blue powerball

this time im going to show you how to make an image like this:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...hedproduct.jpg

first we make a new document (i used 500 x 500px) and fill it with black for the background.. duplicate the layer with cntrl + j..

go to filter> render> lens flare and use these settings:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...-lensflare.jpg
(make it around that area)

next we go to filter> sketch> chrome and use these settings:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...ep2-chrome.jpg

set the blending mode to lighten, merge the layers (cntrl + e) and duplicate the merged layer 6 times.. (cntrl + j again)

now go to filter> distort> wave with default settings and hit randomize a few times.. do this for 4 layers..

on the second last layer go to filter> distort> twirl and set the angle to -150..

on the last layer go to filter> distort> twirl again but this time set the angle to 150..

merge the layers by pressing cntrl + shift + e and colourize the picture by hold cntrl + u.. and click the colourize box first..

settings:

hue: 205

saturation: 45

lightness: 0

this time we go to filter> blur> gaussian blur and set the radius to 3.0 ..

leave it like this because it will be fixed..

now go to edit> fade gaussian blur and make the settings as follow:

opacity: 100

mode: overlay

i thought it looked better to add filter> stylize> wind at default settings..

but anyway heres what i came up with at the end of the tutorial:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...hedproduct.jpg

please post results..

thank you for all the comments posted in the week since i posted this..

The effect isn't the greatest. As graphic designers, like to keep things in vector format and high resolutions, filter 'effects' dont work out well. They are random, and completly useless sometimes. Good work on the tutorial, but the effect isn't good.

Thanks for the submission though! =)

Don't Rip man...

ok i found the link i got it from.. yeah ill wait till i not a noob to make my own next time (no more rips)

link to original: http://tutorialoutpost.com/count/5439

sorry..

ok shadow thats enough, ur already getting commited of ripping some other tutorial...i was about to say when i first came to this thread...u just took it and addedd some wind.. now stop it..we all wanna be good, but thats what practicing is for

RIP!

Remove the wind-effect and you have the result of another tutorial I found on tutorialized.com, don't remember its name, tho >.>
Otherwise, I'm SURE it is ripped (or either a FAT coincidence)....

okay, who the heck replies to a thread 2 YEARS OLD!?

noob