Using this thoroughly explained, detailed photoshop lesson, I will explain to you how to create twirl background.

 

Step 1

 

Create a new Photoshop document 400px X 400px and fill the background with black color.

 

 

Step 2

 

Choose now Filter>Render>Lens Flare and make the adjustments as follow:

 

 

Repeat this process all over till you have it like below.

 

 

Step 3

 

Duplicate now  your layer (CTRL + J). While the copied layer is still selected, go to Filter>Blur>Radial Blur and make the adjustments as follow:

 

 

Step 4

 

Choose now Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation (CTRL + U). After that, when that window pops up, choose the following options:

 

 

Now, you get this:

 

 

Step 6

 

Now, set the top layers blending mode to Overlay.

 

 

Step 7

 

Choose now Layer>Merge Down or just hit CTRL + E key on the keyboard.

 

Step 8

 

Duplicate now layer again (CTRL + J), and choose Filter>Distort>Twirl and make the adjustments as follow:

 

 

Now, you have to get something like this:

 

 

Step 9

 

Now set the top layers blending mode on Lighten. See the picture below!

 

 

Step 10

 

Hit now again CTRL + E key on the keyboard to merge layer again.

 

Step 11

 

Repeat now step 3.

 

Step 12

 

Choose now Filter>Sketch>Chrome and make the adjustments as follow:

 

 

Now, you have to get something like this:

 

 

Step 13

 

Hit now Ctrl+U key and make the adjustments as follow:

 

 

Step 14

 

Now set the layers blending mode to Color Dodge.

 

Step 15

 

Choose now Layer->Flatten Image.

 

Step 16

 

Enter now some text if you like and that's it!

 

 

Credits ~~> Appears at last image ;)

 

Very pretty, Nice one K4rma!

BTW you post new tutorials, I have work cause i go to try it all! :P

karma , check out the links , smth wrong with them

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yeah k4rma very nc your tutorials are very helpfull ;D

which links ? ^_^'

 

nvm , it was asking me ID and psw to let me see the images , it spammed my firefox when i tried to access this topic cuz of the pics , now its fine.

K4rma your all shares are amazing waitnf for more!