Work with Blending ModesĪs you continue to add new ring Layers with varying levels of Blur, try changing the Blending Modes of each as well. It’s very subtle, but it will make the overall effect look much more natural. To add some natural variation to the glow effect, create a Layer Mask on each ring Layer, and paint with black over random spots using a large, soft brush set to a low Flow. We’re going to be repeating this process over and over while increasing the intensity of the blur at each step. Now that we have the foundation of our glowing ring, we’re going to be Duplicating this Layer a bunch while adding a combination of Blurs and Blending Modes to build the effect.īegin by Duplicating the ring Layer, and adding a slight Gaussian Blur.ĭon’t worry about making it too strong to begin with.
Go ahead and hide the original shape Layer, we’ll keep it in case we want to reference it later. This will be the Layer that we start building the effect on top of. Right-click on the duplicate and select Rasterize Layer. After you’re happy with the color and placement of the circle, Duplicate it. It’s always good practice to leave a reference of any original assets you’ve made. Once you’ve created the circle, you can use the Move Tool to adjust its position or the Transform options to resize it as needed. Make sure the Fill is set to none and the Stroke is set to the color that you want for the glow effect (you can always change this later). To create the ring shape, grab the Ellipse Tool and click and drag around the subject while holding SHIFT to maintain a perfect circle. Our goal for this image is to create a glowing ring of energy around the subject in the photo. It will also give us an opportunity add more environmental lighting around the subject to enhance the overall effect. This will bring the overall brightness of the image down, which will ultimately help the glow effect stand out. If you want a new light source stand out, it often helps to darken the rest of the photograph.Ĭreate a Levels Adjustment Layer, place it over the background image in the Layer stack, and drag the highlight slider for the Output Levels to the left. Since we want a glow effect, we know that we’re going to be adding a light source into the image. Wrong! Let’s take a look at just how versatile effects like this can be. There’s no way we could use a glow effect to spice things up a little bit, right? It’s a simple, well-composed portrait of a woman practicing yoga and meditation. Take a look at the image we’re using for our example. The best part about glow effects, like the one we’re creating in this tutorial, is that they can be added to almost any photo. His brief encounters with women are a manifestation of this physical want - but he didn’t truly *need* them, because he has only ever needed Claire.Creating special effects in Photoshop is a lot of fun, and it can also lead to some pretty amazing images. I think Jamie’s body is physically incapable of truly desiring another woman - except for pure physical need. “Or even come to a woman, save as a brute, blind with need.”
“I didna think I should ever laugh again in a woman‟s bed, Sassenach,” he said. That’s why he says to her in Book 3 (Voyager):
To need her - emotionally and physically - and to know her. In addition, ( as I wrote in this earlier post) his body is hard-wired to desire her. I think Jamie has always known Claire’s touch because being able to touch each other - and enjoy touching each other - is the foundation of their entire relationship. Hi anon - thanks for your ask and wonderful insights! Even though he would need women at times do you think this is why Jamie never really wanted anyone else and had only a couple women in those 20 yrs. After Claire brought him back her touch was always there even when he remarried. He knew it was not Claire when Ian in DIA, when sleeping in a small place, put his arm around him and kissed his neck and Jamie attacked Ian. BEWARE OF SOME SPOILERS BELOW - DIDNA FEEL LIKE PUTTING IN A CUT JUST NOWĪnonymous asked: Through all the books what I found interesting, after Jamie’s rape he always knew Claire’s touch at all times.
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