1. Create a 600 x 200 document. Press 'D' to set to default.
2. Press Alt + Backspace to fill document.
3. Filter > Render > Clouds
4. Filter > Render > Difference Clouds
5. Ctrl + I to invert colors.
6. Press Ctrl + L and and settings should be: Click ok.
Input Levels: 0, 0.10, 255
Output Levels: 0, 255
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...gAnch=imgAnch6
7. Create a new layer.
8. Press Alt + Backspace to fill document.
9. Filter > Render > Clouds
10. Filter > Render > Difference Clouds
11. Ctrl + I to invert colors.
12. Press Ctrl + L and the settings should be: Click ok.
Input Levels: 0, 0.10, 255
Output Levels: 0, 255
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...gAnch=imgAnch5
13. Create a new layer.
14. Press Alt + Backspace to fill document.
15. Filter > Render > Clouds
16. Filter > Render > Difference Clouds
17. Ctrl + I to invert colors.
18. Press Ctrl + L and the settings should be: click ok.
Input Levels: 0, 0.10, 255
Output Levels, 0, 255
19. Change this layer to 'screen'
20. Press Ctrl + E to merge down.
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...gAnch=imgAnch4
21. Create a new layer.
22. Alt + Backspace to fill document.
23. Filter > Render > Lens Flare. Place torward the left side of the picture.
Click ok.
24. Fliter > Sketch > Chrome. Set settings to:
Detail: 10
Smoothness: 0
Click ok
25. Go to Filter > Distort > Twirl. Set settings to:
Angle: 50
26. In the Layers Palette: Swap Layer 1 with Layer 2. (Drag and drop)
27. Change Layer 1 to 'Color Dodge'
28. Ctrl + E to merge down.
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...Frozentut4.jpg
29. Now if you want you can add, edit, or add text to the picture. (Make sure you merge the text layer down to Layer 2.)
30. Press Ctrl + U and check 'Colorize' and play around with hue/saturation. I used:
Hue: 205
Saturation: 45
Lightness: 0
Click ok.
31. Press Ctrl + Shit + E to merge all the layers together.
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...Frozentut5.jpg
And now you have yourself a nice little lightning background/ sig. Here is my final result:
Post your results here too!
Note: First tutorial, so give me some comments on how i did![]()