[Tutorial]Vortex Lighting Effect

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Step 1:

Create a new document. Now press "D" on your keyboard to reset the foreground and background colors to black and white.

 

Step 2:

Go to Filter> Render> Clouds and then go to Filter> Render> Difference Clouds.

 

Step 3:

Go to Image> Adjustments> Invert, then go to Image> Adjustments> Levels and use the setting shown below:

 

 

Step 4:

Okay, now Adjust the color balance, go to Image> Adjustments> Color Balance and apply the following setting:

 

 

After that:

 

 

Step 5:

Apply Filter> Blur> Radial Blur and apply the following setting:

 

 

Step 6:

Go to Filter> Render> Lense Flare and apply these settings:

 

 

Step 7:

Right click your layer and then click on Duplicate Layer.

Select Duplicated layer and go to Filter> Distort> Twirl and set the Angle to 300.

 

 

Set the Duplicated layer blending mode to 'Lighten'.

 

 

Step 8:

Merge the layers together.

Then duplicate the layer again. Go to Filter> Distort> Twirl and set the Angle to -600.

 

 

Set the duplicated layer blending mode to 'Lighten' again.

 

Step 9:

Select duplicated layer and go to Image> Adjustments> Color Balance and apply the following setting:

 

 

Vortex Lighting Effect:

 

 

Credits: mk123