Lightning Bolts - Basic Tutorial
This tutorial will teach you how to make realistic lightning bolts.
Step One. Make a new document 400 by 100 pixels.
Step Two. Reset your colors by pressing D.
Step Three. Grab your Gradient Tool and use the following settings:
Step Four. Now drag from left to middle, and from right to middle.
Step Five. Your picture should look like the following now:
Step Six. Go to Filter/Render/Difference Clouds, your picture should now look like:
Step Seven. Invert your project by pressing Ctrl+I.
Step Eight. Now go to Image/Adjustments/Levels.
Step Nine. Use these settings: 220/0.10/255, all in the top input boxes:
Step Ten. Press Ctrl+U to bring up the Hue/Saturation dialog, heres what I used:
Step Eleven. Go to Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur and use the following settings:
Step Twelve. Go to File/Save and save your project.
Your final result should look something like this:



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