I met this young lady named Heather at a party which I attended a few years ago while my wife was out of town. She wanted to show off her favorite lighter. So she tried to light a candle with it. But no matter how many times she struck it, a flame never came out of her lighter. Eventually, her big smile full of dreams and hopes turned into despair. I wanted to do something. I didn’t want a simple mistake to take over her life and future. But what could I do? Right! I had my MacBook with me, so I launched Adobe Photoshop CS2. In a matter of 5 minutes or so, her big smile came back.

The following tutorial shows steps to create a lighter flame. The photo used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading →