Learn how to create an amazing beautiful galaxy twirl effect. Category: Filter Effects

Learn how to create an amazing beautiful galaxy twirl effect.

Step 1: Start off with a new 500x500px document, and fill the background black, and go up to Filter->Render->Lens Flare (Settings: 50%, Movie Prime) --Rememeber this option is in Photoshop CS only! Now place your first lens flare in the bottom left, and keep going back up to Filter->Render->Lens Flare and placing them all over till you have it like below.


Step 2: Now with that done, select your brush tool and select a soft 65px brush, and click them all over like below.


Step 3: Now duplicate your layer (CTRL + J), and with the new layer selected on top, go up to Filter->Blur->Radial Blur (Settings: 100, Zoom, Best). With that done, go up to Image->Adjustments->Hue/Saturation (CTRL + U). When that window pops up, check the colorize box. Drag the sliders around till you get a dark purplish like below, or you can choose your own color.


Step 4: Now set the top layers blending mode to "Overlay." And merge the layer down by going to Layer->Merge Down (CTRL + E). Now duplicate the layer again (CTRL + J), and go up to Filter->Distort->Twirl (Settings: 400). You should now have something like below.


Step 5: Now put the top layers blending mode on "Lighten" and merge the layer down again (CTRL + E). Now duplicate the layer again! And go up to Filter->Blur->Radial Blur (Same Settings). Now go up to Filter->Sketch->Chrome (Settings: 0,10). You should now have something like below.


Step 6: Now bust another Hue/Saturation (CTRL + U). I chose a dark purple, like below.


Step 7: Now set the layers blending mode to "Color Dodge" and flatten the image by going up to Layer->Flatten Image. Slap on some text and call it good!

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