare2.gif[/img]
3. Next, go to Images>>Adjustments>>Invert and click it.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare3.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare4.gif[/img]
4. Click on Control + L to bring up the levels screen and move the centre arrow over to the far right.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare5.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare6.gif[/img]
5. Next we\'re going to add some Radial Blur. (Filter>>Blur>>Radial Blur). Set the distribution to somewhere between 50 and 55, Zoom, Good.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare7.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare8.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare9.gif[/img]
6. Duplicate the layer by right clicking on it in the Layer Palette and selecting Duplicate Layer. Set the Layer Mode to Colour Dodge.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare10.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare11.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare12.gif[/img]
7. Now we\'re going to change the Colour Balance on your original Layer. First, click on Layer 1 in your Layer Palette to select it, then go to Images>>Adjustments>>Colour Balance and play with the settings until you get something you like.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare13.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare14.gif[/img]
8. Now we\'re going to thin out the brightness and give the flare a bit more of an explosive look. Select your Eraser from the Tool Bar and set the opacity to 50-60% then click on your Layer 1 copy to select it.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare15.gif[/img]
Use these Eraser settings:
Brush
Brush Diametre: 25
Hardness: 0
Opacity: 60%
Flow: 65%
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare16.gif[/img]
Now selective erase on your Layer 1 Copy to get the explosive look (most of your erasing will be on the bright/midtones areas):
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare17.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare18.gif[/img]
9. Now we\'ll smooth out our flare by brushing over Layer 1 with the Blur Tool.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare19.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare20.gif[/img]
10. Next we are going to add Lens Flare (Filter>>Render>>Lens Flare) to give it more of a celestial flare look. Center your Lens Flare in the middle of your Celestial Flare.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare21.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare22.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare23.gif[/img]
11. To make the Flare blend in better, add some Radial Blur with a setting of 40, Zoom, Good.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare24.gif[/img]
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare25.gif[/img]
You can either leave the Celestial Flare as is, or you can play around with the Hue & Saturation to change the colours/tones of your flare. (Images>>Adjustments>>Hue/Saturation)
Layer 1 Setting I used for this tutorial:
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare26.gif[/img]
Layer 1 Copy Setting I used for this tutorial:
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare27.gif[/img]
I also went over Layer 1 with the Blur Tool once more for a final smoothing.
[img]http://www.killagraphix.com/tutorials/cflare28.gif[/img]
