Electric Swirl Tutorial

[Skater89]

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:


3. Go to Filter -> Distort -> ZigZag (Amount: 100, Ridges: 4, Style: Pond Ripples).


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:


6. Go to Filter -> Distort -> Twirl and set the angle to 999.


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).


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:

[Samuel]

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.

[GrAz]

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)

[Skater89]

Thanks! Btw, this is my first tut.

[tacoX]

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?

[Skater89]

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

[Dale]

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

[phoenixmaster]

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:

sorry about the file size.... thanks for the tutorial skater!

[Skater89]

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

[Dale]

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