How to Create GLOW EFFECT with the FREE SNAPSEED App | Snapseed Tutorial | Android | iOS

 Today we are gonna change this to something glowy with some tricks in the free Snapseed app.

• We are gonna start with selecting the main subject so that we don't need to repeat these
• steps again and again going further into editing.
• Will be using Curves mainly during this process.
• So going to Curves and applying it without any tuning.
• Now to the masking screen.
• Tapping on this stacks icon, View edits, Curves and the brush icon.
• Here we are gonna brush on this elk or deer whatever you want to call it to get it's selection.
• You can toggle the eye icon to see the red mask.
• Need to zoom in to brush on the edges for precise selection.
• In case you overdo it, just set the brush value to zero and erase it.
• This is a one time process, will speed this up and get back to you.
• We have made the selection here.
• Note that you can also invert the selection when you toggle this icon.
• Applying it.
• Tapping on this three dot menu and selecting copy.
• This is an important step which you will need later.
• Now to the Tune Image menu, I am gonna increase the shadows to get more details out of the
• darker areas of the subject.
• Also few selective filters.
• One in the shadows to make it more brighter.
• One on the reddish fur to lower the saturation.
• And one in the blue sky.
• Reducing the saturation and also the brightness.
• Now going to stacks and view edits, I am gonna delete the original Curves effect with masking
• which we don't need now.
• And insert the same on top which we had already copied.
• Now tuning the Curves by lifting the blacks and crushing the whites.
• Now to the masking screen.
• I am gonna tap the invert icon to invert the selection.
• Now the effect is only applied on the parts other than the subject.
• Tuning the masking a bit around the middle to remove haze and the bottom to get more
• haze around the feet.
• Inserting Curves again.
• This time brightening the image more.
• In the masking screen, removing the effect at the bottom.
• Now you can see the background with fog effect.
• Again inserting Curves.
• This time darkening the image and adding some yellow tones by bringing down the blue curve.
• Adding reddish tones too.
• Going to masking screen.
• Adding those tones to the bottom part of the elk so that it looks more natural.
• Adding one more darkening effect to apply it on the background.
• One more effect to darken the parts of the subject.
• Now to get the glow on the horns, brigtening and adding orangish tones.
• Going to masking screen...
• ...removing the effect with different levels of transparency on the head.
• Taking time here to get the masking right so that there is also this glow effect on
• the face and the body too.
• Now brightening the highlights further, also adding some reds.
• This time in the masking screen, will be applying this effect only around the middle parts of
• the horns so that it looks like the glow is coming from the center of the horns.
• Will add an effect to add some ambient light around the horns.
• You could also skip a few steps to get to the desired result but I'm making subtle edits
• here and there to make it look better.
• Adding more haze to get a dreamy look.
• Darkening the image a bit.
• Adding vignette with the Vintage filter.
• Now adding some artistic touch.
• Using Double Exposure, adding this image with bokeh with Lighten mode selected.
• Reducing the opacity for a subtle effect.
• Resizing the image and placing it around the glowy parts.
• Some masking work.
• Adding the same effect again, this time with a little more opaqueness for an interesting effect.
• One more effect to brighten the top part of the subject.
• And a little ambient light around.
• The final result here.