Photoshop Vortex

This tutorial will show you how to make a vortex.

Step 1:
Create a new document.
Now press "D" on your keyboard to reset the foreground and background colors to black and white. Make sure your background is black.

Step 2:
Apply Filter> Distort> Diffuse Glow and apply the following setting:

Step 3:
Apply Filter> Blur> Radial Blur and use these settings:

Step 4:
Now go to Filter> Stylize> Glowing Edges and use these following settings:



Now your vortex shown:

Step 5:
Go to Filter> Distort> ZigZag and apply the following setting:

Step 6:
Right click the Background Layer and Duplicate it. Set the duplicate layer blending mode to 'Screen'.



Select the duplicated layer and go to Filter> Artistic> Plastic Wrap and use these settings:

Step 7:
So let's add some colors. Select the Background copy layer and go to Image> Adjustments> Hue/Saturation and use the following setting:



Select the background layer and go to Image> Adjustments> Hue/Saturation and apply the following setting:

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