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Headlights

by: myacirkhan@msn.com

Make headlights look as if they were turned on.

Open the image for editing.


1

Create a new Layer


2 (Ctrl+Shift+N; Default
settings).

Fill the new layer with black


3 (Alt+Backspace).
Create a Lens Flare with the
4 properties:
Brightness: 100%
105mm Prime
And locate the lens flare so
the glare is the same
direction the vehicle
appears to be driving.

Set the layer mode to


5 "Screen".

Move (V) the layer so the


6 Brightest part of the lens
flare is directly over
the bulb.
With the magic wand tool
7 (M) selected, click in the
now transparent part of
the layer to make it the
current selection.

Fill the selection with black


8 (Alt+Backspace)Fill the
selection with black
(Alt+Backspace)

Repeat steps 2-8 for the


9 other headlight (Which
would create a third layer.)
Merge the top Lens Flare
10 layer down with the other
Lens Flare layer (Ctrl+E)

With the new layer selected


11 change the hue (Ctrl+U)
with these settings:
Colorize: Checkmarked
Adjust the Hue and
Saturation sliders to your
preferences

Rollover the image in this


12 step to see the original
image before this
technique was applied.

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