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Step 18: With the horizon looking a
little more natural, let’s turn to creating
some atmospheric lighting. Remem-
ber, the shadow is on its own layer,
and the ground plane is still a regular
2D layer; however, we’re going to light
the ground texture with a gradient.
At the bottom of the Layers panel,
click on the Add a Layer Style icon
(ƒx), and choose Gradient Overlay.
In the Layer Style dialog, click on
the Gradient preview strip to open
the Gradient Editor. Select the first
Preset, which is the Foreground to
Background gradient.
Double-c lick on the left color stop
below the gradient ramp to open the
Color Picker, and select a color. Here
we selected a dark-blue color. Repeat
for the color stop on the right and set
it to a light blue. Click OK to close the
Color Picker.
Back in the Layer Style dialog,
set the Blend Mode to Overlay, but
depending on the texture, different
blend modes behave differently so be
sure to try others. Also, set the Style to
Radial. The lighter color should be in
the middle of the radial gradient in the
image; if not, then check on Reverse.
Click-and-drag in the canvas to
manually position the center of the
gradient at the edge of the horizon
behind the tree so it looks like it’s the
glow from the moon. Set the Angle to
144° to increase the “lighting.” Click
OK when done. Remember this is a
layer style, so you can double-click
on it in the Layers panel at any time to
change the colors if needed.Step 19: Click on the moon layer in
the Layers panel to make it active.
Go to the Add a Layer Style icon at
the bottom of the Layers panel, and
choose Outer Glow. Using the set-
tings shown here will create what
looks like an atmospheric glow com-
ing off the moon. Click OK.