(This tut is for adobe photoshop 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open a new document; choose a size,

 

 

 

white background and black foreground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filter>Render>Clouds

 

 

 

Filter>Render>Different Clouds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tap Control-F to repeat til one that

 

 

 

looks good comes up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control-I to invert (image>adjustments>invert)

 

 

 

Control-L for levels (image>adjustments>levels) -- use these settings:

 

 

 

(numbers left to right): 0 - 1,10 - 255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a pretty good lightning scene, yes?

 

 

 

Control-B for colourize (numbers left to right): 0, 40, 100. (you can choose another color combination, this is the one I use)

 

 

 

Repeat this step once more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control-J to duplicate layer > set blend mode to 'lighten';

 

 

 

Control-E to merge the two layers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control-J to duplicate layer > set blend mode to 'lightning';

 

 

 

Filter>Disort>Twirl; angle at 200.

 

 

 

Control-E to merge the two layers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control-J to duplicate layer > set blend mode to 'lightning';

 

 

 

Filter>Disort>Twirl; angle at -400.

 

 

 

Control-E to merge the two layers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it. You can make it some darker by repeating this step: Control-B for colourize (numbers from left to right) 0 40 10. (you can choose another color combination, this is the one I use)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This came out for me: http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?loc=img26&image=1bg1.jpg Feel free to use it as background (1024*768) Feel free to rate :).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please post also what came out for you :).

:shock: wow thats... a bit bright... might want to tone it down..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interesting work though.. 7.5/10 (i dont like the colors :lol: )

interesting tutorial. This could be of some help in an abstract piece, maybe set it over your abstract, and use layers like overlay and stuff, could turn out nice :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ps: next time have piccies for tut's, always better with them :)

Yeah sorry I'll make them ASAP.

No1 tries? too bad.

I'm gonna try as soon as I go upstairs and use my laptop. IT looks good.

I'm gonna try as soon as I go upstairs and use my laptop. IT looks good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you mean the clown, with IT? (lol some stupid video)

I assume by "lightning" you mean "lighten"? It could work well as the base for an abstract - good job 8) .

looks good, pity im using psp8