Home Photoshop Tutorials Photo Effects Surprisingly Easy Rainbow Light Painting Effect - Page 2

Surprisingly Easy Rainbow Light Painting Effect - Page 2

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Step 3

Now we'll create a new layer. This is the layer where we will be painting the colors on. Click on the button in the Layers palette. This will create a new layer called "Layer 1".

New layer button

Change the blending mode of Layer 1 to Color.

Color layer blending mode


Step 4

The primary colors that we'll be using are yellow, magenta, and cyan. Before we start painting, we'll use the Swatches palette so that we can quickly select those three colors. In the Swatches palette (Window > Swatches), click on the icon then choose one of the PANTONE CMYK swatches.

PANETONE color

When it asks if you want to replace or append the swatch, choose replace. Your swatch palette will now have yellow, magenta, and cyan as the first three colors. Now you can select one of these three colors quickly.

Swatches palette with yellow, magenta, and cyan


Step 5

Select the tool from the toolbar. Right mouse click on the image and the brush options will appear. Set the hardness setting to 0%. Don't worry about the master diameter setting yet.

Brush settings




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