28 Powerful Photoshop Lighting Effects
There is something about beautiful lights that can mesmerize an audience. Take a fireworks show for example. It’s been around for thousands of years, yet still has the power to put looks of amazement on faces of all ages. That’s why lighting effects make such powerful design elements. They are a great way to grab the attention of your audience and leave a lasting impression.
Below is a collection of the best Photoshop tutorials for creating powerful lighting effects.
Amazing Photoshop Light Effect In 10 Steps
A smokey light effect complete with glowing particles.
Fire Lines Tutorial
This tutorial teaches you how to create stylish fire lines in only 10 steps.
Luminescent Lines
Iron Man View Interface Effect In Photoshop
This is very close to the amazing effects seen in the movie.
Luminescent Lines
Advanced Glow Effects
A Cool Lighting Effect In Photoshop
End of the World Photo Manipulation
Creating Smoke
A popular effect explained very well.
Design a Coldplay/Apple Inspired Portrait in Photoshop
This one shows you how to design portraits based on the Coldplay – Apple ad.
Magic Lighting Effect In Photoshop
Make your image look awesome with a few light effects
Flying Girl In Photoshop
Creating light motion trails & glowing sparks
A nice technique for creating light motion lines.
Awesome Digital Bokeh Effect In Photoshop
Create An Amazing Ad In Photoshop
Beijing 2008 Logo Light Painting in Photoshop
Mysterious Lighting Effect Tutorial for Photoshop
Space Lighting Effects in 10 Steps – Photoshop Tutorial
Design a Vista Styled Wallpaper
Expressive lighting effects
Really cool Eclipse Effect in Photoshop
True Flames
Create an incredible flame / solar flare effect in only a few short steps.
Super Fast – Speed Lighting Effect
Add A Sparkle Trail To A Photo
Lighting effects in Photoshop
This tutorial shows you how to jazz up a photo with creative lighting.
How to Create Brilliant Light Streaks in Photoshop
This tutorials teaches a simple technique for creating brilliant light streaks which can be used in different ways to add motion and brightness to your designs.
Adding Light Streaks To A Photo
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103 comments
Kepler Fontenele Web Design Flash design
December 15, 2008Excellent !!!
great post
ergin
December 16, 2008Very awesome stuff here! I think that thanks to these tutorials/ideas I will be able to help out some friends of mine. Thanks a bunch!!
Erik
December 22, 2008this tuts really rock! thanks.. awesome, indeed!!
Vette
January 11, 2009Great tutorials, very useful, thank you!
Jennifer Farley
January 12, 2009Great collection of photoshop tutorials. Thank you.
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Bernie
January 16, 2009Amazing stuffs!!!
Thx for sharing
Loop
January 23, 2009Oh i like so much, love you website
ChiangMaiWebDesign
January 27, 2009the effects are great. I love them.
Geoserv
January 29, 2009Great list, lots of reading there.
E11World
February 2, 2009Very Nice list. Thanks for sharing!
Timothy
February 4, 2009This just came in handy. Thanks!
Honour Chick
February 5, 2009great tutorials
Nebojsa
February 9, 2009This is a real treasure! Thank you so much!
Bada
February 9, 2009Cool.cool cool very very thanks.
Monkey
February 11, 2009Is this only for cs4?
Tanker
February 16, 2009thanks for the awesome tutorial list I was looking for one of these and your list helped me find it
alexis
February 22, 2009sweetness!
blue2lip
February 23, 2009I’m so excited about trying these ideas. Thanks for the inspiration and education to apply the effects!
leostain
March 11, 2009I like coffee cup effect)
lucas
April 4, 2009muy bueno
Mr Web Design
April 18, 2009That’s quite a cool collection. Bookmarked!
Vicod
May 11, 2009Very nicely done Nike fire
Anton
June 18, 2009This is the best collection I’ve seen in a while, Dugg and Tweeted. Thanks
Antonio Max
July 1, 2009HOT!!!
ote tatsuya
July 4, 2009really nice lighting effects..i wanna make like that too…
Calgary Graphic Design
July 6, 2009Yummy photoshop galore!
AB4
July 6, 2009GREAT FILE!! thanks aloot…you saved my life
(A)…..i will try them all 
Photoshopper
July 15, 2009nice effects
asato
July 21, 2009good thank you!
i will be back.
salim
July 23, 2009I like the Expressive lighting effects
very nice effects
Jerry
July 28, 2009This is wonderful and well planned, infact I’m already recommending this site to friends.
Keep on your good work
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August 4, 2009Lighting is one of the most under-used tools in Photoshop. It’s really powerful for creating some fantastic effects.
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August 6, 2009GREAT FILE!!
Kaplang
August 8, 2009really cool pictures
thanks for sharing
sunny
August 19, 2009all of these are pretty cool, i’d love to use it
srikanth
September 16, 2009Thanks for Sharing………………..
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September 28, 2009Thanks for your work.
Praveen
October 3, 2009oh , How do you do this its very beautiful and imagine ok cooool…. by
Xander
October 8, 2009Mmmm those are some sweet tutorials, love all the different options that Photoshop offers that allow us to create all these crazy lighting effects
Jay McIntyre
October 20, 2009I want to try them all!! where will I ever find the time??
MangesH
October 23, 2009this is such a great effects in ptotoshop
Jakecin
November 2, 2009INCREIBLE!! buenos tutoriales
George Birbilis
February 6, 2010love it, keep this up!
Savita Gusain
May 11, 2010Nice Collection. All effect are very good
Harish
May 22, 2010so so nice collection of photoshop tutorial
tanx
Manu
May 24, 2010Nice Collection. All effect are very good..
Thank you.. effects
HITESH SHARMA
May 27, 2010LIGHTINING EFFECT IS TO GOOD GOOD JOB
AND EXCILLENT WORK.
S.R.vinodjhon
June 22, 2010these pictures are good and the work is wonderfull
nikhil
July 15, 2010nice collection thnx for sharing it.
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