1.Select the quick selection tool on the left in adobe photoshop

2.Select the whole image of the elephant with the quick selection tool

3.Go to select and mask to smoothen the edges

4.Go to select onion skin on the right

5.Make sure the transparency is 50%

6.Go the refine edges brush on your right

7.Refine the edges in transparent mode

8.Now go to On Black A

9.Keep on refining the edges of the tusks

10.Change contrast to 9%

11.Go to Decontaminate colors

12.Output must be New Layer with Layer Mask

13.Now click on OK

14.Click on and off the eyes of both layers to show the differences

15.Select elephant tusks with quick selection tool

16.Click on CTLR and J to copy across tusks into new layer

17.Click on CTLR and G to Group layers. Layer 1 should be at the top

18. Select background layer on main image

19. Go to create new fill and adjustment ICON at the bottom of the screen

20. Select color look up

21. Go to 3DLUT File and Select Moonlight.3DL

22. Make sure color Lookup1 is selected

23.Go to the new fill or adjustment ICON and select Black and White

24.A Black and white layer will appear keep it selected. Change the capacity on this layer to 50%

25.Go to group 1

26.Go layer 1 and convert to smart object

27.Duplicate the smart object later CTRL J

28.Layer 1 copy should be selected

29. Go to drop down menu and select linear dodge Add

30.Notice the color of the tusks change

31.Now to filter at the top of the screen

32.Select Blur – Gaussian Blur

33.Change radius to 5 for softer edges

34 Duplicate the layer1 copy CTRL J. You should now have layer 1 copy 2

35.Go to Gaussian Blur and change radius to 100 and click ok

36. Make sure layer 1 copy 2 is selected click on CTRL and J to duplicate layer

to Gaussian blur and change radius from 100 to 250 and click ok

38.Duplicate layer 1 copy3 so now you have layer 1 copy. Change the radius from 250 to 500 and click ok

39.Click on group 1. Turn on and off all the layers should fall under group 1 apart from the main image and the black and white thumbnail

40. Make sure the group 1 folder is selected

41.Go to create new fill and adjustment and select hue and saturation

42. Click on create clipping mask

43. Hue and Saturation layers should be above group 1 folder.

44. Click on colorize and increase saturation to your preference.

45. Go to background copy layer

46. Click on curves and make sure the layer is selected

47. Click on create clipping mask

48. Pull the curve line to change the color and blend which you like

49. Close properties

50.Go to the left hand paint brush tool

51.select round brush and capacity should be 100% and flow 30%

52. Make sure foreground color is black

53.Brush the edges of the tusks

54. Go to the hue and saturation layer which is above group 1

55. Click and CTLR and J and duplicate layer

56.Drag down the hue and saturation layer so that it is the first layer under group 1

57. Select color on this layer and create clipping mask

58. Go to hue and saturation layer which is under Group 1 folder. CTRL +I (Invert the mask) the thumbnail should be black in color

59. Make sure the foreground color is white

60. Color the tusks white

61.Click on the move selection tool at the top left

62.Make sure the Hue and Saturation above group 1 is selected under group 1

63.Change capacity to 100%

64.Now select Hue and saturation above group 1

65. Go to the stars image in your local drive and drag it on to the elephant image

66.Go to drop down and select screen which will blend the image

67. Expand the stars image background across the elephant

68.Make sure the star layer is selected scroll down and add a mask

69. CTRL and  I to invert the mask

70. Both thumbs should be black

71. Go to Brush tool on your left

72. Switch foreground color to white

73.Brush the tusks white

74. Increase filter to 72%

75. Notice stars appearing around the tusks

76. Make sure that the stars layer is selected

77. Go to new fill or adjustment and select levels

78. Click on clipping mask

79. Make sure level one layer is selected

80. Move cursors at the bottom of the levels left and right and adjust to suite your need.

81. Make sure level layer is highlighted

82.Go to color look up

83.Select crisp warm and change capacity to 40%

Watch these steps on my youtube video. How to make an elephant tusks glow in adobe photoshop