10 Lightning Overlays for Photoshop

Lightning effect in Photoshop is so easy to create! No need for lightning Photoshop brushes. Simply add the lightning texture over your image and set the blend mode to Screen. These textures are useful for creating all kinds of effects like energy effect, electric Photoshop effect, strike effect, electricity and so on. Create a rainy day in Photoshop. Make the storm realistic by adding lightnings in just a few seconds. You can combine the texture overlay with electricity Photoshop brushes.

How To Use The Lightning Overlays In Photoshop?
–- Open an image in Photoshop
–- Add the Lightning Overlay over your image
–- Set the blend mode of the Lightning Overlay layer to Screen
–- To colorize the Lightning Overlay, add a Gradient Map with this gradient: #000000 (location 0%), #154ce8 (location 49% - here you can use other color tones like green or orange) and #ffffff (location 100%)
–- Another method is to add a Gradient adjustment with a colorful gradient. Set the blend mode to Color. It is important to set the gradient as Clipping Mask for the Lightning Overlay layer.