We all want our photos to get better. Today we will add sunlight to the photo. It’s worth saying right away that there’s nothing complicated about it. The process of changing photos will last from 10 to 20 minutes. The method described in this article is more suitable for beginners. But sometimes even experienced users find it useful to familiarize themselves with this kind of information.
Necessary funds
To add sunlight to the image, you only need Photoshop and, accordingly, the image itself. The version of this graphic editor is not so important. Since the necessary set of tools is present everywhere. We recommend using high-quality, high-resolution images. But this is optional.
Instruction manual
In this manual, the sun's rays in Photoshop are added using the gradient tool. To quickly select this tool, you can use the hotkey G.
- First of all, add the image to the graphics editor. You can simply transfer the picture to the program or press the key combination Ctrl + O, and from there select the desired file.
- Add a new layer. You can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + N. Or, in the toolbar, open the “Layers” tab and select “new”, where the “Layer” button is located.
- Select the gradient tool. If you use the hotkey G, then you can choose another means (fill). In this case, right-click on this tool in the control panel. And manually select the desired tool.
- At the top of the gradient parameters panel, you must select the type of "angular" or "cone-shaped" (in some versions the translation differs). Next, click on the shades of the colors used (to the left of the choice of the type of gradient).
- We set the following values: gradient - noise; smoothness - 100%. Check the boxes next to "limit colors" and "enable transparency." In the color selection panel, change the position of the sliders to get a light shade.
- On the layer that was created in the second stage, use the gradient tool. To do this, from the top to the bottom, drag the cursor (with the left mouse button pressed). The result should be very bright sunlight.
- To get rid of excess light, you need to lower the “opacity” parameter in the layer panel. Expose approximately 50%. In the layer overlay options, select “overlap”.
- If it seems to you that there are too few rays, then repeat the instructions, starting with 3 points.
- If there are too many rays, then reduce the "opacity" parameter.
Additional information. This is not to say that this method is ideal, and fully emulates the sun's rays. Photoshop in this case allows you to improve this instruction by adding various filters. Try to assign new values ​​and use new parameters. And then your effect will look more realistic.
Conclusion
Even the most inexperienced user of Photoshop will be able to add sunlight to their picture, using the provided instructions. In addition, you can even get an animated picture if you duplicate the layer with the display of rays. But this is a topic for another article.