Enjoyable and helpful tutorial. I tried it and it worked great. One additional thing I did was feather the selection about 5 pixels after making it. This helps to soften the edges a bit more, so that when you apply the blur it looks even more realistic.
Terry Goldstein http://www.geocities.com/ticktock08520
Submitted by ticktock01 on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 12:19.
Didn't the headline say "realistic" ?
Light beams aren't flat surfaces. Volumetric lights are never flat. Try again.
Searchlight in Photoshop
Great Effect!! Thank you for sharing it.
Additional Hint
Enjoyable and helpful tutorial. I tried it and it worked great. One additional thing I did was feather the selection about 5 pixels after making it. This helps to soften the edges a bit more, so that when you apply the blur it looks even more realistic.
Terry Goldstein
http://www.geocities.com/ticktock08520
good hint!
Thanks for the addition, ticktock01.
Editor in Chief, CreativePro.com