Photoshop: How to Create Realistic LIGHTNING!
Photoshop CC 2020 tutorial showing how to add realistic lightning onto a dark, stormy sky. This is an update to a tutorial I did many years ago on an early version of Photoshop.
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*****PLEASE READ!!!*****: At 2:39 in the video, I neglected to mention to merge Layer 3 and Layer 2 (press Ctrl or Cmd + E). Also, at 4:35, after you press "B" to open your Brush Tool, press "Q", to make the brush into a Quick Mask brush. Sorry about that!
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@stealthbreacher6244
2 жыл бұрын
I SUBED WITH ALL MY ACCOUNTS, YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!
Love this video. You’re explained it perfectly and perfect pace.
Marty, I’ve ashamed to say I only came across you and this wonderful channel by mistake - and I now absolutely love it. You’re an easy teacher to listen to which makes the whole exercise so much more easier. Thank you for taking the time to help your fellow creatives out with new content. So great of you. Thanks mate.
@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard!
Wow - such an amazingly realistic result from such simple steps. Marty, you da man! 👍
@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
way to go man i was hoping to see how also to animate that but its ok
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@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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Nicely done. Never saw your method before. Thanks.
@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
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Nice and easy. Thank you!
@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
I tried to follow this tutorial step by step several times and it doesn't work I get nothing close to this and when I lasso I don't even get the lighting bit I just get smudges
@barnabaskissr.402
2 жыл бұрын
go to Image / Mode and set it to 16 or 32bits and it will work!
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@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😃
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@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
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@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤗
Thanks again 😘
@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome 😊
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Thank u so much.
@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome!
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Love all your tutorials! They are awesome and this one is no exception :-) You make it all seem so easy! Just a heads up, I think there is an added step at 1:58 or a missing one at at 2:52 because the extra layer is missing. At 4:41 is there another step before brushing? or will it automatically brush a quick mask? Sorry, do not have my PS with me at the moment to try it. Anyway, Marty thank you so much for all the Tutorials!
@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the "heads up". Yes, at 2:39, I neglected to mention to merge Layer 3 and Layer 2, however, at 4:41, there is no extra step - once you click the Layer Mask icon at 5:11, a layer mask of the selection will automatically be placed next to the active layer (Layer 1). 👌
@niaskywalk
4 жыл бұрын
Cool, thanks, I thought the merge is what happened, but I wasn't certain! And Ok about the masking, I am looking forward to giving this a try as soon as I get to my computer :-) Thank you!
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for asking exactly the questions I was going to ask years ago, good work.
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my renders never look too good. they are always very dense and concentrated so its hard to pick out one that would make good lightning.
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@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
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Thanks for this. Didn't quite work on Photoshop 2021. At the point of making the lasso and pressing control J, it doesn't bring over the lightning in the new layer. Tried to follow exactly several times. Perhaps I am missing something.
@stwoods25
2 жыл бұрын
And it seems I have an extra layer after I lasso the lightning? You are showing 3 and I have 4. The lasso layer is not showing the lightning. It seems to show the brushed areas. I hope that helps.
@ecl1pse650
Жыл бұрын
@@stwoods25 in one part of the video he tells you to make another 4th layer don't create that layer
@janeliz5690
Жыл бұрын
I found that if I 'copy merged' that selection, make a new empty layer and 'paste' the selection to that layer then change the layer blend mode to 'screen', I get the lightning. Photoshop 2023
@blue lightning TV Photoshop: At @3:06 when you change blend mode to screen, my lightning has a white glow around it...not sure how to make it look like a clear lightning bolt like you get. Please help
@BLTV_Photoshop
3 жыл бұрын
Are you saying that the shape of the cut-out in the lightning layer has a glow around it? The bolt, itself, should have a glow around it.
@AudricDaziel
3 жыл бұрын
@@BLTV_Photoshop yes but the glow is huge as if the size is high on an outer glow...looks like a blob.
Is there anyway I could have you do that to a picture of mine?? I don’t have photoshop software._.
nice
@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Hawo to glow anything in Photoshop Without losing the details of the picture.
It doesn;t quick select when i hit Q
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I didnt know you could use clouds like that
whenever I delete the layer after laso-ing the lighting I want, something goes wrong. the laso-d layer goes back to the entire lighting scene before I painted over everything... any idea what I did wrong?
@BLTV_Photoshop
3 жыл бұрын
At what point in the video (minute: second)? Please refer to this video in your reply. Thanks.
@blazerific
3 жыл бұрын
@@BLTV_Photoshop at 2:57, when I delete the layer below it, the layer on top that is isolated and lassoed reverts back to the entire "lightning image" without any paint applied or lasso.
@surajchoudhari1766
2 жыл бұрын
Same thing happened with me
Unfortunately I can't get the lightning to show up on top of layer? This is after deleting the layer below after lasso
@BLTV_Photoshop
2 жыл бұрын
What is the time code (minute: second)? Thanks.
When using the brush on the cloud i cannot turn it into a layer by pressing Q it does not do anything for me.
@BLTV_Photoshop
3 жыл бұрын
Pressing "Q", converts a selection into a quick mask and vice-versa.
Lovin your voice!!!
how did you make yours move?
@BLTV_Photoshop
2 жыл бұрын
I edited together individual jpgs in my screen-recording application, Camtasia.
I saw a few people say something felt missing. Rewatch a few parts and had trouble completing it correctly. Wasn't able to brush over a few of my layers. Or at one instance you had one deleted and I still had one active. Not sure but really wanted to learn this technique
@BLTV_Photoshop
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry about that. I did another lightning tutorial 4 years ago. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y5-O1Lueg6-YYco.html FYI: Boris FX Optics has a great lightning filter. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWiqkpide7mWY9I.html
@Dilemma009
2 жыл бұрын
@@BLTV_Photoshop Thanks! will be checking that out today!
Ctrl or cmd J ? But it's not working to cut and copy to its own layer 😩
@BLTV_Photoshop
2 жыл бұрын
Something in your document is preventing it. It could be due to any number of reasons. One would have to inspect it to determine the source of the problem.
when i go to render the cloud option isint there
@bamnr
4 жыл бұрын
i cant find it either
@kevinsundelin8639
3 жыл бұрын
What version are you on?
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is this adobe lightroom or Adobe Photoshop?
@BLTV_Photoshop
3 жыл бұрын
Photoshop
I can't enter a value of .24 like you did at 1:47
@BLTV_Photoshop
3 жыл бұрын
You should be able to enter it for the midtones. as I did. 🤔
Pres Ctrl or cmd J to cut and copy it onto its own layer .it's not working
@BLTV_Photoshop
2 жыл бұрын
Ctrl + J (Windows) and Cmd + J (Mac) have always been standard Photoshop default methods to copy layers onto their own layer.
lol im too early
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CTRL J wont cut and copy it
@BLTV_Photoshop
2 жыл бұрын
There are a few reasons this could be happening. Unfortunately, one would have to inspect your document to determine which one it is.
The Render ---> cloud staff does not work ...
Create a rainbow
@BLTV_Photoshop
4 жыл бұрын
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