With all the recent hype and talk about the newest installation in the Star Wars movie empire, I thought this might be a fun project to do.
If you’ve followed along with the saga you know about lightsabers, the weapon of choice for the Jedi knights. Even if you aren’t a fan, you’ve likely heard of it, or had your kids or grandchildren request a toy version for themselves. So how fun would it be to add one to your photos.
Here are two videos that take slightly different approaches to creating a lightsaber in Photoshop. You can learn some new techniques and see which method you prefer.
This one by Adam from Photoshop Tutorials:
And another with Andrew from Creative Edge Studios:
If you give this a try, please share your images in the comments below. See how creative you can be, and how realistic you can make your lightsaber look. Have fun!
