Abstract-Light-Effects

Creating Abstract Light Effect in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Today I will present how to creating abstract light effect in photoshop. We use glows and lots of neon that can be applied to photography or illustration with equal impact. So, let’s get start…

Let’s create a new file (File>New) of 1280×1024 px and 72 dpi. Then apply the Rectangle Tool (U) to represent the background of the picture to be.

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Use the next shown parameters for the made layer by making a mouse click on this layer on the layers’ palette. Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Gradient’s parameters:

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Find a picture; having represented a girl on it (I used this picture from SXC. I would like to thank the author of this picture):

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Cut her figure out and insert it on the main picture:

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Click on the bottom part of the layers’ palette on Create new fill or adjustment layer>Curves

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Press Alt button and make a mouse click between the Curves effect’s layers and the girl’s layer (on the layers’ palette)

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Next click on the bottom part of the layers’ palette on Create new fill or adjustment layer>Black & White

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Press Alt button and make a mouse click between the Black & White effect’s layer and the previous layer (on the layers’ palette)

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Next create a new file (File>New) of 50×50 px and 300 dpi. Delete background and use the Pencil Tool (B) to represent a black square instead of it of 31×34 px.

Select then the option Edit>Define Brush Preset

Now we shall create a new layer and apply here the created brushe, set brushe options in Brushes palette (F5), that may be chosen on the lateral panel on the right side. The brush’s color is #E6E6AC. Let’s represent a shape looking like a train on her both hands. This layer needs to be placed lower than the layer containing the girl.

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Next you may see the parameters for the layer containing the brushes: Blending Options>Outer Glow

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Let’s represent a kind of wing of white color for the girl, applying in this case the Pen Tool (P). Place this layer lower than the girl’s layer:

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Make a copy of the last made layer and select Free Transform option to turn the copy around, placing it the same way from below. This layer will be situated also lower than the girl’s layer:

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Next we’ll rasterizing the wings’ layers into a single one. Press Ctrl button to mark out the necessary layers and then press CTRL+E. On the new layer we’ve got make a mouse click on the bottom part of the layers’ palette on Add a Mask selection. After this operation, try to use a standard brush (Brush Tool (B)) (Opacity of 30%) to clean out with black color the layer containing the wings.

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Next we’ll represent a line, starting with drawing path, applying the Pen Tool (P), Path Mode.

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

You can find created path in Path palette.

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Move in Layers palette to Create a new layer and choose for it a standard brush of grey color (Diameter 9, Hardness 100%), select Pen Tool (P), and make a right click on created path in Path palette to Stroke Path (Brush Mode, Simulate Pressure)

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Final Result:

Creating Abstract Light Effects in Photoshop

Hope you can learn something new from this tutorial.

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Have fun!

Thank you… 🙂

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Mahmudur Rahman
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2 Comments
  • Linda
    Posted at 02:28h, 19 August

    So glad to have found you. I can’t wait to give some of these photoshop effects a try.

  • ayeshmantha
    Posted at 07:20h, 23 January

    nice work bro…..i learn a lot of things from your all the tutorials..thanks a lot…hop u will add more awesome works..thanks a lot bro..