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How to add angel wings to a portrait on Mac

Give a portrait luminous angel wings in Light Wings, then compare the edited image with the original side by side.

5 stepsUpdated Nov 13, 2026Get Light Wings: Effects Editor
What you'll achieve
Your portrait has luminous angel wings, with the untouched photo pinned as A and the finished image visible beside it in Compare.
What you need
  • Light Wings: Effects Editor installed on your Mac.
  • A portrait photo ready to open in the editor.
Before and after comparison of an original portrait and the same portrait with angel wings

Start with a portrait, preserve the unedited version for comparison, and apply the Angelic Rise direction. The steps below show how to create the winged image and inspect the result against the original.

  1. 1.Open your source portrait

    Open the portrait you want to edit in Light Wings. Confirm that the original photo appears in the main canvas before choosing an effect.

    Original portrait open in Light Wings, before adding any effects
    Original portrait open in Light Wings, before adding any effects
  2. 2.Pin the original before editing

    Switch the editor into Compare, then click Pin Current as A. The untouched portrait is now Pin A. Click Back to Edit to return to the editor.

    Compare screen showing Pin A as the original portrait
    Compare screen showing Pin A as the original portrait
  3. 3.Choose the Angelic Rise direction

    Open Directions and select Angelic Rise. The selected card is highlighted; Apply Direction appears beneath the choices.

    Directions panel with Angelic Rise selected and Apply Direction available
    Directions panel with Angelic Rise selected and Apply Direction available
  4. 4.Apply the wings

    Click Apply Direction. The canvas now shows luminous feathered wings attached to either side of the portrait.

    Portrait with glowing feathered angel wings applied
    Portrait with glowing feathered angel wings applied
  5. 5.Compare the finished portrait with the original

    Return to Compare and click Side by Side. Pin A shows the unchanged portrait on the left, while Current shows the winged result on the right.

    Original portrait and winged portrait shown side by side in Compare
    Original portrait and winged portrait shown side by side in Compare

Tips

  • Pin the original as A before applying wings; otherwise the side-by-side view will not preserve this starting point.

  • Use Back to Edit to return to the editor after opening Compare.