Basic Gradient Swirl

Please keep in mind that i only really started using Photoshop 1 or 2 weeks ago and I have yet to learn everything.

First Open a new image and paint the bg black

Get the gradient tool and select the diamond gradient

Randomly draw some lines on the page. Heres what I ended up with:
http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/7...tled1ut.th.png

Then use the Reflected gradient and draw a diagonal line across the whole of the page. Heres what I came up with:
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5...led22at.th.jpg

Now duplicate layer (ctrl + J)

Go to Filter>Distort>Twirl and set the angle to 300. Heres what it should look like:
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4...led32wx.th.jpg

Set the blending mode of this layer to Lighten and Duplicate Layer (ctrl+J).

Flip the new layer vertically: Edit>Transform>Flip Vertically.
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8269/u49fe.th.jpg
Now just change the Hue/Saturation for each of the layers by pressing ctrl+U. Make sure you check "colorize". Once you are satisfied with the image and colours go to Layers>Flatten Image. This is what i came up with, you can experiment with it more tto make it look better.

http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/6...led50fu.th.jpg
Hope you like it, feedback welcome :D

Nice tut and all but i am never gonna use that.....

pretty neat effect, could get pretty trippy if you refledted it more. who knows i may use it some day.

overall nice tut.

I really like the effect. I think that this could be used to form brushes and other things.

Effect look ok, but looked better on the third picture IMO

I like the third picture better too.

Thanks for the tute.

nice tut, wuv it ^_^

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Cool and simple tut bit im not gonna need it..! ^^

wow this is kinda cool once you start playing with it you can get some pretty weird stuff i added more reflected grads. and waved it and p[olar coords. and played with the blending hwere's what i got
http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=whooons8.jpg