photoshop help

Hey guys this is where everyone can post what they need to know about photoshop and see if anyone else knows about it so they camp help. My prob. is that I need to know how to make lens flare be colored with out it completly messing up the backround pic. Help me plz :!:

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[Mark-GPC]

There are 2 ways:

Using hue control:

1. Create a new layer
2. Create the lensflare
3. Pres "ctrl + U"
4. Check the "Colorize box"
5. Move around with the sliders

Using mask:

1. Create a new layer
2. Create the lensflare
3. Create another new layer and fill it with the color you want it to look like. Call this layer "Mask"
4. Change the blending options of the "mask" layer in what you want... most commonly you would use "lighten" or "mask"

[dedew]

i used the mask one but u dont need to create new layer just click the mask button at the bottem of the layer paleete or tab

Ummmm. I understand what you are saying but It doesn't work. Like when I make a new layer I haven't drawn on it so its blank right? So when I use lens flare it says cannot complete the lens flare command because the slected space is empty. Is there something I need to do to the layer before I create it? Plz be EXTREMLY detailed. Thnx

I am not sure if u use layers to make your avatars.....seems like not

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[dedew]

new layer must not be transparent press D then press X than alt+backspace to fill the layer with white than um.... no that wont work coz the white would cover the pic at the back man just use the mask tool noneed to create a new layer

scottypizza what photoshop version are you using in the first place

[dedew]

frozen it doesnt work for me too i gusse we have the same prob