Go to Filter > Blur > Radial Blur and use the settings shown below.

In order to create light rays from this layer, we will apply a Radial Blur to it. You will notice that we will get rid of the gray colors keeping only very bright spots of white. Add some subtle blur to the noise layer by going to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and using the settings shown below.Īdd a Curves Adjustment to the blurred noise layer by going to Image > Adjustments > Curves and use the settings below. The noise is very small and detailed – we want it a bit coarser. Create a Gradient Map Adjustment Layer ( Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Gradient Map) and use the settings shown below.Ĭhange the blending mode of this layer to Soft Light.Ĭreate a new layer ( Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N) and fill it with white ( Shift + F5).Īdd some noise to the newly created layer by going to Filter > Noise > Add Noise and using the settings shown below. The colors are a bit washed out and uniform. Create a new Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer ( Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation) and drag the saturation slider to -30. Open the image “Lions” and flip it horizontally by going to Image > Image Rotation > Flip Canvas Horizontally.

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