Abstract Explosion Tutorial

Step 1
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/explosion/2.gif
Create a new image with a black background. Render two lens flares like above.

Step 2
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/explosion/4.gif
Liquify the image like above.

Step 3
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/explosion/6.gif
Duplicate the layer by pressing CTRL+J. Rotate it like above (you can mess around with this).

Step 4
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/explosion/7.gif
Set the mode to lighten by double clicking your new layer. Use the above settings. Merge down by pressing CTRL+E

Step 5
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/explosion/8.gif
Duplicate the layer (CTRL+J), and rotate like above. Double click the layer and set the blending mode to screen. Merge Down (CTRL+E)

Step 6
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/explosion/11.gif
Duplicate the layer AGAIN (CTRL+J). Go into the spherize filter and use the above settings.

Step 7
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/explosion/12.gif
Press CTRL+U and colorize it. I used the above settings, I suggest you use similar.

Step 8
Set the blending settings to linear dodge. Merge Down (CTRL+E). Go into radial blur filter and use the above settings.

Final Product
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/explosion/17.gif
As usual, if you have any questions please post below ;).

Wow that's pretty damn cool , nice tut !

Thats bright! made me squint

anotha beautiful tut taco, brilliant!!! (the brightness hurts my eyes :huh: )

Holy Christ crackers, that is AWESOME O_O

what can i say "WOW" nice tut also a way to make a sun if you re lucky and it looks like more then a circle lol

"Awesome" isn't enough to express my thoughts! Now i can make the sun!!!!!Yay :P

Nice...very nice. Explosions like this would make my little 'Space battle scenes' i draw(adding computer graphics to it after) seem alot better.

omg..im blind! :'(

Stare at the centre of it ,and uot of the corners of your eyes it looks like it is expanding , or it does for me anyways ^.^

gnarly 9.93451953/10

awesome tut dude now i going to have the power of the sun on my desktop...
.....hehe....simple 2 follow and nice resolt.... :D

now that will be very useful

woww that really rox, i'm gonna to use that on my new avatar ;)

Dude , that thing is coool ! O_O

whoa...pretty tight...

im gonna do something with the blob that the sun was made from ^_^

That is awesome nice tut!

Liking it. Nice kind of plasma effect on the outside gives it a very hot effect.

Not bad, pretty simple and a decent effect.

My result. BTW, what are the radial blur settings for the last step?
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...xperiment9.png

Really Simple Explosion...thx