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Type: syfy
Software: Photoshop
Difficulty: Beginner
To get started we need to create a new document and set the size to 864 * 864 in RGB color mode with a 72 dpi. After
you have created the document, fill the background with black color.
Create a new layer and name it White Line, then use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to select a line and fill it in with
white color.
select your white Line layer and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the Radius to 1.0 pixels.
Now create a new layer named glow and place it underneath your white line layer. Then do the same thing you did
in step 2 but this time make the line twice as big and change its color to #5cf2fd.
Select your glow layer and go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and set the angle to -49 and the distance to 32 pixels.
Go back to your white line layer and set the blend mode to Overlay.
Grab your Brush Tool (B), and set the size to 2 px. Then go to Shape Dynamics and set the Size Jitter to 100%,
Roundness Jitter to 100% and Minimum Roundness to 1%.
Next select the Scattering and set the Scatter to 1000%, Count to 1% and Count Jitter to 100%.
Now that you have your brush set up create a new layer and paint a line that wraps around your laser beam.
Also you can add a small glow to the beam by selecting the layer style and adding a outer glow.
Here are a few projects that I have used the laser beam effect with.