Add Light Streak into a Photo

We're going to look at how to add light streak into a photo. Step 1: First open an image. I use this photo from http://www.sxc.hu

Step 2: Create a new layer. Select the el !ool. "ou can also press the letter to select it with the key#oard shortcut. !hen select the $ aths$ option in the options #ar.

Step 3: %raw a path where you want the first light streak to appear.

I am drawing the rest of my first path #y clicking and dragging a couple more times with the en !ool to add the rest of my path segments.

Step 4: Select the #rush tool. ress F& for 'rush resets and in the 'rush !ip Shap select the () Sampled !ip #rush* %iameter +)px and spacing ,-.

.ow in Shape %ynamic* set the #rush si/e control to $ en

ressure$.

Step

5: ress

'0'

to

set

your

foreground

color

to

white.

Step 6: Click on the aths palette. .ow sa1e "our ath. Simply dou#le2click on the name $Work ath$ and hotoshop will pop up the

Sa1e ath dialog #ox* with the suggested name of $ ath ,$ already entered for you. Click 34 to exit out of the dialog #ox and hotoshop will ename the path $ ath ,$. !he path is now sa1ed:

Step 7: Click on the small* right2pointing arrow in the top right corner of the aths palette and Stroke ath.

.ow

Stroke

ath

dialog

#ox

appear*

use

these

settings:

Creating

our

first

light

streak.

Step 8: 5dd some 6ayer Style. 7o to 6ayer8 6ayer Style8 3uter 7low* Inner 7low and use the following setting:

"our

light

streak

should

now

ha1e

an

intense

glow

to

it:

Step 9: .ow click on the path and press %elete* now your photo looks more #eautiful.

Here's the final result! We can add m re li!ht strea"#