The light and shadow effects in this tutorial are very good. Use the set brush to create simple light spots, and then create a gorgeous background by changing the layer blending mode of the filled color block. Then adjust the overall proportion and brightness.
final effect
1. Create a new 800 * 600 pixel file, set the foreground color to: #784a00, set the background color to black, select the gradient tool and pull out the radial gradient as shown below.
2. Open the material shown in the picture below, drag it in and place it, create a new layer, use the Elliptical Marquee Tool to draw an ellipse and fill it with white, as shown below, and then press Ctrl + D to cancel the selection.
3. Execute layer 2: Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, the value is 16, the effect is as shown below.
4. Duplicate layer 2, change the layer blending mode to "Color Burn", press Ctrl + U to color, and set the parameters as shown below.
5. Duplicate layer 2 again, press Ctrl + T to reduce its selection, and set the fill to: 80%.
6. Select the brush tool and press the F5 key to open the brush options panel. The parameter settings are as shown below.
7. Set the parameters according to the picture. Our ultimate goal is to make the shape of the brush very dreamy.