Fire Effect: Enhancements with Solid Color Layer

2019-05-16 by xresch

Here are various ways how you can enhance a fire effect I have explained in the tutorial Fire Effect: Smoke Brushes and Layer Styles.

Adjust Layer Styles

Adjust the layer styles to change the overall colors.

Change Base Color

You can change the base color to give more vibrance to the fire. In the following example I use yellow instead of white.

Brightness and Contrast

Adjust the brightness and contrast of the mask on the solid color layer.

Levels

Use levels to change the black and white can give you some nice effect, here an example

Curves

With Curves you have quite some flexibility. Play around to check what effects you can create.

Backdrop

Copy your layer and use another color as a backdrop to add some additional color.

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