Blue Twirl

[Marko]

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.

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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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[Josh]

That is pretty neat hoax! <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... /smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' />

[Brock]

Oh Yea!

Well mine is a Red Twirl!

And then Natasha saw it and it turned Pink :'(

[Tami]

excellent tutorial hoax, thank you <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... iggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':D\' />

[Marko]

np <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... /smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' />