Rays of Color - like a flashlight

[Glitch]

I am working on my business card again and I'd like to start adding color. I have something rather specific in mind. First, here's a sample that is a little close to what I have in mind (without the bubbles): Color Rays

Here is my rough draft card (ignore black on black and gradient in the name issues): Business Card

What I have in mind is for rays of color to come out of the camera lens at a sort of 3D angle so they 'appear' as if they are coming off the card. They will go behind the text to eliminate readability and black on black issues. I want the rays to be more diffuse, think what a flashlight beam would look like. Then add 8 more flashlights with different colors and put them all behind the lens.

In short, my question is: How do I go about airbrushing beams of color that are diffuse and end eventually? Different sizes and shapes of beams too. I need the practice so I can put it to practical use making the card.

I use CS4. I'm ok with it, but not very familiar, so treat me as a newbie please.

Thanks in advance.

[Hoogle]

Do you mean something along these lines ir more obvious obviously you would put this layer between the lense and text all it is is a light beam brush in different colours on a new layer set to colour and then duplicated a few times

[Glitch]

That is very close to what I wanted. I'd like the color rays to extend out of the lens, as if the lens were emitting them itself, so they would extend off it into the whitespace. Also, where do I find the light beam brush?

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Do you mean something along these lines ir more obvious obviously you would put this layer between the lense and text all it is is a light beam brush in different colours on a new layer set to colour and then duplicated a few times

[Glitch]

Like this, only less sloppy (and using layers, of course). I just used the paintbrush with opacity to do this.

[Hoogle]

can you upload a psd (same way as an image) will be easier to play around with then by switiching text on and off

[Glitch]

Here you are. The text is rasturized. I have an earlier version where it isn't if you would like.

business card3.psd

[Hoogle]

Ok finally got round to sorry for the delay is this what you want if so will upload the psd for you added a stroke to the text as well

[Hoogle]

sorry was the wrong 1 lol

[Glitch]

Yes, this is very close to what I want. I'd have a few brighter orange/yellow in there too, perhaps filling the top half a little. What tool are you using to create the nice transparent color 'beams'? I'm not sure I have it, or know I have it .

sorry was the wrong 1 lol
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[Hoogle]

here is the psd you will see what I have done and you can add to it the beams are just bright layers but using a light beam brush found here Light Beams Photoshop & GIMP Brushes | Obsidian Dawn
psd is herebusiness card3.psd
just in case you dont know how to install brushes

once you have downloaded the prushes they will be in a zip file unzip them to somewhere you can easily get to
then in photoshop click the arrows highlighted in yellow in pic and select load brushes and navigate to where you extracted them to
hope this helps