Blue Twirl
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:55 am
Start a new File 800x600 - 150 DPI and a transparent background.
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Go to the tools pallet and choose fill, make sure the colour is set to black and then fill the canvas wtih black
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Next up go to filer>render>Lens Flare, use the settings that are on the image.
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Now go to the tools pallet again and select the smudge tool. Set the brush up to be like the ones on the image and then
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Draw out the edge so tht its like in the image, start from the center of the lens flare.
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Now change the size of the smudge brush to 16 and do the same as before until you get something like the image below.
Next step is to go Filter>Distort>Twirl.
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Copy the background layer, name it as you wish and then go
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Edit>TRansform>Rotate 90 CCW (Counter Clock Wise).
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Change the setting of this layer style to 'Lighten'.
Now merge the top layer and the background layer by creating a little small 'chain' by click on the little box which should make it appear. Next press CTRL+E and the two image should be merged into one.
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Finally give it some colour by going CTRL+U and use the same settings as i have or give it your own colour.[attachment=1086:attachment]
You should get this:
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This s a very simple tutorial to a simple effect, which can turn out pretty cool like the image below if you play around with it.
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Go to the tools pallet and choose fill, make sure the colour is set to black and then fill the canvas wtih black
[attachment=1076:attachment]
Next up go to filer>render>Lens Flare, use the settings that are on the image.
[attachment=1077:attachment]
Now go to the tools pallet again and select the smudge tool. Set the brush up to be like the ones on the image and then
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[attachment=1078:attachment]
Draw out the edge so tht its like in the image, start from the center of the lens flare.
[attachment=1080:attachment]
Now change the size of the smudge brush to 16 and do the same as before until you get something like the image below.
Next step is to go Filter>Distort>Twirl.
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Copy the background layer, name it as you wish and then go
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Edit>TRansform>Rotate 90 CCW (Counter Clock Wise).
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Change the setting of this layer style to 'Lighten'.
Now merge the top layer and the background layer by creating a little small 'chain' by click on the little box which should make it appear. Next press CTRL+E and the two image should be merged into one.
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Finally give it some colour by going CTRL+U and use the same settings as i have or give it your own colour.[attachment=1086:attachment]
You should get this:
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This s a very simple tutorial to a simple effect, which can turn out pretty cool like the image below if you play around with it.
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