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A qucik Photoshop tutorial to create a fire effect. by Mimi
 
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Step 1.

Create a new document with a white background, and 1000pixel height / 500 pixel width.

Make a new layer with a white background. Go to Filter > Reander > Clouds, and then Filter > Render > Difference Clouds. Press "CTrl + F" several times to reapply the filter to get something like below.

Step 2.
Press Ctrl + I to invert colors. Raise the contrast and lower the brightness, by going to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast.
Step 3.
Pick the eraser tool, a size of around 150, and 0% hardness, Erase around the layer, as shown below.
Step 4.
Now go to Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates, and check "Polar to Rectangle".
Step 5.
Flip the layer vertically ( Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical) . Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and check "colorize". Set the Values to something like Hue: 35, Saturation 95. Turn your background to black to show the effect off better.
Step 6.
Duplicate the fire layer and give it a gradient overlay (layer > layer stylre > gradient overlay). You can adjust the gradient, by clicking on the gradient sample (circled in red), and then changing it in the gradient editor.

 

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Merge a blank new layer with the upper most fire layer, to get ride of the effect.
Step 7.
Reduce the opacity of the layer to around 50%, and then you've finished!
Some more Photoshop tutorials:
Vista Style Layout Blue Glow Layout
Zombie Modern Layout Furry Text
 
Red Glow Layout Glitter Graphic White Layout
   
Pixel Character Flower Text Gold Texture
     
 
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