Learn how to create a very cool glowing ball effect, be creative with this! Category: Filter Effects

Learn how to create a very cool glowing ball effect, be creative with this!

Step 1: Start with a new 400x400px document, fill the background black, and grab your Circular Marquee Tool, and draw a circle like below.


Step 2: Now grab your brush tool, and choose a 25 - 30px soft brush, i draw splots all over like below


Step 3: Now deselect (CTRL + D), and duplicate the layer so you have a total of 2 layers now.


Step 4: Now with the top layer select, go up to Filter->Blur->Radial Blur (Settings: 50px, Zoom, Good), do this twice total.


Step 5: Now set the blending mode to Lighten.


Step 6: Now merge the layer down by going up to Layer->Merge Down (CTRL + E). Duplicate the layer again. Radial Blur the new layer twice again.


Step 7: Now set the blending mode to "Pin Light."


Step 8: Merge the layers again, and go up to Image->Adjustments->Hue/Saturation (CTRL + U). Check the colorize box, and choose any color, I chose orange.


Step 9: Duplicate the layer again (You should now have 2 layers total). Go up to Filter->Blur->Motion Blur (Settings: 50px, 45 Degrees).


Step 10: Now duplicate the newly blurred layer (You should now have 3 layers total). With the newly duplicated blurred layer on top, go back up to Motion Blur again (Settings: 50px, -45 Degrees). You should now have something like below.


Step 11: Set the blending mode to "Screen." Merge the layer down once now (CTRL + E).


Step 12: Now set the blending mode to "Linear Dodge." Add some text and your done.

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