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(sorry for the reupload! didn't want to have to download it to see it. :< )
[[Full view! Or you can't see it. 8D HAH.]]
Sorry it's so big! It's about 6200 pixels tall. XD;;

This is easily one of the latest times I've ever submit anything. XD;;; Whups. Got school next week. Really should go to bed.

Well, I haven't made a tutorial in a long time, though I've had that tutorial-making bug for awhile. Don't know why. Just felt the mighty need to make some instructions. I like trying to do something different, you know? Inking/coloring tutorials seem like a dime-a-dozen. o_o; Not that that's a bad thing, but geez.
So, here's how you can make pretty good lightning and electrical effects in photoshop. I made the screenshots for it kind of quickly, but I used this same general idea to make the effects in this [ [link] ] picture, which I'm very proud of. :>

So, I hope that this makes sense and is helpful to at least someone. XD;;; I did the best I could, and there were some spots where I wasn't sure if I really needed a screenshot (or forgot to do one), so I hope it's not too confusing.
But! If there's something you're confused about, don't hesitate to aaaask~

Enjoy!

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:iconfalseprophecy:
Very nice. I still need to go get another tablet, and as soon as I do, I'll be trying this out. ^^
:iconcheshire-smiles:
This is awesome and helps alot :] :+fav:
:iconzekamori:
This shall come in handy.. TOTAL fave.. :3

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:iconwant3d:
Awesomeness, I should REALLY try this, thanks so much! :+devfav:
:iconinuyashafreak337:
ooooo... nice tutorial!! :D *favvie-fav*

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:icondei-grepher:
This tutorial is great. I don't have a tablet but i am pretty decent with the pen tool. I might try this at some point. This tutorial was written well and was very descriptive (including how many sines or triangles you used was great) and very well illustrated.
:iconmechanicalkat:
Thanks! Yea, a pen tool will probably work just as well; it's just important to get the ends on the branches to kinda taper out so you don't get fat lightning.
I thought it'd be a good idea to put the number of sines/triangles in because it's easy to overkill it, and once that happens, it just starts looking awful. Juuuust awful.

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:iconzarokin:
I luv you....:glomp: I've always wondered how you make lightning effects...but now I need to redownload photoshop...AGAIN! D: But thanks anywho. ^o^

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:iconluc1fr:
awesome result, it was very intersting putting my tablet to use for something like this. and i must say the outcome was better then i expected i could do. thanks for the tutorial :)

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