“The Controller” - Create this Floating Superhero Scene with Sci-Fi Lighting Effects in Photoshop

“The Controller” - Create this Floating Superhero Scene with Sci-Fi Lighting Effects in Photoshop
“The Controller” - Create this Floating Superhero Scene with Sci-Fi Lighting Effects in Photoshop
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Apply Motion Blur with same settings in step 9:

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Move this light up :

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Add layer mask and use soft brush with opacity and flow 30% to blur light effect on some parts:

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Duplicate this layer and move it down. Name it "light 4". Use layer mask with brush 100% opacity to clear its top:

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Step 18

Open rock stock pack, you can choose the one you like. I choose this one:

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Go to Edit-Define Brush Preset and name it whatever you like:

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Come back to our main document. Create a new layer and position it on the top. Choose brush tool and find the new brush we've just created. Set foreground color to black.

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Press F5 to change settings for rock brush:

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Paint inside the lights:

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Step 19

Duplicate this layer and we have:

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Add layer mask for each rock brush blur the top of them as the top get less light then the rest so less visible:

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To make these small rocks get 3D effect, add layer style for them. Right click each rock layer, choose Blending options:

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Choose Direction as Down because these rocks get light from underground.

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Step 20

Open fireball image. Move it into our document, resize it as shown below:

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Move it onto a rock and change the mode to Screen 100%. Add layer mask to erase around it:

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Duplicate this layer:

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Choose two these layers, hit Cmd/Ctrl+G to make group for them. Name this group as "fireball 1". Right click this group, choose Duplicate Group. Right click duplicated group, choose Merge Group. We have this merged group as a normal layer and remember to change the mode of it to Screen 100% :

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Duplicate it many times and place it onto the rocks randomly. Also place them onto man's hands. Remember to resize them to fit the size of the rocks. I use 23 layers for this effect and call them from "fireball 1" to "fireball 23", make group for them to be easier to manage:

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Step 21

To change the focus of this picture, I use Gradient effect. Make a new layer on the top. Hit G to active Gradient Tool. Choose Radial Gradient Tool with default color ( black and white). Drag a line from center to bottom:

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Change the mode to Soft light 100%. Add layer mask to remove contrasted part on the top left and blur around burning circle:

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22 comments on ““The Controller” - Create this Floating Superhero Scene with Sci-Fi Lighting Effects in Photoshop”

  1. Thanks four your tutorial, and I wish I can make it. But something is lost, I can't find the background and crack.

  2. Wow amazing technique . I didn't understand how to create firing motion blur effect .......... can you explain it .........??

  3. Hi, I am a Sahebrao photo manipulator though I tend to focus more on a “pin-up” style of work. Great to see some I like, so I want more vedio tutorials. thanks!

  4. Hi, I am a superhero photo manipulator though I tend to focus more on a "pin-up" style of work. Great to see some quality tutorials in the field!

  5. Dearest Sir............Wonderful work done. Thanks for uploading,i hope u will be  carry on yrs work. for us .........
                                        Thanks a lot.....
                                         Learner .....   Jehan zeb Khan .....( PAK )

  6. @FazilZuhaib Thanks, buddy! I'm so busy with web work right now, but I promise I'll have some new exciting web and PS stuff soon! :)

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