Photoshop Tutorial: Plasma Asteroid
Create this Plasma asteroid effect using a few filters.
Category: Filter Effects


Create this Plasma asteroid effect using a few filters.

Step 1: Open a new document 400x400 pixels , make the bg black.

Step 2: go up to Filter->Render->Lens flare. use my settings.



Step 3: Now Hit Ctrl+Alt+U and use my settings.



Step 4: Duplicate the layer and Hit CTRl+Alt+U again and use my settings.



Step 5: Now take your elliptical marquee tool and make a curcle like i have below.



Now Hit Ctrl+Alt+D (Feather) and use my settings.



Hit the delete button two times and you should have something like this.

(merge layers)


Step 6: Duplicate the layer again and go to Filter->Distrot->Schear. use my settings.



put the blending mode on lighten and merge layers.



Step 7: Duplicate the layer again and hit Ctrl+F (Repeat filter) then go to Edit->Transform->Flip Horizontal , put the blending mode on Overlay. (merge layers)

Step 8: Duplicate the layer again and go to FItler > Distort > twirl.use my settings. put the blending mode on lighten. (merge layers)



Step 9: Duplicate the layer and hit Ctrl+Alt+U. use my settings. put the blending mode on lighten and emrge layers.



Results:


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