12
FINESSE THE
FIRE EFFECT
Spend some time building
up the effect. Try copying
in smaller parts of the cloud
image, then change the
blending mode to Lighten
and place them behind the
buildings to make them
stand out. Use brushes
to add extra sparks and
glows with varying opacity
to the whole effect until
you’re happy.
11
MASK THE REDS
Make sure the layer
mask thumbnail of the Color
Balance layer is highlighted,
then grab the Brush tool,
choose a large soft brush
tip, set the colour to black,
press 5 for 50% opacity,
then paint over parts of
the scene to hide some
of the red tone from the
buildings, foreground and
sky. The mask view shows
where you’ve painted.10
ADD A FIERY TONE
Highlight the top
layer, then click the Create
adjustment layer icon in the
Layers panel and choose
Color Balance. Set Cyan/Red
to +100, and Blue/Yellow to
-100. Next, click the drop-
down menu and choose
Shadows, then again set
Cyan/Red to +100, and
Blue/Yellow to -100. Finally,
choose Highlights and set
Red/Cyan to +100.