[quote][align=center][color=#ff00ff]This tutorial will teach you how to make a blazing Fireball/Sun, shown below.[/color] [quote][color=#ff00ff] Originally written by[b] [url=http://www.tutorialfx.com][u]Disturbed.[/u][/url] [/b] Edited by: [url=http://www.tutorialfx.com/forums/index.php?showuser=1]Ghost[/url] to make more user-friendly[/color] [color=#ff00ff]Shared by : [url=http://theftalk.com/p=cyntot_0826]Cyndiee[/url] NOTE : I didnt personally created this tut, credits are stated above this note. I just wanna share this to you guys. If this has already been posted you may delete this.. Thank you [/color][/quote] [color=#ff00ff][-][b]Preview[/b][/-] [img]http://www.tutorialfx.com/tutorials/ps/sun.gif[/img] [-][b]Part 1: Creating the basic shape and texture[/b][/-] 1. Create a new document. This tutorial uses 400 x 400. Fill the background with [b]Black (#000000)[/b] 2. Make a new layer. 3. Use the [b]Elliptical marquee tool[/b] and make a large circular selection. Hold Shift to make the circle perfectly round; and make sure the circle takes up the majority of the document. [b]NEVER DESELECT THE SELECTION. IT MUST STAY SELECTED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TUTORIAL![/b] 4. Press [b]Filter > Render > Clouds[/b] and then [b]Filter > Render > Difference Clouds[/b]. [img]http://www.tutorialfx.com/tutorials/ps/sun1.gif[/img] 5. Press [b]Ctrl+I[/b] to invert the colours. press [b]Ctrl+L[/b] and move the middle grey slider all the way to the right. Press OK. [img]http://www.tutorialfx.com/tutorials/ps/sun2.gif[/img] [-][b]Part 2: Adding even more detail[/b][/-] 6. Press [b]Filter > Distort > Spherize[/b], and set the option to [b]100%[/b]. Press [b]CTRL+F[/b] [img]http://www.tutorialfx.com/tutorials/ps/sun3.gif[/img] 7. Press [b]Filter > Stylize > Find Edges[/b], then press [b]Ctrl+I[/b] to invert the colours. [img]http://www.tutorialfx.com/tutorials/ps/sun4.gif[/img] [-][b]Part 3: Adding colour and effects[/b][/-] 8. Press [b]Ctrl+U[/b] and colourize the circle with: - [b]Hue[/b]: 0 - [b]Saturation[/b]: 100 9. Duplicate the layer, and colourize ([b]CTRL+U[/b]) the Duplicated layer with: - [b]Hue[/b]: 40 - [b]Saturation[/b]: 100 [img]http://www.tutorialfx.com/tutorials/ps/sun5.gif[/img] 10. Set the blending mode to [b]Linear Dodge[/b] and press [b]Ctrl+E[/b] to merge the two layers. [img]http://www.tutorialfx.com/tutorials/ps/sun6.gif[/img] 11. Make a new layer. 12. Press [b]Filter > Render > Clouds[/b] and then [b]Filter > Render > Difference Clouds[/b]. 13. Press [b]Ctrl+I[/b] to invert the colours. press [b]Ctrl+L[/b] and move the middle grey slider all the way to the right. Press OK. 14. Press [b]Filter > Distort > Spherize[/b], and set the option to [b]100%[/b]. Press [b]CTRL+F[/b] 15. Press [b]Filter > Stylize > Find Edges[/b], then press [b]Ctrl+I[/b] to invert the colours. 16. Press [b]Ctrl+U[/b] and colourize the circle with: - [b]Hue[/b]: 0 - [b]Saturation[/b]: 100 17. Duplicate the layer, and colourize ([b]CTRL+U[/b]) the Duplicated layer with: - [b]Hue[/b]: 40 - [b]Saturation[/b]: 100 18. Set the blending mode to [b]Linear Dodge[/b] and press [b]Ctrl+E[/b] to merge the two layers. Set this layers mode to [b]Linear Dodge[/b], and press [b]CTRL+E[/b] to merge the layers again. 19. Make a new layer. 20. Press [b]Filter > Render > Clouds[/b] and then [b]Filter > Render > Difference Clouds[/b]. 21. Press [b]Ctrl+I[/b] to invert the colours. press [b]Ctrl+L[/b] and move the middle grey slider all the way to the right. Press OK. 22. Press [b]Filter > Distort > Spherize[/b], and set the option to [b]100%[/b]. Press [b]CTRL+F[/b] 23. Press [b]Filter > Stylize > Find Edges[/b], then press [b]Ctrl+I[/b] to invert the colours. 24. Press [b]Ctrl+U[/b] and colourize the circle with: - [b]Hue[/b]: 0 - [b]Saturation[/b]: 100 25. Duplicate the layer, and colourize ([b]CTRL+U[/b]) the Duplicated layer with: - [b]Hue[/b]: 40 - [b]Saturation[/b]: 100 26. Set the blending mode to [b]Linear Dodge[/b] and press [b]Ctrl+E[/b] to merge the two layers. Set this layers mode to [b]Linear Dodge[/b], and press [b]CTRL+E[/b] to merge the layers again. 27. Make a new layer. 28. Press [b]Filter > Render > Clouds[/b] and then [b]Filter > Render > Difference Clouds[/b]. 29. Press [b]Ctrl+I[/b] to invert the colours. press [b]Ctrl+L[/b] and move the middle grey slider all the way to the right. Press OK. 30. Press [b]Filter > Distort > Spherize[/b], and set the option to [b]100%[/b]. Press [b]CTRL+F[/b] 31. Press [b]Filter > Stylize > Find Edges[/b], then press [b]Ctrl+I[/b] to invert the colours. 32. Press [b]Ctrl+U[/b] and colourize the circle with: - [b]Hue[/b]: 0 - [b]Saturation[/b]: 100 33. Duplicate the layer, and colourize ([b]CTRL+U[/b]) the Duplicated layer with: - [b]Hue[/b]: 40 - [b]Saturation[/b]: 100 34. Set the blending mode to [b]Linear Dodge[/b] and press [b]Ctrl+E[/b] to merge the two layers. Set this layers mode to [b]Linear Dodge[/b], and press [b]CTRL+E[/b] to merge EVERY layer into one; except for the background. [img]http://www.tutorialfx.com/tutorials/ps/sun7.gif[/img] 35. With the fireball layer selected, go into the Layer Styles ([img]http://www.tutorialfx.com/tutorials/ps/tools/f.gif[/img] ), and add an [b]Inner Glow[/b][b]#FFC600[/b]. Add an [b]Outer Glow[/b] also with the colour [b]#FFC600[/b]. [-][b]Final Product[/b][/-] [img]http://www.tutorialfx.com/tutorials/ps/sun.gif[/img][/color][/align][/quote]