Recreate The Flash Running Lightning in Photoshop - Copycat

Overview

Learn how to recreate the iconic running lightning effect from The Flash TV show in this comprehensive 43-minute Photoshop tutorial. Master techniques for removing backgrounds, blurring images, and creating lightning effects using three different methods: applying overlays, crafting from scratch in Photoshop, and generating in After Effects. Discover the art of compositing, colorizing lightning, and fine-tuning your work with Camera Raw adjustments. Follow along step-by-step to transform a simple toy Flash image into a dynamic, electrifying scene worthy of the speedster himself.

Syllabus

- Intro
- Remove the Background from the photo
- Import and blur the background
- Blur the Toy Flash
- Technique 1: Apply a Lightning overlay
- Technique 2: Create Lightning from scratch in Photoshop
- Technique 3: Create Lightning in After Effects
- Composite The Lightning Into your image
- Colorize the Lightning
- Finalize the Composite with Camera Raw
- Fine-Tune the Composite
- Reduce the Camera Raw effect intensity
- Outro