Create an awesome abstractual explosion effect in only five simple steps! Category: Filter Effects

Create an awesome abstractual explosion effect in only five simple steps!

Step 1: Start with a new 400x400px document, and fill the background black. Place two lens flares like below. (Filter -> Render -> Lens Flare).


Step 2: Now go up to Filter -> Liquify, and alter the lens flares like below.


Step 3: Now duplicate the layer, and go up to Edit -> Transform -> Rotate, and just rotate the image any amount, probably a little more than 90 degrees. Than set the blending mode to "Lighten" and merge the layer down by going up to Layer -> Merge Down (CTRL + E).


Step 4: Now duplicate the layer again, and rotate the image again more than 90 degrees, and put the blending mode to "Screen" this time, and merge the layer down again.


Step 5: Now duplicate the layer again, and go up to Filter -> Distort -> Spherize (Settings: 100%, Normal). And than go up to Image -> Adjusments -> Hue/Saturation (Settings: 30, 65, 0) and check the "Colorize" box. And set the blending mode to "Linear Dodge". Now go up to Filter -> Blur -> Radial Blur (Settings: 100, Zoom, Best). Add some text, and do whatever you would like next, good luck. Personally I think it looks best with the "Fill" at 80%.

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