Creating Specular Bloom Using Photoshop

marami kc nagtatanong sakin kung paano ko ginawa ung specular bloom.. at anong software,,, and napansin ko wala pa pala ito sa tutorial section, kaya shinare ko ung kaunting nalalaman ko sa photoshop,,, ito ung tinatawag na mano- mano sa paggawa ng Specular Blomm sa photoshop!!!! sana makatulong sa ibang nde alam!!!



1. open ur image...
2. use wand tool to select bright spots on ur scene ( the most convenient way using similar, to select all the bright spots)

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3. apply layer via copy to the selected overbrights (to create a duplicate layer of the selected area)..
4. and rename the layer...(in my case i renamed it to overbright)

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5. create another layer in between layer "overbrights" and layer "background"...
6. use paint bucket tool to fill the layer with black color,, and rename it (in my case i renamed it to black layer )
7. then merge (ctrl+ E) both layer "overbrights" ang "black layer" to make them a single layer...

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8. then apply screen adjustment to the "black layer" ...( in effect, ull notice that the black areas disappers, making it transparent)

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9. then apply a gaussian blur filter to the "black layer"......

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10. by adjusting the radius u can control the amount of blurriness in ur specular....

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A Specular Bloom Effect in a very easy steps!!!!!! Enjoy!!!

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and by applying photo filter and hue and saturation, ive created a Sepia with Specular Bloom

ayos to a,wala na bang iba?

charles_manson wrote:ayos to a,wala na bang iba?

hahahaha!! sir charles , ang bilis ah!!! oo bro!!!! iniisip ko pa nga ung ibang pwedeng gawan ng tutorial eh!!! cge ill try na gumawa pa ng iba!!!!

HHHHUUUUUWWAAAAAAWWWWWHHHHHH!!!!! salamat ser!!! ang tagal ko iniisip kung papaano mo ginagawa ung mga malulufet mo renders..... we love you

very useful! thanks for sharing bro!

Unfortunately the magic wand technique might not be appropriate for some scenes that would have less open spaces, Isa pa, the magic wand won't be able to pick up other colors of the same intensity.

Since it is specularity - we can assume that the bloom appears at the brightest part of the image. So the first approach might be : Select the areas that are bright regardless of color.

One alternative to the magic wand technique by pixel is as follows:

Copy original image to another layer. Apply a levels adjustment so that you filter only the brightest part of the image.

Once you have accomplished a levels adjustment, apply a gaussian blur (or lens blur if so desired), and make this layer additive or screen.

Adjust opacity and you are done.

I acknowledge that there are many ways to solve the same problem in post - I am just afraid that once we post in the tutorial section - people will think that it's the holygrail. In digital problem solving, there are many sides of the coin - you just have to choose what works for you and what works best. In my personal opinion and no offense meant to PixelBurn (nothing is wrong in this tutorial BTW), it helps to present the coins in comparison so that we will have the opportunity to choose what suits the situation.

idol ok ito ha!galing magawa nga...tignan ko nga!

v_wrangler wrote:Unfortunately the magic wand technique might not be appropriate for some scenes that would have less open spaces, Isa pa, the magic wand won't be able to pick up other colors of the same intensity.

Since it is specularity - we can assume that the bloom appears at the brightest part of the image. So the first approach might be : Select the areas that are bright regardless of color.

One alternative to the magic wand technique by pixel is as follows:

Copy original image to another layer. Apply a levels adjustment so that you filter only the brightest part of the image.

Once you have accomplished a levels adjustment, apply a gaussian blur (or lens blur if so desired), and make this layer additive or screen.

Adjust opacity and you are done.

I acknowledge that there are many ways to solve the same problem in post - I am just afraid that once we post in the tutorial section - people will think that it's the holygrail. In digital problem solving, there are many sides of the coin - you just have to choose what works for you and what works best. In my personal opinion and no offense meant to PixelBurn (nothing is wrong in this tutorial BTW), it helps to present the coins in comparison so that we will have the opportunity to choose what suits the situation.

tama kayo sir...madaming approach pag dating sa ganun...it may not be the best procedure but the intention is good...by sharing...imho

@ sir V wrangler!!!! tanx for dropping by, tanx for the heads up!!!!

regarding sa turorial, i just wanna make it just simple for them to have an idea of its "Basics", for them to understand how to achieved a specular bloom the easy way (if its not the easiest) !! .... and dun naman sa methods ng pag gawa, marami din akong aproach sa pag kuha ng specularity,,, nag kataon lang ( i think) na ung pinaka madali para sa mga "novice" (magic wand) ang naisip ko kagimitin at idemonstrate... anyway salamat sa po sa comment,, and im sure mas lalong nalinawan ung mga gusto matuto ng specular bloom!!! heheheh!!!

salamat sir v for adding tips dto sa tutorial na ginawa ko!!! and sana hopefully ung iba ay pwede din mag share ng idea sa nalalaman nila sa specular bloom... Cheers!!!

jenaro wrote:
tama kayo sir...madaming approach pag dating sa ganun...it may not be the best procedure but the intention is good...by sharing...imho

salamat po sir jenaro,, tanx for being appreciative.. idol ko kayo!!! dami po kc nag pm sakin.. kaya ko naisip na gumawa!!
and i think ung mga beginners sa photoshop ang target ng tutorial ko, pero kung ung iba may nalalaman na ibang method,,, pwede din nila ishare sa thread na ito!!!! salamat po ulit sir!!!

ayos sir pixel gumwa k rin ng tuts.. thanks for sharing

Horhe_sanjose wrote:HHHHUUUUUWWAAAAAAWWWWWHHHHHH!!!!! salamat ser!!! ang tagal ko iniisip kung papaano mo ginagawa ung mga malulufet mo renders..... we love you

salamat sir horhe sa pag-appreciate,,,, we love you tooo!!! hehehe!

thanks pixelburn, hope many more people would shared their experience and workflow.

uwak wrote:very useful! thanks for sharing bro!

salamat po sir uwak sa pag-appreciate!!!

pedio84 wrote:ayos sir pixel gumwa k rin ng tuts.. thanks for sharing

salamat po sir pedio, sana po nakatulong ito!!!!