![]() Draw three small blobs with a big distance in between. You can add more layers, change colors, or distort the flames to get the effect you want.Ĭreate a New File. The beauty of this method is that you can easily adjust it to your needs at any point. It doesn't have any shadow, but instead it makes other objects around cast shadows. We can't forget that fire is a light source. If you want to make the fire more alive, you can add Motion Blur to each part, every time using a slightly different Angle. If they stand out too much, add the Layer Mask and blend them with it. Use Filter > Blur > Motion Blur to blend them better. Paint small, pure white strokes in the brightest spots. Remember: overlapping Overlay gets stronger every time, so be careful here.Ĭreate a New Layer. Use the same method to add more of the small flames. Use the Liquify filter to add chaos to them.Ĭhange the Blend Mode to Overlay to get a nice, variable brightness. Paint smaller patches of fire on the layer. Again, double click it and add Inner Glow to it. Paint another part of the fire on this layer.Īgain, use the Liquify filter to create flames.Ĭreate a New Layer. Double click it and add Inner Glow with a more yellowish orange. Black makes the main layer transparent, and white makes it opaque.Ĭreate a New Layer.Click the mask to get into the mask mode.If you're unfamiliar with the Layer Mask: Use the Soft Round brush with 50% Flow to make the fire more variable. Just like with the single flame, use Filter > Liquify and the Forward Warp Tool ( W) to create flames.Īdd the Layer Mask to the layer. Use Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur to soften the edges. Check Inner Glow and select a deep, reddish orange (like # ff5a00) for it. Use the Hard Round brush to paint the base of the fire.ĭouble click the layer. Just like before, start with a New File, black background, and a New Layer. ![]() So, that was a cool way to paint a single flame, but what if you wanted many of them? Let's try another method, great if you want to paint a close-up of a fire. You only need to make sure that the color inside is brighter than the one on the edge. However, keep in mind that some of them will not look natural just because we're not used to them, not because they're painted "wrong". You can colorize the flame with any colors you wish with this method. Show the Outer Glow again and give it the color of the edge. ![]() The left side will be put in dark areas of the picture, and the right side in bright areas. Change its Blend Mode to Hard Light and clip ( Control-Alt-G) it to the flame.Įxperiment with the colors of the gradient. Go to Image > Adjustments > Black & White.Īdd the Image > Adjustments > Gradient Map for the layer. What about magic, colorful flames? You could always change Hue ( Control-U) to create them, but it would kill the unique relation between red, orange, and yellow. Give it Filter > Blur > Motion Blur to avoid this effect. If you want more vivid colors, go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast and play with Contrast.Ī flame is in constant motion, so it looks fake when it's static. Give it the color of the outermost color, and play with Size and Opacity. When you're done, double click the flame layer and select Outer Glow. Use the Forward Warp Tool to distort the flame and get the shape you need. Then select the copy and use Filter > Liquify. Duplicate ( Control-J) and hide the circle to have a backup version. This is the most important part, and it's also quite tricky, so be patient here. Experiment with the Radius to make the edges blurry. Right click the layer and select Rasterize Layer Style. Use following colors for the gradient (there's no need to use the exact shades, you'll even remember them better if you don't): The values used in this window depend on the resolution of your picture Warning: every time this window appears, don't copy the exact values-instead, try to reach the effect I presented by playing with the sliders. The color is not important.ĭouble click the layer and select Gradient Overlay. Use the Ellipse Tool ( U), hold Shift and draw a circle. A white background is the brightest you can get, so no matter how hard you try, your painted fire will not look bright on it.Ĭreate a New Layer ( Control-Shift-Alt-N). Light is bright only in darkness-when you light a fire on a sunny day, it's going to look weak and pitiful. We're going to use the same tools you might be using constantly, and you'll discover that they're much more powerful than you thought!Ĭreate a New File ( Control-N) and Fill ( G) it with black. In this part of the Harness the Elements series you're going to learn about fire and its forms, and how to create them in Adobe Photoshop. Its wild nature isn't easy to convert to a static painting, but once you manage to do it, your pictures may become as lively as fire itself. It's fast, intangible, and it seems to be alive.
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