Creating your own Vortex

Friday, December 26 2008

In this tutorial, how to create your very own Vortex like one of the Default wallpapers with Windows XP.
We will start with a blank canvas of 400x300 pixels. Press D to make sure we have the Default colors - black and white, then goto Filter > Render > Fibers. Play with the settings until you get a look you prefer, and then click Ok:

Next, choose Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates, and choose Rectnagular to Polar:

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Now we will use the Filter > Blur > Radial Blur, choosing Zoom and Best. We will also slide the Amount up to maximum:

You may want to repeat this filter once or twice - to do so, press Ctrl+F:

Once we have a Vortex we like the look of, we can add some color by going to Edit > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Making sure that the Colorize option is checked, use the sliders to choose a color you want your Vortex to be:

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As an added effect, right-click the layer we've been working on and choose Blending Options (if the current Layer is locked, double-click it first to make it a proper layer).
Add a Gradient Overlay to the layer, set the Blend Mode to Overlay and the Style to Radial. We can choose a regular Black/White gradient like this:

Or go for a more colorful approach, like this:

As with everything in PhotoShop, experiment with the settings to get the best outcome.

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Comments

cleber said on 12/30/2008 at 8:35 AM

thanks for this tutorial!!!!


shan said on 01/26/2009 at 12:22 PM

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