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Step 19: The final addition to the

structure is to fill in the top portion. It

currently looks strangely empty. Grab

the Pen tool again, and set it to Shape

in the Options Bar. Trace along the

top edge of the lighthouse “cap,” and

then draw a smooth curve along the

bottom to create an oval shape. Drag

this shape layer beneath the spiral lay-

ers, and name it “Inside Cap.” Click

on the Fill swatch in the Options Bar,

and set the color to match the dark-

purple shadow color we’ve been

using inside the structure.

Step 20: Create a new layer named

“Flare” at the top of the layer stack.

Fill the layer with black by using the

Edit>Fill command, selecting Black

in the Contents drop-down menu,

and c licking OK. Change the

blending mode to Linear Dodge

(Add) and reduce the Opacity to

77%. Then, go to Filter>Render>Lens

Flare. Set the Lens Type to 105mm

Prime, and move the flare inside the

preview area to approximately where

the top of the lighthouse should be in

the image. After c l i c k ing OK to apply

the flare, the layer can be moved to a

better position for the flare.

Add a layer mask, and switch to

the Gradient tool (G). Click on the

gradient thumbnail preview in the

Options Bar; select the Black, White

preset in the Basics set; and c l i c k OK

to close the Gradient Editor. In the

Options Bar, choose the Radial Gra-

dient type, and turn on the Reverse

option. Draw a gradient starting near

the top left of the lighthouse to the

middle of the image to fade the

flare out as it progresses away from

the lighthouse.