Step 40
Add new adjustment layer with Brightness/Contrast (Layer > New Adjustment layer > … or marked shortcut). Click on created layer with right mouse button, then choose “Create clipping mask”.
Step 41
Let’s light up swirl. Add new layer ( …, Shift + Ctrl + N or marked shortcut). Use soft round brush, around 150px. Set color. Draw rounded stroke.
Use blur on this layer – go to . Set it as shown. It will make effect more diffused.
Then, change blending mode and opacity of this layer to Vivid light, 55%.
Step 42
Now you’ll create more lights :). Add new layer ( …, Shift + Ctrl + N or marked shortcut). Use soft round brush, around 150px. Set color. Decrease opacity of brush to around 50%. Draw rounded, smaller stroke.
Change blending mode of this layer to Soft light.
Step 43
Now you’ll draw glow around. Add new layer ( …, Shift + Ctrl + N or marked shortcut). Use soft round brush, around 150px. Set color. Decrease opacity of brush to around 70%. Draw rounded, smaller stroke.
Change blending mode of this layer to Soft light.
Step 44
It’s not necessary, but it will stylish your image to more cartoonish look. Add new layer ( …, Shift + Ctrl + N or marked shortcut) and choose soft round brush. Set its size to 1px. Use color and draw outlines of image. You can use tip from step 36.
Step 45
I would like to do more visable shadows on characters on our image. Add new layer ( …, Shift + Ctrl + N or marked shortcut). Use soft round, dark-gray () brush, around 20px, with 45% opacity. Draw shadows behind shield, next to the sword (on the clothes), below hair strands and on robe of monk. Just follow light source and everyghing will be okay.
Now change blending mode to Multiply – this is the best mode to make shadows. Decrease opacity of this layer to around 55%.
Step 46
Now you should add more color to swirl. Add new layer ( …, Shift + Ctrl + N or marked shortcut). Pick soft round brush, around 200 px. Draw with (light blue) color on swirly thing.
