Parenting Layers Together
The LensFlare layer should go on top of the McCallCity layer. Select the Position, Scale, and Orientation Transform properties from McCallCity, and copy them. Select the LensFlare layer, and paste the aforementioned Transform properties onto it. The flare hops on top of the flying city in exactly the same position in 3D space. Select the Z-axis with the Selection tool, and move the flare slightly in front of the city. The flare was set to Screen in Photoshop, and the blending mode for the layer was imported with the layer, so the flare brightens the ship. Move it down to the bright anti-gravity thruster under the floating city. Create a mask to confine the flare under the ship, and feather the mask by 20 pixels to soften ...
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