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A Cool Lighting Effect InPhotoshopFabio on Feb 5th 2008 with 75 comments

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In this tutorial, I will show you how to create that effect we saw on the screen at the Macworld SanFrancisco. Its basically some lighting effects with blurs and blend modes, but the effect is awesome.

Step 1

Create a new document. On the Background layer, double-click to open the Layer Style dialog box andapply the Gradient Overlay with black and green (#9dc5c7).
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Step 2

Create a new layer. Set white for the foreground and black for the background color. After that, go toFilter>Render>Clouds. Rename the layer to Clouds.

Step 3

Change the Blend Mode of the clouds layer to Multiply 60%. Duplicate the layer and rename it to radialblur. After that, go to Filter>Blur>Radial Blur.


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Step 4

Duplicate the background layer and move it up in front of the other layers. Rename it to Gradient Lightand go to the Layer Styles dialog box. Change the Fill Opacity to 0% under the Advanced Blending settings.After that in the Gradient Overlay settings, change the Blend Mode to Color Dodge and the scale to 70%.


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Step 5Place your logo in the center of the image and change the Layer Styles. First change the Color Overlay toblack and then add a Bevel and Emboss as shown in the image below.


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Step 6

Create a new Folder and call it lights and move it behind the logo layer. Inside that folder, select theEllipse Tool (U) and create a circle that will be almost entirely behind the logo. Using the Pen Tool (P),create some shapes that will be the lights. Use the image below for reference. Make sure that all of theseobjects are inside the lights folder.


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Step 7

If you are using the CS3 version of Photoshop, you can convert the layers to Smart Objects in order to usethe non-destructive filters feature.

Apply a Gaussian Blur to the layers. Each one will have a different value because of their sizes.


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Step 8

Select the lights folder and change the Blend Mode to Color Dodge. Duplicate the two bottom lights andmove them to the center.


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Step 9

Using the Ellipse Tool (U), again create a small circle but this time in front of the logo. This circle will be areflection on the logo.


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Conclusion

Now you can add some textIve used Myriad Pro Light. Although this effect looks very cool and sort ofcomplicated to achieve, its really easy and can be done pretty quickly. Using Render Clouds, blurs, andblend modes, we can create really amazing lighting effects.


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By FabioI am a Brazilian designer living in Porto Alegre (south of Brazil). In 2003, I founded a web design studiocalled ZEE, with Fabiano Meneghetti, an architect and friend of mine. It's a small studio now, with 4 peopleworking basically with web.
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