STEP 10: Go to the Blur filters
again and select the Radial
Blur. Set the Amount to 44, Blur
Method to Zoom, and move the
Blur Center to the top left to
match where the Flare was
placed. Click OK, and then
press Command-T (PC: Ctrl-t)
for Free Transform. Drag the
top-left corner outward to scale
the entire layer up so the hottest
spot of the flare is off the top
left of the composition. Because
the Lens Flare is a smart filter,
you won’t be able to see it while
you’re transforming the layer, so
it may take you a couple of tries
to get it right.S T EP 11: Add another new layer
and name it “Gradient.” Switch
to the Gradient tool and click
on the gradient preview in the
Options Bar to open the Gradient
Editor. Double-click the color
stop on the far left below the
gradient ramp to open the Color
Picker, set it to a creamy brown
color (#bb8213), and click OK to
close the Color Picker. Click on
the leftmost opacity stop above
the gradient ramp and make
sure its Opacity is set at 100%.
Set the color stop on the
bottom far right to a twilight
blue (#3f4a67) and the rightmost
opacity stop to 0%. Then click
below the gradient ramp to add
a new color stop and set its
Location to 15% and its color
to a brighter orange (#ecb03c).
Click OK to close the Gradient
Editor, and then make sure the
gradient shape is set to Radial
in the Options Bar. Drag the
gradient out from the top-left
corner to around the middle of
the composition. Set the layer’s
blending mode to Screen and
reduce its Opacity to 65%. HOW TOPHOTOSHOP USER
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