Electric Swirl Tutorial

1. First create a new document at 500 x 500 pixels.

2. Press D to make sure your colors are set right. Then go to Filter -> Render -> Clouds. Then Filter -> Render -> Difference Clouds. Press Ctrl + F a couple times to repeat until you get something like this:
http://img141.exs.cx/img141/8/step11wb.jpg

3. Go to Filter -> Distort -> ZigZag (Amount: 100, Ridges: 4, Style: Pond Ripples).
http://img141.exs.cx/img141/9176/step28qg.jpg

4. Make a new layer and fill it with black.

5. Go to Filter -> Render -> Lens Flare and put 5 in. Then press Shift + Ctrl + U to desaturate the layer. You should get something like this:
http://img211.exs.cx/img211/4446/step39tl.jpg

6. Go to Filter -> Distort -> Twirl and set the angle to 999.
http://img211.exs.cx/img211/1552/step48yt.jpg

7. Duplicate the current layer, then do a Filter -> Distort -> Ripple (Amount: 600%, Size: Medium). Then set the top 2 layers' blending mode to Lighten. You can now merge the layers if you want (Ctrl + E).
http://img211.exs.cx/img211/3077/step59wt.jpg

8. Finally, make a Color Balance layer (Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Color Balance) and play around with the settings until you get a good color. This is my final result:
http://img211.exs.cx/img211/1033/final7rm.jpg

This is very cool effect, but it's not to original. This type thing is been done quite alot. This is a tad bit diffrent but, i still love it :). Nice tut.

WOW that's really great!!! Had to do it twice to get it right lol but liked both results hehe. Like the effect a lot B)

Thanks! Btw, this is my first tut.

Wow dude thats a pretty pimpin' tutorial man - I really like that! Great job with that! I love how it looks like electricity around the sides of it!

Is it ok if I submit this to a few sites?

Thanks taco! Sure, you can submit this if you want.

It'd look cool with just one, used as a beam , then rippled. Gj !

wow.... would u believe it, i tried it out (with some modifications) and i got a great wallpaper... i hope u guys dun mind if i post this here... :huh:
http://m.domaindlx.com/mavericktemplar/ion.jpg
sorry about the file size.... thanks for the tutorial skater!

np phoenix - nice wallpaper! I saw it at your DA site too.

Nice paper, i#ll have a go in a minute

crazzy effect....good job:)

wow looks very good! i think ill make a sig right now with that :P very nice job on the tut man ;)

clicked again on accident my bad :o

nice tut i like it B)

nice i like the effect and nice wallpaper phoenix

That realy look good , only , not that electric :P