Now we are going to add some smoke, behind the sword to enhance it some more. Keyword used, 'colored smoke.'
Choose resources respective of your genre and type of graphic. Place wherever you would like, on the layer below your object.
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Change hue and balance colors to match the cover. Duplicate the smoke layer and mirror it on the other side, from the toolbar on the right. Fourth icon from the top.
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This is how it looks at the moment.
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On a layer above the sword, we are going to add inner glow from the filters. This step is mostly for fantasy and mystery/thriller graphics.
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