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[ 37 ]› › DOWN & DIRTY TRICKSStep 11: With the top light streak layer still
active, select all of the other light streak layers
by holding down the Shift key and clicking on
the thumbnail of the bottom light streak layer
in the Layers panel. Then go to Layer>Smart
Objects>Convert to Smart Object. Double-click
the name of the resulting smart object and
rename it “Light Wing 1.” Even though the indi-
vidual layers had a specific blend mode set to
them, the combined smart object reverted to the
default Normal mode. Change it to Linear Dodge
to render the black areas completely invisible.
Step 12: Add a layer mask to the Light Wing
1 smart object and use the Brush tool again to
paint out any light streaks that appear out of
place. Make sure none of them cross over the
centerline of the model, as it will conflict with
the second wing that we’re going to create in
the next step.
Step 13: Duplicate the wing layer by pressing
Command-J (PC: Ctrl-J), and rename the dupli-
cate “Light Wing 2.” Go to Edit>Transform>
Flip Horizontal to flip the wing, and then use
the Move tool (V) to drag it to the other side
of the dancer.