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Electrocute Anyone In Photoshop

posted by krissycokl

Well, in effigy anyway. Check it out!

This tutorial is going to teach you how to create an illusion of electrocution in a more or less normal photo. You can combine it with a lightning effect to make it look like the person is being struck by lightning, or you can just use this electrocution effect by itself.

1. Begin with an image of decent quality, this is the one we’ll be starting with:

2. Now, to create a basic bit of lightning that will eventually be wrapped around an arm or other body part. Create a new document, and make sure the colors are set to default (D). Now, do Filter –> Render –> Difference Clouds. Next, invert the image (Ctrl + I).

3. Now, use the levels tool to boost the contrast. Pull the middle arrow all the way to the right. See how it already looks like lightning?

4. Now it gets a little tricky. Using your selection tool of choice, select the best bit of lightning that could be used for your purpose. In my case, this selected part looks like it would fit nicely around her arm.

5. Next, we will have some fun with blending modes. Copy (Ctrl + C) the selection, and past (Ctrl + V) in the image you’re electrifying. The best mode to apply is screen. This works very nicely, as the black around the lightning is eliminated. Rotate the lightning a bit using the free transform tool (Ctrl + T), and move it into position.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each bit of lightning you want around your person. Just a bit around the face and leg. Looks nice, huh? Now we have to clean up the edges, just use a soft brush and the eraser tool to clean up any sharpness.

7. This is the last real step, just around the arm–normally, there should be some lightning that is just below her arm, and not over. To fix this, we just take a sharp eraser tool to the lightning layer and erase.

8. These last couple steps are more or less optional, they simply add to the effect. I used the burn tool to make her outfit and skin look slightly singed. It might be nice also to add some smoke.