Lightning Effect in Photoshop Elements - Setting the Mood

The first video I ever created was a Lightning Effect for Photoshop CS2 users way back in 2007. 5 years later, to the day, I release an updated version for Photoshop Elements 10. Instead of just creating the lightning effect though, we start with the basics - setting the mood and tone of the image so it's ready to have a bolt of electricity zapping through the scene. Here we'll use a neat layer trick to add darkness to the cloudy sky, and levels to correct for an underexposed foreground.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• lightning
• storm
• cloud
• electric
• power
• thunderstorm
• tutorial
• elements
• photoshop

[MattyBoy7777]

@Bugattiboy912 Should be very similar. Neither harder or easier. Let me know if you have any specific questions.

[Bugattiboy912]

I don't have Elements. I have PS Extended CS5.5. How how different will it be? Also, will it be harder or easier?