Lighting Question

[Memphology]

Im trying to do some lighting on my BG for a sig, but wutever I make lighter, the rest goes black. All I want to do is put lighting on a BG without changing anyhting else. What am I doing wrong?

 

[ReppinTheD]

I'm not understanding what you're doing?What tools are you using? Go more into detail with what you're doing.

 

[KCX]

lets see a screen shot

 

[Memphology]

Im going to lighting effects under Render, and when I try to apply the lighting I want, the rest of the sig goes dark.I dont know how to take a screenshot.

 

[ReppinTheD]

Ohh I get what you're doing.Ok...here's how you use lighting effects.1) Create a NEW layer. - Make sure this layer is on top of the layers you want to be affected. - Paint this layer ALL WHITE.2) Make sure this layer is selected and go to: Filter >> Render >> Lighting Effects. - Choose your effect and press ok.3) You will get the affect on a white layer. Change the blending options to whatever you want. (Overlay, Soft light, whatever) - You can try different things with this like fixing the opacity, or duplicating the layers, etc. I think thats what you were having trouble with.

 

[Memphology]

Thx, its working now.

 

[G=K]

my tip, never use the lighting effects to get lighting in the bg. find a stock and set it on linear dodge or something like that, draw soem lines and blur them and set them to overlay or something haah.