Glow & Glare (Extension for Photoshop)

Extension for Photoshop: Adding Glow & Glare effects to the picture in a non-destructive way.

Key Features

• Add glow and glare effect to the picture in a non-destructive way
• Each effect is saved to a separate layer so it can be turned off or on
• Very flexible as the effect can be easily manipulated after the creation
• Adjust the amount, size, and color of the effect
• Pick from 18 different Glare shapes
• Get the look you want faster with the auto-update feature
• All settings are kept in the current Photoshop session

Panel UI Controls

• Color (both Glow and Glare): the color wheel that adds color for both Glow and Glare. This can be changed even without a UI. After the creation of the effect, it is stored inside a layer style.
• Threshold (Glow): (min. 1 – max. 255) controls the amount of glow. A lower value creates more glow on the picture.
• Blur (Glow): (min. 1 – max. 100) softens the glow effect.The higher the value the softer the glow.
• Glare shape (Glare): you can pick from 18 different glare shapes to get a desired look.
• Sample size (Glare): (min. 1% – max. 100%) the accuracry of Glare. The lower the value the higher the accuracy, but it affects the creation time (makes it longer).
• Threshold (Glare): (min. 1 – max. 255) controls the amount of glare. Lower value creates more glare on the picture.
• Glare size (Glare): (min. 1 – max. 1000) the size of the glare.
• Auto-update (both Glow and Glare): both effects have automatic update feature built-in for more convenient workflow.

System Requirements

• Photoshop CC 2017 or above
• Windows or Mac

What's Included

• The extension (.zxp file format)
• Installation guide (.pdf file format)

Running extension on M1 Macs: https://bbtools.io/news/64fd8ed888a6740e931f3c63

Video Tutorial

https://youtu.be/7R5HrpQtI38

Support

If you are stuck or you noticed some bug please write me here to get the support.