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Lightning how to make it in Adobe etc.

First create a new document, or open an Image with clouds etc..

Now create a new layer, and give it a title of **Lightning.**

Next select the brush tool. Set it to 1 pixel soft.

(You may need to use a larger brush size depending on the size of your image).

Set the opacity to 20%.

Now zoom in.

Starting from the top, paint a jumpy/jagged line downward.

Do not to over do it, you want the lines to be fairly straight, but still jagged.

This line will be the trunk, or main branch of the lightning.

Ensure that you have plenty of curves, and places for the forks to branch out from.


 * Branching out and brightening**.

Next commencing from a curve continue painting downward and outward.

Now change your brush size to 3 pixels, or slightly larger than the original.

Go over all of the branches and paint them again.

Now again select a 1 pixel brush.

Paint over all of the branches once more, but this time branch off from all of the branches in other words continue to paint passed the ends of the original branches.

You can reconnect the new smaller branches back to the main branches if you want to.

Repeat the above step again.

Now we need to go into blend mode, and create an atmospheric glow.

Start by opening the blending options for the Lightning layer.

Set it to Overlay.

Now duplicate the Lightning layer, and give it a title of Lightning 2.

Make a new layer and title this one Glow.

Set the blending mode to Overlay.

Select again the brush too l. And set it to 100 pixel soft.

Size may change depending on your image size.

Keep the opacity at 20%.

Now paint over the lightning, and above the lightning into the clouds.

You have finished and this you can use when you want to create an effect on another photograph Effective Yes?

If your image has water you will now need to create a reflection and here is how:‐


 * Reflection**.

Make a new layer and give it a title of Reflection.

Select the brush tool once more.

Keep the opacity at 20%.

Paint a small area under the lightning, just one stroke.

Remember it is a reflection only and should not dominate the picture.


 * Do I need to tell you now to File / Save it ?**