Create a glossy warping fire twirl.

May 14th, 2006 by Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Special Effects

1. Create a new image (File > New or Ctrl+N):



2. Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer or Shift+Ctrl+N).
3. Press D on your keyboard to reset your colors.
4. Filter > Render > Clouds.
5. Filter > Render > Difference Clouds.
6. Filter > Brush Strokes > Accented Edges:



7. Filter > Brush Strokes > Angled Strokes:



8. Filter > Distort > Pinch:



9. Filter > Distort > Twirl:



10. Lets add some color (Image > Adjustments > Color Balance:



11. Now your image should look similar to the image below:



12. Duplicate the layer (Layer > Duplicate Layer or Ctrl J).
13. Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal.
14. Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical.
15. Set the layers Bleding Mode to Linear Burn:



16. Your final result should look similar to the image below:




Additional Effect:

1. Filter > Distort > Twirl:



2. Final result should look similar to the image below:

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