Photoshop CS: Color Whirlpool Vortex: Figure

The following guide provides a clear overview of Figure, with the most relevant background, details, and practical takeaways.

Figure Overview

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Step 3. Click Fillter -> Pixelate -> Menzzotint, select Type: Short strokes

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Result

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Step 4. Filter> Blur> Radial Blur, select: + Amount: 100 + Blur Method: Zoom + Quality: best Result

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Step 5. Ctrl + F to add blur blur Your design may look like the following.

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Step 6. Right click Layer -> Duplicate Layer (or ctrl + J ) to copy the original layer. Step 7. On the copy layer, Click Filter> Distort> Twirl ( Amount: 200)

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Result

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Step 8 Right-click the copy layer -> BLENDING OPTIONS, blend mode: lighten

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Step 9 Right-click the copy layer -> Merge down (or Ctrl + E ) to merge the two layers into one Your design may look like the following.

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Step 10. Color the swirl. Image> Adjustments> Hue / Saturation or ( Ctrl + U ) Set properties

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You should click on select colozize

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Step 11. Add a bright white layer to the color swirl, or cover another layer of color for a more distinctive spin - Duplicate layer (Ctrl + J) - On copy layer -> BLENDING OPTIONS - Blend mode: Overlay The end result in my design

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Extensions. You and I practice a little more, to get more colorful swirls, Not quite special!!! - Starting from Step 8. - Instead of combining 2 working layers 1. You create color swirls for each layer. - Click on each original layer -> Ctrl + U -> Adjust Hue / Saturation for Layer as follows

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- Click copy layer -> Ctrl + U -> color correction as:

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I have this picture.

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Each of the different clouds you choose will give different results, so what are the results of your practice? I wish you all create your own swirling colored circles. Ngoc Lan