# Desperate

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desperate/27331>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [August 1, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desperate/27331 "2003-08-01T04:48:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![snaxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@snaxs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snaxs)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desperate/27331/1 "2003-08-01T04:48:02Z")

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hi, i am really into photoshop rigth know because it combines perfectly with flash. so i am trying various experiments combining things, ligths , brigthness, etc. but they don’t look like i want them to look

so can someone direct me to some tutorials on how to make lightning , particle blast similar to electrongeek work ( not the 3d work just the photoshop)  
thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desperate/27331/2 "2003-08-01T05:02:08Z")

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Just a side note… Photoshop does NOT work perfectly with Flash,  
works great! but not perfect.  
Fireworks works perfect with flash!

Did you look at the sticky thread for a tutorial like that?

[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13133](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13133)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desperate/27331/3 "2003-08-01T05:07:05Z")

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LOL

thanks for the correction I thought that because i really don’t know fireworks that much but ill take a look at the tutorial and thanks alot.:}

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desperate/27331/4 "2003-08-01T07:31:16Z")

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Play around with different blending modes, color dodge in particular for those overly bright lighting effects.  
Duplicate a layer maybe 2 or 3 times, apply the color dodge blending mode for each and you’ll see a big difference:)

[http://www.phong.com/tutorials/screen/](http://www.phong.com/tutorials/screen/)