Photo Software for Mystical Effects
Mystical fantasy style images are very popular in art, film and on the Web. A great deal of the appeal of these images is created by the application of special lighting effects that give an other-worldliness to an otherwise ordinary photo or computer rendering. One good way to create such effects is Adobe Photoshop with the Auto FX Mystical Lighting plug-in.
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Create a Variety of Effects
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When you launch Photoshop and bring up the Mystical Lighting plug-in, you get access to an array of effects that you can immediately apply to your image, from mists and rainbows to flares and sparkling stars. Each can then be used as is, in which case you click back to Photoshop, or you can use the tools to modify the effect.
Bezier Curves
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Once you have added these effects to the scene, you can (with many of them) use the associated Bezier curves to adjust the way the effect appears on the image. For example, if you have applied the pixie dust effect, you can move the curves to reposition the effect, or you can add more points to the curve to create a greater concentration of the effect in a particular area.
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Smart Layers
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Mystical Lighting has a feature called Smart Layers that users can employ to combine several different effects at the same time. This allows users to combine several effects to produce amazing results. In fact, the key to using the plug-in to its fullest lies in the way you combine the effects you choose.
Light and Shading Brushes
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There are two types of brushes for controlling the brightness of sections of the image effect. Using the Light and Shading brushes you can adjust the transparency, color and blending of the effects.
Interaction With Photoshop
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Mystical Lighting is designed to work well with all the other major features in Photoshop, such as layers, actions and filters, as well as transparency. This means that you can use the plug-in without worrying that it will adversely affect the document. However, if you want to use Mystical Lighting as a stand-alone application, you can do so.
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