Re: sunny ray effect

Never tried it, but it should work -

1. Use the pen tool to create the area of your sunbeams
2. Go to Paths and Make selection
3.  Feather the selection to about 10-15
4.  Return to the layer and do a copy to another layer (so you don't damage
your original layer in case you have to do it again)
5.  Go to the new layer and use either the Filters/Render/Lighting Effects
to cast a light in the selected area, or use the Brightness control to
lighten just the highlighted area.  Both ways should work
6.  Then apply a guasian filter to the area, giving it that hazy look.

Don't go overboard with the settings - both the lighting effects and the
gausian filter should be very lightly applied so you won't mar the
background.

Shay  B-)

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>Hey all,
>Does anyone know of a way to create the effect of rays of light beaming
>through a window in Photoshop 4.  Like its a bright sunny morning as I
>entered the room and I saw beams of light rushing through the window to
>the east. Like the rays of light that beam down through the clouds on a
>partly cloudy but very sunny day.
>--
>Clay
>mailto:3c(at)nactx.com
>http://www.nactx.com/3c
>
>
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