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Photoshop CS: Eclipse effect

In the previous article, I showed you how to create a color swirl using a few effects from the Filter filter. There will be many more interesting things from this Filter filter that make sure

Author: Kareem Winters2 minutes read

In the previous article, I showed you how to create a color swirl using a few effects from the Filter filter. There will be many more interesting things from this Filter filter that certainly one thing that both you and me have not discovered.

Add another effect to the Filter , let me learn how to create eclipse effect

Step 1 . Ctrl + N creates a new document 400px by 400px (black background # 000000)

Step 2 . Create lens halo in the middle of the canvas Click Filter > Render > Lens Flare .

Drag all circles until concentric.

The previous image moves the mouse (Figure 1), the figure after dragging the mouse (Figure 2)

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Result:

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Step 3 . Next Click Filter > Stylize > Wind to effect the direction of the wind blowing from the left and right sides to the center of the image.

3.1 First create the right wind direction.

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Result

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3.2 Create wind direction from left

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Result

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Step 4 . Rotate the image Click Image > Rotate canvas > 90 (degree) CW

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Step 5 . Repeat step 3 to create a lateral effect of the wind on both left and right, you can see the result as follows

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Step 6 . Edit the poles and click Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates and set the following attributes.

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Step 7 . Image > Rotate canvas > rotate image 90 degrees

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Step 8 . Ctrl + U adjust hue / Saturation

The final result in the exercise. That's great.

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