PhotoShop TechniqueOne
- 2. Step one- I inserted an original image, of a wasp.
- 3. Step 2- Choose filter> render > Lighting Effects
- 4. Step 3- Choose a style, I chose crossing down, so that the light will be striking the image and making the wasp the main focus of the image, distracting the background.
- 5. Step 4- for light type, choose a type. If you're using multiple lights, select and deselect On to turn individual lights on and off. I chose Omni, it created the best effect that I was planning on getting, therefore it was the best choice for my final result.
- 6. Omni- shines light in all directions from directly above the image- like a light bulb over a piece of paper. Directional- shines light from far away so that the light angle doesn’t change- like the sun Spotlight- casts an elliptical beam of light. The line in the preview window defines the light direction and angle, and the handles define the edges of the ellipse.
- 7. Step 5- to change the colour of the light, click the colour box in the light type area of the dialog box, The colour picker chosen is the general preferences dialog box opens.
- 8. Step 6- to set light properties, drag the corresponding slider for gloss, material, exposure, ambience.
- 9. Gloss- determines how much the surface reflects light, (as on the surface of a piece of photographic paper) from Matte (low reflectance) to shiny (high reflectance) Material- Determines which is more reflective: the light or the object on which the light is cast. Plastic reflects the light’s colour, metallic reflects the objects colour Exposer- Increases (positive values) or decreases (negative values) light. A value of 0 has no effect. Ambience- diffuses the light as if it were combined with other light in a room, such as sunlight or fluorescent light.
- 10. Step 7- to use a texture fill, choose a channel for texture channel.