Create A Set Of Glowing Rings

In this tutorial we will be making use of some different light effects to create a really cool set of glowing rings.

If you like this tutorial, you should definitely check out our rundown of 20 Amazing Photoshop Light Effects to continue to get your fix of this sort of thing.

As with any tutorial, be sure to following the directions initially but always go back and try it again using your own flair and ideas. The goal here is for you to learn a new technique that you can make your own.

What you’re designing
Here is the final image of what you will learn to create by following this tutorial.



Step 1

Create a new document. Any size will work. I did 950×750. Then fill the background with a solid black.

Step 2

Using the Ellipse Tool, create a single circle (any size is fine). Set the Fill percentage to 0% and add a 1px white stroke to the circle. This gives us a vector circle stroke that’s easily scalable and easy to add effects to. Checkout the specific settings for the Stroke effect below.







Step 3

Next, go back to the the Layer Style panel for the circle and add an Outer Glow and an Inner Glow with the following settings (note that the glow color for both is just solid white).





Step 4

Now duplicate the circle layer and resize each circle. Create both large and small circles and try not to have any two circles that are the same. The easiest way to resize each circle is to just do Cmd+T/Ctrl+T to transform them. You should end up with something like this. Continue more...