A fire in a castle

The example was made in the old version of AKVIS LightShop.
Read how to use the current version of the program.

The author of this example is Irina Shreiner.

Where do you prefer to be on a stormy day? I think many people would like to be at home with their close ones and friends...

Do you have any photos of wild nature? You can create them using AKVIS LightShop! Just choose a photograph that you want to use.

Original image	Result

The example has been created in Adobe Photoshop and AKVIS LightShop plugin.

• Step 1. Open your original image in Adobe Photoshop.
  
• Step 2. Now we should crop our image to remove the tree. Use the Crop tool. Also we should remove the branches using the Stamp tool.
  The sky must be changed to make the effect of the lightning storm.

• Step 3. Create a new file. The size of the new file should be twice as small as the the original one.

• Step 4. Call AKVIS LightShop: from the main menu of your photo editor Filter -> AKVIS -> LightShop.

  Create a new preset: press the button New Preset in the Presets tab.

  Press the button and choose the Blob element from the list. Press the button . The result will be shown in the Image Window. Change the parameters to get a cloud.

  

  Press the button to apply the result and close the plugin window.

• Step 5. One cloud is ready. To create more clouds just create a new layer and repeate the Step 4. So our clouds look more natural.
  

• Step 6. Merge all layers to get the night sky.
  

• Step 7. Now we have to add the night sky to the original image. Copy the image of the sky and add to the image with the castle.

• Step 8. Double click on the background layer with the castle and press the button Ok. Then change the layers order in the Layers window.

• Step 9. Now let's work with the castle. Choose the Eraser tool and erase the sky. Then increase the contrast and reduce brightness (Image -> Ajustments -> Brightness/Contrast). So instead of the day, we get night.

• Step 10. To create a fire effect we need to erase a portion of the background near the castle in the original image. Use the Eraser tool again.

• Step 11. Create a new layer and call AKVIS LightShop. Choose the Sample №45 and draw a fire.
  

  Press the button to apply the result and close the plugin window.

  

• Step 12. Move the layer with the fire so that it is under the original layer.

• Step 13. Create one more layer and call AKVIS LightShop again. Choose the Sample №4 and draw a new element. Merge these two layers.
  

• Step 14. Scale the image to to the window size. At the new layer make one more flame tip. The fire is ready!
  

• Step 15. Now we need to create a lightning bolt. Call AKVIS LightShop and choose the Sample №46 and create two lightnings.

  Set the parameters for the first lightning bolt: disable the Whirpool modifier, and add the Fractal modifier: Force = 8%, Turbulence = 13, Frequency = 10, Detail = 3, Harmonic Scale = 50, Smoothness = 41. Set Width = 21.

  

  Now you can use the same preset, but set the strip's Width = 13, and change the Fractal modifier: Force = 10%, Turbulence = 12, Frequency = 10, Detail = 2, Harmonic Scale = 50, Smoothness = 55. Twist the whirpool modifier to the right (100).

  

• Step 16. Make several copies of the layers and change the shape and position of the light effects to get a lightning bolt (Image -> Free Transform).

• Step 17. Blur the walls of the castle using the Blur tool.

• Step 18. Since we are the authors of our picture, then we decide that the moon shines to the left. Since the moon and lightning give uneven illumination, it is necessary "to darken" some sections in the photograph using the Burn tool. For example, the right upper angle of the tower is too bright. "At night", it must be darker.

• Step 19. Merge all layers and save the result.
  

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