Autofx Mystical Lighting Ambiance 2 0 Photoshop Plugin [updated] Jun 2026

Think of it as having a CGI lighting rig inside Photoshop. You can add volumetric fog, sun flares, realistic haze, rim lighting, and even texture overlays (like rain or dust) that react to the light sources you create.

, allowing you to stack effects like "Misty Light" on top of "Spot Lighting" within a single session Key Features at a Glance 27 Visual Effects AutoFX Mystical Lighting Ambiance 2 0 Photoshop Plugin

Unlike the "global" effects of version 1.0, version 2.0 includes a built-in brush panel. You can paint the effect onto specific layers or use gradient masks directly within the plugin interface. This negates the need to exit the plugin and manually mask in Photoshop later. Think of it as having a CGI lighting rig inside Photoshop

Most lighting plugins treat your image as a flat surface. Mystical Lighting 2.0 changes this with . You can import a depth map (or paint a quick grayscale mask) to tell the plugin where objects are in Z-space. The light will then wrap around foreground objects and illuminate background objects realistically. This is priceless for 3D render compositing. You can paint the effect onto specific layers