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Title: Blast effect
Description: veru simple great for begginers


slim - October 4, 2004 01:25 AM (GMT)
ok im getting board sop ima try and make a tutorial for you guys


SIMPLE BLAST EFFECT:
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1.Open a new document.Any size will work for this tutorial.I am going to use a size of 300x300px

2.Set your colors back to their default settings by pressing "d".

3.Now go to Filter>Render>Clouds
(your image should look something like this)
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4.Now Filter>Render>Difference Clouds.
(your image should look something like this)
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5.Now Image>Adjustments>Auto Levels.
(should Look something like this)
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you should remember these first five steps.Alot of good graphics start of with those first five steps.

Now we are going to give it the blast effect.

6.Filter>Pixelate>Mezzotint
use the "Fine Dots" setting
(should look something like this)
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7.Finally Filter>Blur>Radial Blur
use these settings:
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(Should look something like this)
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ans there is your basic blast effect.now you want to know how to add some color right.There are two ways it can be done.

1.Layer>New Layer.Set layer Mode to color>then fill that layer with any color of your choice.
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2.Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation
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Here's my final result after i tweaked it with some other filters.hope you like this tutorial.
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