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Spear
April 30th, 2011, 17:27
This tutorial was created by Spear, in early 2009 on a different forums.



Step 1: To start off open photoshop and create a new document.

I suggest you use the following settings to get the best results with your background:


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Step 2: You should now have a white square. Select a round brush with something between 10-20px in size and paint some random lines in the middle of your square. I'd advise no more than 6.

You should get something like mine:


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Step 3: Now, go to your top toolbar and select:

Filter > Blur > Radial Blur

and select the following configuration:


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Your image should then look a bit like this:


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Step 4: The next step is to go to:

Filter > Stylize > Find Edge

It should look like this:


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Step 5: Repeat step 3

Step 6: A good idea now would be to invert the colours. Use the keyboard shortcut Cntrl + I. It should turn out like this:


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Step 7: Use keyboard shortcut Cntrl + B and change the colour levels like so:



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Step 8: Repeat steps 3-7 again and you're done:




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Feel free to post your examples below and thanks for reading.
ArunForce
May 1st, 2011, 06:17
You the best spear :) mines turned out perfectly.
Spear
May 1st, 2011, 14:16
You the best spear :) mines turned out perfectly.

Haha, thanks. I don't do PS/Gimp anymore. Haven't done it for over a year.
Caelum
May 1st, 2011, 14:24
This is mad! Look at my first attempt:
1031
Spear
May 1st, 2011, 14:32
This is mad! Look at my first attempt:
1031

Nice bro. ;)
Caelum
May 1st, 2011, 15:13
Can you make more of these tutorials bro? I really appreciate this tutorial.
ArunForce
May 1st, 2011, 18:41
Can you make more of these tutorials bro? I really appreciate this tutorial.

I agree with him can you :D
z0mg beast
May 1st, 2011, 18:45
Agreed, you should make some more tuts.
Shishir G
May 1st, 2011, 18:46
yep we sure do need some tut makes on here. make some more :)
thanks for the tut btw! Very simple, yet it helps tons.
Spear
May 1st, 2011, 22:09
If I can find another tutorial I made, probably I'll back to go back on the same forums I use to be on, I'll post it! :D
Sethy
May 1st, 2011, 22:12
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Assuming that's you?
Spear
May 1st, 2011, 22:14
Only the registered members can see the link.

Assuming that's you?

Yeah, I'm Cloudyy.
Sethy
May 1st, 2011, 22:15
Gotcha.

I don't think the outcome would benefit to peoples work very much, but good tutorial nonetheless.
Spear
May 1st, 2011, 22:16
Gotcha.

I don't think the outcome would benefit to peoples work very much, but good tutorial nonetheless.

Thanks.

-I might go active on PG, not sure.
No Sir
May 7th, 2011, 23:46
Mine turned out sick dude Only the registered members can see the link. (Only the registered members can see the link.)
Spear
May 7th, 2011, 23:52
Mine turned out sick dude Only the registered members can see the link. (Only the registered members can see the link.)

Nice one. :D