plugin for thunder bolt effect

does anybody know a good plugin or a way to make lighting bolts?

You could try these two tutorials that we have on our site:

http://www.teamphotoshop.com/articles-The-Techniques-Create-Lighting-Version-2-5,8,69a.html

and

http://www.teamphotoshop.com/articles-The-Techniques-Create-an-Electrical-Storm-5,8,68a.html

Good luck!

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