Tornado with photoshop

A digital tornado can provide an instant impact to any design or image and can easily be created by combining a series of swirls. A tornado can be used to add highlights to a person in a photograph or to provide an eye-catching background for text. You can quickly construct your own personal tornado by using Adobe Photoshop, which is a popular and powerful software for editing graphics and images. Photoshop's wide variety of tools and filters enable you to effectively create multiple layers of beautiful and colorful geometric swirls.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

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     Open Photoshop. Go to "File" in the top main navigation menu and select "New." In the settings box, enter "400 pixels" in both the "Width" and "Height" fields. In the "Background Contents" drop-down list, select "White." Click "OK" to close the settings box.
   • 2
     Click the "Default Background and Foreground Colors" button in the "Tools" menu. The foreground color should now be black.
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     Go to the "Layers" window and click the "Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer" button located on the bottom. Select "Gradient" and in the "Gradient" drop-down menu, select the "Foreground to Transparent" option. Click "OK."
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     Go to "Filter" in the main navigation menu. Select "Distort" and click "Wave." In the settings box, choose "Square" in the "Type" section. Click "OK."
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     Go to "Filter" in the main menu. Navigate to "Distort" and select "Polar Coordinates." Leave the default settings and click "OK."
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     Go to "Layer" in the main menu and choose "Duplicate Layer." Click "OK." Go to "Edit" in the main menu and select "Transform." Click "Rotate 90 degrees CW."
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     Go to the "Layers" window and make sure that the layer "Gradient Fill 1 Copy" is selected. Click the "Blending Mode" drop-down menu at the top of the window and select "Overlay."
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     Go to "Filter" in the main menu and select "Distort." Select "Twirl" and enter "136" in the "Angle" field. Click "OK."
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     Go to "Layer" in the main menu and select "Merge Visible." Go back to "Layer" and select "New Layer." Go to the "Layers" window and select your new layer. Click the "Blending Mode" drop-down menu and select "Overlay."
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     Click the "Set Foreground Color" square in the "Tools" menu. Choose what color you want to use for your tornado. Select "Paint Bucket Tool" in the "Tools" menu. Click anywhere on your tornado image to apply your color.