Abstract Mini Explosions Tutorial

Step 1
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/1/a...xplosion/2.gif
Create a new image, and fill the background with black. Go into the Lens Flare Filter, and create several flares with the above settings.

[b]Step 2[b]
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/1/a...xplosion/4.gif
Go into the glowing edges filter, and use the above settings.

Step 3
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/1/a...xplosion/5.gif
Duplicate the layer (CTRL+J). Transform (CTRL+T). Holding shift down, turn your new layer counter-clockwise like above. Set mode to color dodge

Step 4
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/1/a...xplosion/6.gif
Duplicate your origional layer again (CTRL+J). Transform (CTRL+T). Holding shift down, turn your layer clockwise like above.

Final Product
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/1/a...xplosion/8.gif
http://www.gfxvoid.com/tutorials/1/a...xplosion/9.gif Colorized

i like it m8, kinda looks like the abstract disc, maybe it would benefit from glowing edges too? :P

How do you rotate the thing? I'm not seeing it anywhere

That looks cool mate! , It reminds me of some kind of super mario-game :D great tutorial anyway. 5/5 :lol:

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Originally posted by Koromose@Feb 8 2005, 07:58 PM
How do you rotate the thing?* I'm not seeing it anywhere

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Press CTRL+T. Hold shift down, and move your mouse clockwise (or counter clockwise) in a circular motion.

TY much taco. Keyboard commands are much easier than looking for the stuff with the mouse.

Nice one. I remember you showed me it, thank you.

Very Nice tacoX. Looks great.

Thats freakin' sweet- Napoleon

Nice job taco, what's with the nappoleon thing bfg? Lol

i dont know, lol i just whatched napoleon dynamite right before that :P :)

???doesn't remind my much of an explosion, still looks fly. nice m8

9.7234589/10

reminds me of gundam seed :D

Well.. i tried it once and it worked... but i decided to change it a little... i used less of the glowing edge... i think i used 3 for the first option... then i made the background layer red using hue/saturation and a duplicated layer orange... then i used color dodge as merging option. then i duplicated the layer and saturated it orange, then color dodged it again. The ending effect is quite nice...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y76...vefirecopy.gif

you should make a tut, on like control + ?, like short hands keys bc i know photoshop as so many and i dont know them all and I am sure many are like me or I hope lolol.

I realy like this one !

it's scares me so much but nice n can be leathal if used right

Thats a reallly cool tut man. Maybe if you do lots of little ones it would be less pixelated :) Because the final result is abit pixelated :blink: Very nice tut none the less

RAb :D

It dun really look like one i think got to do some patch up..

Nice look and simple..
THX ^^

Again, I did not think that anyone would ever make a notable tut out of a lens flair but alas you have.
I am forever in your debt :p

thanx taco