Create a glowing shine effect in Photoshop

Have you ever heard of glowing effects in your pictures? The Glowing Shine Effect is not only visually appealing, but also gives your images a special depth and drama. In this tutorial, I will show you how to generate an impressive Glowing Shine Effect with Photoshop, which not only makes the people more expressive, but also makes the background appealing. Let's get started!

Key Insights:

• The Glowing Shine Effect is created in Photoshop using various layers and tools.
• The use of radial blurs and motion blur is crucial for generating the desired effect.
• Precise object selection is the first important step.

Step-by-Step Guide

First, open Photoshop and load the image to which you want to apply the Glowing Shine Effect.

The image usually has a white background that you need to remove quickly. For this, we use the Extract tool, which is ideal for object selection, especially for backgrounds with hair texture.

After you have selected the image, it should appear on a new black background. You can create a new background layer in black for this purpose. Examine the image closely and pay attention to the edges - they should be cleanly selected.

Now add a new layer for the background and select your brush tool. Start with a soft color gradient for the background to create a certain lighting effect. Use a light pink color and create several circular effects.

You can duplicate these circular effects as you like and place them in different spots to create interesting light accents. Move the background elements as needed.

Now we move on to the crucial step: adding the Glowing Effect. Go to the layer of the selected person and choose the Fill option "Outer Glow." Adjust the color and size parameters to achieve a beautiful glow effect according to your preferences.

To further enhance the effect, duplicate the filtered layer and apply the radial blur again with slightly reduced intensity.

The layer manipulation continues. Create another "Outer Glow" and adjust the colors. Move towards the somewhat reddish area for this glow to create contrasts.

To additionally generate more dynamics, create a sense of movement with motion blur. Duplicate the glow layers and apply motion blur to one of them. This gives your image more life.

After making many adjustments, you should now have a powerful Glowing Shine Effect. Check the opacity of the layers and adjust as needed to achieve the desired balance and intensity.

To give your composition the finishing touch, increase the contrast of the main subject. Use a clipping mask for the layer above to ensure that only the appropriate layer is modified.

And what about text? Now add the text that gives your image its unique character. Grid the text layer and use motion blur again to integrate the text into the glowing effect as well.

Remember that you can design all these working steps intuitively. Experiment until you are satisfied with the result.

Summary

The glowing shine effect can be easily and quickly generated in Photoshop by combining different layers and filters. Use the extraction tool to isolate your main subject and then work with fill options, radial blurs, and motion blur to create an impressive light effect.