want to create a sort of sun flare behind object 1

[brendaly]

look here

http://www.fpmt.org/

in the upper left corner is a mandala with a flare behind it. I need to re-create this effect, with a different color background. Don't have the original file. Have tried everything I can think of, and a bit more, but I haven't stumbled on it in PS yet. Any advice is much appreciated! Thanks
Brenda

 

[dmears1]

You may find something like you're looking for here:

http://www.good-tutorials.com/

http://www.AbsoluteStudio.com

http://www.Morter.com

 

[jmgalvin]

Filter menu/Render/lighting effects. Paick and change what suits you and place behind a layer or 2 with transparency for backligting.

Also look at Render/lens flare - behind other layers with transparency.

 

[creativetype]

Yes,
lens flare works great for that. I was doing this sunset scene on a lake with boats. I was trying to imitate a spotlight coming from the boat and used that. then from corner I used the lens flare for the last bit of the sun setting in the sky but used a few layers of a redorange gradient layer over it.

It even turned out great in print.