We will turn this image:
to something like this:
Open the image in Photoshop and create a new layer over it and fill it with black color. Add another new layer in which we will create a blue orb.
Select the Paint brush tool and choose a dark blue color. I used this one (#000066) from the color palette.
Select the appropriate diameter for the brush and click on the your document to create something like this:
New select a lighter color from the color palette. I used #0000cc.
Make the diameter of brush a little smaller and just click over the dot we already created.
You can get the idea from the image below how smaller diameter you might need:
Now select a more lighter shade of blue and click over the dot again. I used #3399ff.
Again select a more lighter shade of blue and click over the dot again. This time I used #99ccff.
Now select the white color from the palette and make the diameter of brush more smaller and click on the center of dot so you get something like this:
Select the Smudge tool from tools:
Now create the tail from the edge of blue shiny dot like this.
Now this will take a few tries to do this but you can use your imagination and create a shape as you imagine. I ended up with drawing something like this:
Now we will create the particles effect on the orb we just created.
Create a new layer over the blue orb
Select the brush tool and press F5 to bring up the properties. Enter these values:
Now select a light blue color from the color palette and brush over from head to tail like this:
Turn the Opacity down a little bit if you need to.
Now we are done with creating blue effect. Use your imagination to make a green effect like this.
Now delete the black layer we created over the original image and select the original photo layer. Through the Layers palette add a Levels layers and set these values.
Select the photo layer again and go to Image -> Adjustments -> Shadow/Highlight… and set the shadows and highlights to zero.
Create a mask with brush tool like this.
Now turn off the mask mode and go to Select -> Inverse. Now add a color balance layer and set these values.
Click OK and you will get something like this:
Now repeat the process for green effect. It is almost same as creating blue effect just you have to adjust value differently in the color balance mode. This was my final result.
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