[tutorial] apocolipse grunge

[iGuest 3]

Description:

Create a firey grunge that uses contrasting light and dark colors to

 

create an end-of-the-world effect. Very artistic and eye catching.

 

Step 1: Create a new document of whatever size

 

you'd like, I chose 400x400. Fill it with a black background and make a

 

couple random lense flares one on each side of the scquare

 

 

 

 

Step 2:Go to Filter->Sketch->Chrome And

 

set Detail: 10 Smoothness: 0

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3: Fitler->Artistic->Dry Brush:

 

default settings

 

 

 

Step 4:Duplicate the Layer

 

 

 

Step 5:Filter -> Distort -> Wave with

 

these settings:

 

 

 

Step 6: Putting the blending mode to screen

 

and merge the layers (CTRL+E)

 

 

Step 7: Duplicated the Layer and Do another

 

wave distort using the same settings before only setting the Type as

 

"Triangle"

 

 

Step 8: set the blending mode to screen and

 

then merge the layers.

 

 

Step 9: Duplicate the layer and go to

 

Filter -> Distort -> Polar Coordinates and use Polar to

 

Rectangular or the other if you want. Duplicate this layer and flip

 

vertically. Set blending mode to darken.

 

 

Step 10: Duplicate this layer and go to

 

Filter -> Stylize -> Emboss and set layer blending mode to

 

Overlay or hardlight.

 

 

 

 

Step 11: Press CTRL+U and select "colorize".

 

Play with settings until you get the desired color.

 

 

 

Step 12: Make a new layer and press "D" to

 

reset the colors to black and white. Now go to Filter -> Render ->

 

Clouds. Then Go to Render -> Difference clouds and repeat until you

 

get what you think looks nice. Set the blend mode on the cloud layer to

 

"Linear Light".

 

 

Step 13: Go back to your color layer and go to

 

Image -> Adjustments -> Brightness/Contrast Set brightness to

 

-30 and Contrast to +30. Feel free to experiment. Then play with the

 

color balance setting under image-> adjustments and you can get a good

 

firey effect.

 

 

Final step, grab some grunge brushes and make a new layer on top and

 

set the mode to overlay. Add some stuff and you have the makings of a

 

pretty grungey picture.

 

Here's how mine turned out:

 

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[iGuest 3]

Nice! But why is this in the Request Tutorials section?