i saw this recently and wanted to recreate the effect
#how do i make a similar effect like this one?
plush monolith
atomic pawn
i saw this recently and wanted to recreate the effect
the "easy" answer is that it's probably done with a 3D software, but of course you can do that with photoshop (it will be a bit long)
There is a talented guy called Gavin campbel who does a lot of that in PS, I don't think he does tutorials but there is this older video you can watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PWGtOpF7b4
You can see this one too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3mocphRhok
once you've learned to create straight ones, you can play with paths made with the pen tool and do your own...
bitter hawk
My greatfather used to create such trails in his studio, with flashlights attached on a piece of string. And some of them were done directly on photo paper, Rayograph style. https://www.moma.org/collection/terms/rayograph
On a cellphone/digital camera, one needs to create a long exposure of a moving light. Some use the camera mode of Lightroom, or on a iPhone, you can take a Live Photo and convert it to log exposure.