04
PAINT SHADOWS
AND DOTS
Add a new layer then Alt-
click the line between it and
the wing layer. Paint black
to add shadows over the
wing where it meets the
body. Repeat for the other
wing. Next add a new layer
at the top of the stack. Paint
an array of small bright dots
over the image as shown.
05
CREATE A SPIRAL
Press Cmd/Ctrl+J to
duplicate the dot layer, then
Cmd/Ctrl+T to transform.
Rotate, reposition and
make the layer smaller.
Next repeatedly press Cmd/
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T to ‘step and
repeat’ the dots into a spiral.
Once done, highlight the dot
layers and press Cmd/Ctrl+G
to group them.
06
BLEND THE BOKEH
Click the Add Layer
Mask icon in the Layers panel
then paint black to hide parts
of the dots. Create more
spirals in the same way. Next
open an image of bokeh (we
used pixabay.com image
1772978). Copy in the image
and set the blend mode to
Screen. Finally, adjust the
tones to how you want.