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Photoshop Tutorial: Magic Hat Light Effect (detailed version) - page 3 of 4
Step 14: Apply a layer mask and with the mask selected, select the Eraser Tool  , and select an eraser brush from the drop-down menu that has soft (“fuzzy”) edges, use a fairly big size about 47 pixels, and reduce the opacity to about 20% for a softer blended effect. Now erase some of the areas near the middle and a bit from the top. If you make a mistake or eraser too much, that’s OK, just make sure the layer mask thumbnail is selected then select the Brush Tool  , and draw back in the areas you don’t want erased. Next, turn on the visibility of “Group 2”.
Step 15: Create a new folder underneath all the text layers (but above the “gradient bg” and “hat” layer), and name this folder “Lights”. In this folder, create a new layer “spot 1”, then click on the Brush Tool , select a soft brush about 21 pixels large (100% opacity), and create a white spot. Under the folder “Group 2”, click on the layer “text 2 copy” and right click, select “copy layer style”, then select the layer “spot 1”, right click and select “paste layer style”. Move the spot just inside the hat. Duplicate this layer by dragging the layer over the “Create a new layer” icon (next to the garbage can) and name this layer “spot 2”. This new spot will be in the exact same place as the first spot.
Step 16: Create a layer above the spots and name it “smoke”. With a soft brush about 115 pixels (opacity 100%), create a white spot and place this just above the hat. To create the wispy smoke trails, I used the eraser (again, use a soft brush about 30 pixels, opacity 100%) and erased a few sweeping lines from the white dot by sweeping through the middle, and then just inside either line of text. Shown below is an image of what the dot looks like after I have erased bits of it (it looks almost like a cactus or devil’s trident). Change the layer opacity to about 70%.
Step 17: Clouds: create a new layer above all the text layers and name it “cloud”. Press “D” on your keyboard to reset the colours. Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool  , (right click on the rectangular to select the elliptical from drop-out menu), and with the feather set to about 50 pixels, draw a marquee around the hat area but have the bottom of the marquee touch the bottom of the hat – this will create a cloud as if it is rising from the hat (see image below). Select the Paint Tool  , and fill the selected area with black. Select Filter > Render > Clouds. Set the layer to “Colour Dodge” with the opacity at about 60%. To deselect, press Ctrl+D (Windows) or Cmd-D (Mac).
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