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Animation (1)
We’re going to make a colourful and good looking swirl with only a few
steps! Buttons & Interfaces (10)
Drawing (4)
1. Start out by creating a 800*600 document. Now go to (filter – render –
clouds) so you end up with something like this. Photo Editing (7)
Photo Effects (2)
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3. Add another filter (filter – blur – radial blur) and use the following
settings, do this twice! In the second screenshot you can see the outcome
of this third step!

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4. Add a twirl (filter – disort – twirl) with an angle of 120!

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5. It looks boring right now but you have to duplicate the layer (layer –
duplicate layer) and then change the blending mode to lighten! After that
add a twirl (filter – disort – twirl) with an angle of -180…

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6. Now it’s just time to colorize those 2 layers! So go to (image –

adjustments – hue/saturation) and make sure you check the colorize box!
Use the following 2 screenshots as a reference for the 2 layers! But you
can always select other colors you like more!

7. This is what I ended up with! It looks strange but it’s just a nice
colourful swirl and can be used for signatures, headers, banners, ads, etc…

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melvin russell
14 A u gu st 2012 at 23:59:41

I really enjoy ed working with this, but I could not get the
color just right on mine…

manish
19 A u gu st 2012 at 12:32:59

Nice one.

sakshi
26 N ov em ber 2012 at 09:34:48

Fantastic tutorial but did not match ex act color which y ou

hav e shown.

liam
20 Jan u ary 2013 at 12:35:39

If the colour isn’t right just add a “curv es adjustment” and

bring down the curv e.

corina
24 Jan u ary 2013 at 10:37:24

Simple and beautiful

sadhik
30 Jan u ary 2013 at 08:29:22

Superb. V ery nice.

ariel
1 March 2013 at 22:42:09

I lov ed this project it was fun and easy and quick I would like
to do this again any time

sonali
9 March 2013 at 07:37:04

Superb. Simple and beautiful……………..!!!

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anuraag
22 May 2013 at 17:55:39

Clouds is the most amazing thing. I use it almost in ev ery

wallpaper which I make.

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