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And so into photoshop elements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first task was to slightly increase the brightness and contrast and add a hue\/saturation adjustment layer to bring out the blues in our main character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I added a new layer to create the light sabre effect. In case you haven’t read previous posts, use the brush tool to draw a white line over the light sabre. Add a little gaussian blur. In layer settings add glow with a blue colour to create the effect. Usually I add some sparks but in this case I preferred it without so I left it there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next I used the “place” function to add dust and sparks to create the feel of the battle raging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used a new layer to add a gradient to the top right corner. This was a white to transparent layer aimed to have a light source from that direction. I also slightly reduced the opacity of that layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, I added a colour dodge layer to brighten the canon’s on the tank. This was to add to the star wars effect and make them ready to fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The droids don’t stand a chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Final Image<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the final image. I hope you like it. As you can see it was fairly easy to create and I must admit I enjoyed myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What would you have done differently? I’d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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