You suck at photohop 1~Fireworks

[Amadeus]

This is the first of many tutorials I'll be posting as far as photoshopping goes. So enjoy.

In this tutorial I aim to teach you how to create realistic looking fireworks and add them into a picture.

I am going to start with using the photo below, the aim is to make some Fireworks in the night sky.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=235

Lets start by making a new layer for the fireworks.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=236

Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=237

In the new layer, make a circle the size of what you want your firework to be.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=238

Fill it with a black color.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=239

Now from the filters menu use "Add Noise..." (Filters>Noise>Add Noise...).

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=240

Set the Amount to 40, Distribution to Gaussian, and select the Monochromatic option, then press OK.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=241

Now open levels window (Image>Adjustments>Levels).

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=242

...and set the values as shown below (120 , 0.90 , 200 ) then press OK

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=243

After that apply some Radial Blur (Filters>Blur>Radial Blur...) to the selection.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=244

With these values (Amount 20 , Method Zoom , Quality Best).

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=245

Click OK, and you will see something similar to what is below:

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=246

To make only the white color appear change the layer mode to linear dodge.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=247

Open the Hue/Saturation window from Image>Adjustments

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=248

Change the hue and saturation as you want to get the wanted color but make sure that lightness is set to 0

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=249

You could stop here but I am going to continue editing to create an even better firework effect with another color.

Select the elliptical marquee tool again and set the feather to 25px (this is important).

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=250

Now make a small circle inside the firework as shown below:

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=251

Now open Hue/Saturation window again, and choose another color.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=252

You should end up with something similar to what is below:

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=253

You may want to decrease the opacity of the firework layer to get a more satisfying result.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=254

Final Result

After all that you should end up with something similar to what I have below which I think looks pretty realistic. You could repeat this process a few times to create more fireworks if you like.

http://www.crowsnestforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=36&pictureid=255

[StoneTheCrow]

Nice,I like the result.Good job man.I'll have to bust out the CS3 and giver it a whirl.

[Stormcrow]

First try...I don't hate it.

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Definitely needs a revision or two though.

[StoneTheCrow]

Looks good man,you do it with gimp?

[Stormcrow]

Looks good man,you do it with gimp?

Thanks. And of course I used teh GIMP. ;)

[StoneTheCrow]

Thanks. And of course I used teh GIMP. ;)

I tried it with Gimp for a little while,it confused me a little.I'll try it later with the CS3.

[Stormcrow]

I tried it with Gimp for a little while,it confused me a little.I'll try it later with the CS3.

Once I get it right, I'll post up the GIMP translation.

[Amadeus]

Once I get it right, I'll post up the GIMP translation.

yeh. No GIMP from me....so you two's are the photoshop translators.

[Deems]

You are nuts... riight?
I cant even get a photo from my computer to come out... and you speak of computer jargon and specialty crap.
I hate Amadeus...... YOU SUUUUUUUCK!

[Amadeus]

You are nuts... riight?
I cant even get a photo from my computer to come out... and you speak of computer jargon and specialty crap.
I hate Amadeus...... YOU SUUUUUUUCK!

You don't hate me, you're just jealous.


Suck my balls.

[Deems]

Maybe your right.....

Suck yer own balls. Overachiever.

[Amadeus]

Maybe your right.....

Suck yer own balls. Overachiever.

I'm not an overachiever. I just get bored really quick.

[Stormcrow]

I'm not an overachiever. I just get bored really quick.
Second

[Amythist]

HAhahahahahahah! Deems got Pwnd