Tips and Tutorials for PSP 7

Light Play
Glowing Lights

This tutorial is NOT to be scripted or made into a "Quick Guide" unless it is for your own personal use.

To do this tutorial you will need a working knowledge of PSP. If you are new to PSP, or have a problem doing this tutorial, you can find me at Raven's PSP forum, be happy to help you out.

This is the background I started with.
You can copy and use this one, or choose one of your own.
Always best to work on a copy, not the original.
Click here for the full size version.

Select a circle for your light, best to have multiple colors in your selection.

Go to Effects>Geometric Effects>Warp.
Use these settings.

Repeat the warp effect.
Your image should look like this.

Go to Selections>Invert.
Go to Layers>New Raster Layer. Click Ok.
Flood Fill the new layer with Black.
Set the Layer Blend Mode to Screen.
Go to Effects>Illumination Effects>Sunburst.
Use these settings.

Lower the opacity to 70%.

Go to Layers>Merge>Merge Visible.
Go to Effects>Illumination Effects>Lights.
Find the Custom setting Flash.
Adjust the Darkness and Intensity.
You may need to adjust the Vertical and Horizontal settings, depending on where you placed your light.

Click to see the full size image

Experiment, and have fun!

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