How to make sunrays in Photoshop?

We all want our photos to become better. Today we will add sun rays to the photo. Immediately it is worth saying that there is nothing complicated in this. The process of changing photos will last from 10 to 20 minutes. The method outlined in this article is more suitable for beginners. But sometimes it's useful for experienced users to get familiar with this kind of information.

Necessary funds

To add sunlight to the image you need only the Photoshop program and, accordingly, the image itself. The version of this graphic editor is not so important. Since the necessary set of tools is present everywhere. It is recommended that high-quality images be used with high resolution. But this is optional.

Instructions

In this manual, the sun's rays in Photoshop are added using the gradient tool. To quickly select this tool, you can use the hotkey G.

• First of all, add the image to the image editor. You can simply transfer the snapshot to the program or press Ctrl + O, and from there select the desired file.
• Add a new layer. You can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + N. Or, on the toolbar, open the Layers tab and select New, where the Layer button is located.
• Select the gradient tool. If you use the hotkey G, you can choose another means (fill). In this case, right-click on this tool in the control panel. And manually select the desired tool.
• From the top in the gradient options panel, you must select the type of "angular" or "cone-shaped" (in some versions, the translation is different). Next you need to click on the shades of the colors used (to the left of selecting the gradient type).
• Set the following values: gradient - noise; Smoothness - 100%. Check the checkboxes for "limit colors" and "enable transparency". In the color picker panel, change the position of the sliders to make a light shade.
• On the layer that was created in the second stage, use the gradient tool. To do this, from the very top to the bottom, drag the cursor (with the left mouse button pressed). As a result, very bright sun rays should be obtained.
• To get rid of unnecessary light, you need to reduce the opacity parameter in the layers panel. Expose about 50%. In the Overlay options, select Overlay.
• If it seems to you that the rays are too small, then repeat the instructions, starting with 3 points.
• If there are too many rays, reduce the opacity parameter.

Additional information. It can not be said that this method is ideal, and completely emulates the sun's rays. Photoshop in this case allows to improve this instruction by adding various filters. Try to assign new values and use new parameters. And then your effect will look more realistic.

Conclusion

Even the most inexperienced user of Photoshop will be able to add sunlight to his picture, using the provided instruction. In addition, you can get even an animated picture, if you duplicate the layer with the display of rays. But this is already a topic for another article.