Make sure that Simulate Pressure is checked and click Ok. Select Pen Tool and right-click anywhere on the image and select Stroke Path.Right-click anywhere on the image and set Master Diameter to 3px and Hardness to 100%. Create a new empty layer on top of the text layer and select it.Next we are going to create a light trail out of it. When you are comfortable with the Pen Tool, draw some smooth curve for example like in picture 5.Click on the curve to control handles associated with the clicked segment.By pressing CTRL in keyboard you can move anchor points.Click and drag on any corner point to convert it to a smooth point.Click on any smooth point to convert it to a corner point.Remove Anchor Point Tool - Use this tool if you want to remove an anchor point from an existing curveĬonvert Point Tool - Use this tool to convert and move anchor points and to control their handles: Don't worry if the curve is not perfect, you can modify it later.Īdd Anchor Point Tool - Use this tool if you want to add an anchor point to an existing curve You can click and drag to create curves on the fly. Pen Tool - Use this tool to draw the curve in the first place. You'll probably need the following tools found from the Pen Tool flyout button: The Pen Tool can be tricky if you don't have previous experience with it. Next we'll create light motion trails with the help of a Pen Tool.
Brush stroke along path produces a light motion trail. The result should be similar to picture 3. Use Gradient Tool and fill the new layer with gradient. Select #06c2ff as foreground color and #00ff7d as background color.Change the blending mode of the layer to Overlay like in picture 2. Create a new empty layer on top of the clouds layer and select it.If you are not satisfied with the clouds you can just click undo and render them again.) Create clouds into the selection ( Filter > Render > Clouds). Select black as foreground color and white as background color.(you can set these values in the options-panel in the top of the screen when the Elliptical Marquee Tool is selected.) Use Elliptical Marquee Tool and make the following selection to the center of the image: Width: 350px Height: 250px Feather: 80px.Create a new empty layer ( Layer > New > Layer.) and select it.Fill the background with black color ( Edit > Fill.).Create a new image document (600x500px).The smoke effect is created by rendering clouds and coloring them with an overlay layer: Let's start with the smoke effect in the background.