nezumiyasha answered:

Hey anon! I don’t have any tutorials but it’s an easy trick.

(Mind you that I use Photoshop and start in greyscale, I’m not sure how this would translate in other painting programs)

1 - After having my base lightning done, I make a different layer and set it in Overlay mode

2 - Click the Soft Brush. I usually make it a little bit bigger than subject I want to ‘’enhance’’ (if it’s a portrait, like you said, I make it go a little bit off the edge of the head) and put its opacity bellow 20% (or else the light would be crazy saturated)

3- Lightly tap/move the brush where I want the glow to be. This process is very intuitive and since it’s on a different layer I often erase some parts, change layer opacity, do whatever makes me get the result I want.





That’s pretty much it. Experiment with it c: Also, the effect is much more pronounced if you have a dark background.