Hurricane Eye Filter Effect

[simipro 0]

---TUTORIAL--- 1. Create a new file, any size will do, I used 300x300 here. 2. Press "D" to reset the color palette. 3. Filter, Render, Clouds 4. Filter, Render, Difference Clouds 5. Filter, Distort, Twirl, Set to an Angle of 310 Degrees. 6. Duplicate the Layer, (Ctrl + J). 7. Filter, Distort, Twirl, Set to an Angle of -310 Degrees. 8. Set the Duplicate Layer's blending mode to Lighten. 9. Flip the Duplicate Layer Horizontally, (Edit, Transform, Flip Horizontal). 10. Merge the Layers together, (Shift + Ctrl + E) 11. Duplicate the Layer. 12. Filter, Distort, Twirl, Set to an Angle of 900 Degrees. 13. Set the Duplicate Layer's Blending Mode to Lighten. 14. Flip the Duplicate Layer Vertically, (Edit, Transform, Flip Vertical). 15. Merge The Layers, (Ctrl + Shift + E). 16. Duplicate the Layer once more. 17. Filter, Distort, Ripple, Set to 100%, Medium. 18. Set the Duplicate Layer's Blending Mode To Overlay. 19. Flip the Duplicate Layer Horizontally, (Edit, Transform, Flip Horizontal). 20. Merge The Layers, (Ctrl + Shift + E). 21. Adjust the Hue/Saturation, (Ctrl + U). Make the settings, Colorize, Hue: 200, Saturation: 50, Lightness: 0. YOUR DONE! Finished Product: You can tinker with the Hue/Saturation, or even Blending Modes withing the Duplicate layers, the possibilites are endless

[Casanova 0]

Is the image in the signature area the finished product? It looks very nice, exept for its huge size. Was the animation done using tweens in image ready?