How To Add Bokeh
How To Add Bokeh
Step 1
Open the blurry lights image and place it in the document. Set its Layer Style to
Screen.
Add Bokeh to the composition
Step 2
Apply a Layer Mask and mask out portions of the image that have lights under the
crop of the image. Make sure all the lights that are left aren’t sliced.
Apply a Layer Mask
6. How to Enhance the Light
Step 1
In order to add a bit of contrast to the lights image, add a Black and White
Gradient Map Adjustment Layer and make it a Clipping Mask for the lights image. Set
its Layer Style to Overlay.
Add contrast
Step 2
Duplicate the lights image and apply it to different parts of the image. Use
composites where you combine large dots with small. Set the Opacity to 30%.
Duplicate the lights image
Step 3
We’re now going to combine these lights with a custom brush to make our own. Create
a new brush, and change the settings (F5) as seen below.
Create a New Brush
Step 4
Use this brush to draw much finer blurry lights along the letters. Play with the
brush's size.