Photoshop: How to Create Black-white Lightning Effects

Photoshop: How to Create Black-white Lightning Effect

Here are the steps:

1. You need Adobe Photoshop CS5 or later

    Because we use 'Vibrance' that inserted only in CS5, or use black/white if you don't have it.

2. Choose your picture

3. Use it as the background

4. Duplicate the layer

Duplicate the background, right click_duplicate layer.

5. Use 'Vibrance'

Click Image, Adjustment, Vibrance. Make sure that you are working on the second layer (upper).

6. Setting your Vibrance

Make sure that you are working on the second layer (upper).

7. Erase anti-black area (point of view)

Make sure that you are working on the second layer (upper). Use eraser tool to erase the layer (object only).

8. Using Lightning effects

Find Filter_Render_Lightning Effects. Make sure that you are working on the second layer (upper)

Manage your effect, You can change the 'Style' or 'Light Type'. Move the point of preview on the left side, find the best result. If done, click OK.

9. Save your picture

(sorry for my bad English)