Exploding planet End result: [img width=640 height=480]http://www.tutorialwiz.com/exploding_planet2/images/f1.jpg[/img] _________________________________________________ With this tutorial, we will be working photos of dried cracked mud, so go to google images and search for "dried mud". It works best on pictures with birds eye view (direct view from top) so we can see the cracks. Alternatively, you can use any of the images below. (Click to get larger size). Please note that the steps may differ if your image is significantly different to the one im using in this tutorial, so experiment Image I'm using: [img width=567 height=445]http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8807/source2ch8.jpg[/img] _________________________________________________ Now open the mud image up, on the dirt image, do a CTRL+A to select all, then go to the new document you just created and press CTRL+V to paste the image. The cracks are dark, so we'll invert the image so it becomes white, this will give it a better explosion effect. so go to Image->Adjustment->Invert (or press CTRL+I). Now use the eliptical marquee tool and make a large round selection on the image. Hold SHIFT while you create the selection to make a perfect round circle. Now go to Select->Inverse, Then hit Delete so you are left with a circle from the mud image. DO NOT DESELECT YET. Now, while you still got your selection, go to SELECT->INVERSE again to select the shape. Now go to Filter->Distort->Spherize. Set amount to 100%. Then do it again, this time, 50%. You can now deselect. Now, lets fill the background layer (the layer underneath the mud layer) with black. Then go to Layer->Flatten Image _________________________________________________ Now go to Filter->Sharpen->unsharp Mask. Amount: 500%. Radius: 1.7px. Threshold: 122 levels Go to Filter->Distort->Polar Co-ordinates. Options: Polar to Rectangular. VIEW Go to: Image->Rotate Canvas->90CW. VIEW Apply: Filter->Stylize->Wind Method: Wind. Direction: From the right. Hit CTRL+F to reapply. VIEW Go to: Image->Rotate Canvas->90CCW. VIEW Finally, apply Filter->Distort->Polar Coordinates. Options: Rectangular to Polar. _________________________________________________ There you go, now all you do is just play around with colors, by either using Image->Hue and Saturation, or Image->Color Balance. _________________________________________________ Here's my result: [img width=567 height=445]http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7577/respi6.jpg[/img] I hope you guys like this tutorial. Post your results! Source: http://www.tutorialwiz.com/
See, I was GONNA make a planet, but then I'm like 'Hey, I could have some fun with this....' So, here. I did this cause I failed at making the planet.
I'm thinkin.....If I shrunk down the fireball and smeared the trail, I could make some pretty sweet fantasy battle scenes. Cause, after all, it's a FIREBALL
ROFL Yeah make the trail longer but I wouldn't shrink the fireball itself. Instead, shrink the whole image a bit, no need for such big dimensions imho
Hahhahah, pheonix, look what i made out of a cool sprite. [img width=202 height=64]http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/Jacko2000/fenixblast.gif[/img] Like it? Yes, i used your Exploding Planet.
