These pictures look "grainy" because of the reduction; yours will look great

Throughout this tutorial, I refer to the "Retouch Tool"  as the "Smudge Tool" It is the hand/finger on the tool bar that runs down the leftside; unless you changed it.  So untill I redo the pictures that are incorrectly labeled, when I say smudge tool, I mean retouch; but it is still the little hand I point to in the picture.  (Confused?) 

To do the Lense Flare we will be using the "Smudge" tool and that is about all.  In particular the "Push".  Go to Smudge (it is on the tool bar that runs down the side and it looks like a hand and finger.     The "Retouch Mode" will be "Push"; no texture; then go to "Brush Tip" (settings shown below)

Settings for the Brush Tip for Push

Starting at the brightest point of your flood fill, drag your mouse in the direction of  5:00. (bottom,right corner)

Again, with "Smudge/Push" settings as follows:; then start at the brightest point again and drag to about 11:00.

Now for Layers.  I have a layers shortcut set up on my toolbar.   To do this go to "File/Preferences/Customize Toolbar"  You can drag the Layers Icon over to the toolbar and put it where it is convenient for your.  If you do not want to have the Layers Shortcut on your tool bar; you can access it by going to Layers on the menu then go to "new"; select the default settings.

Open up your "Layers Palette".  Add a layer and choose all of the default settings. (at the bottom/left of the layers window you see alittle icon that looks like two sheets of paper; this is to add layers; click it)  No while in layer 1 drag a line as shown below.  My picture say layer 2 but it is layer 1, sorry.  Then go to the slidder on layer 1.   This slider will lighten layer 1.  I set the slidder at 7.  You can see the slidder in the next picture.

Now, go to "Background" layer and spray with settings as shown

You are Done!

OPTIONAL

Make a copy of the screen while it is still "selected"   Keep this for your "onscreen".  Go to Colors/Adjust/Brighten(Contrast); lighten till you like it.  This is the "On Screen" you can put lettering, pictures, etc if this is going to be a remote.

Questions?

Thank yous to the following reviewers who probably went thru one more tutorial than they wanted to.Hoods, CarolUK, Samanthie