Create Sci-Fi Style Laser Light Special Effect in Photoshop. In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Design this Sci-Fi Style Laser Special Effect in Photoshop.
A beginner friendly tutorial, this effect can be widely used in a range of designs (not just sci-fi) to add extra effect, have a try :) The process of creating this is really quite simple and can’t be done in just 3 easy steps below. Techniques include some basic layer blending, selection, painting skills. You can download the PSD File for this tutorial via the VIP Members Area for only $6.95/Month (or less)! You will not only get this PSD File, but also 100+ other PSD Files + Extra Goodies + Exclusive Photoshop tutorials there. OK Let’s get started! Step 1 Create a new document with black background (size doesn’t really matter in this tutorial), create a new layer and use the rectangular marquee tool to draw a selection, and fill it with a colour of your choice: Deselect the selection, apply the following Gaussian Blur filter setting to this layer: Step 2 Step 3 OK we’re done!
The Cosmos: Create a Spiral Galaxy. A galaxy is a massive collection of stars, stellar remains, gas, dust, and planets.
Galaxies can contain as few as 10 million stars, or as many as 100 trillion. Astronomers believe that there are about 170 billion galaxies in our universe, each varying in shape from spiral, elliptical, to irregular. In today’s tutorial, we will demonstrate how to create a spiral galaxy of your own and will depict a fleet of ships making its way through the universe to find a new home. Today's tutorial is part of a 4-part series depicting the journey of the inhabitance of a dying world that must travel into the unknown to find a new world to call home.
In this series, we will explore the cosmos from the perspective of this fictional civilization making their way through the universe and will demonstrate the techniques that you can use in Photoshop to depict your own cosmic scenery. Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Step 1 - The Galaxy. Burning Whishes. Create a Powerful Mental Wave Explosion Effect. Have you ever wanted to use your mind to move an object?
Use the Force to fling things out of your way? Unfortunately, we all know those types of abilities are impossible but using the power of Photoshop anything can be accomplished. In today’s tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a powerful mental wave effect using Photoshop. Let’s get started! This tutorial was original published in April 2008 Step 1 Open a new document. Step 2 Now we need a photo of a person. Step 3 Go to Edit > Transform > Scale and reduce the size of the guy. Step 4 Go to Image > Adjustments > Curves. Step 5 Holding Cmd/Ctrl click on the mask thumb of the "dude" layer. Step 6 Grab the Ellipse Tool(U). Step 7 Create a new layer. Tip: As you will be using the Render > Clouds, you will probably need to apply the filter several times until you got the clouds just right. Step 8 Go to Filter > Liquefy. Then select the Show Backdrop Option. Step 9 Change the Blend Mode of the cloud layer to Soft Light.