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xxxix. glow tutorial

GLOW TUTORIAL

heyo y'all! this is a tutorial on how i add a glow effect to my model on photoshop!

STUFF NEEDED!

any version of photoshop, a background, a model, a psd (optional) and basic knowledge of tools and filters

let's get started!

STEP 01. ━ open a new document with any dimensions of your choice, and drag your background and model into it, and rename the layers respectively so as to avoid confusion

here, i'm using a background from pexels, my model is emilia clarke; i got the png as a part of a zip file on deviantart, and my psd is called genius mind!

this is the part where you will want to do any desired adjustments to your model, such as changing the eye color, playing around with the contours, etc. but make sure you merge the adjustment layers into your model's layer, this is just to avoid confusion!

STEP 02. ━ create a new layer between your model and background, and call it outer glow.

STEP 03. ━ select your model's layer. now, this will be a tricky part if you don't read carefully. whenever we create a layer, we can see a scaled version of what the layer contains in a rectangle and the layer's name next to it. right-click the rectangle, and not anywhere else. or else you won't get the drop down menu you'll need.

when the menu appears, choose 'select pixels'. you'll then see that your model has been selected on the canvas.