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Abstract Lava Tutorial


1. Make a new document, any size doesn't matter. Press Ctrl+D to reset your palette colors.

2. Apply Filter>Render>Clouds.

3. Apply Filter>Artistic>Plastic Wrap with these settings:

highlight strength 14
detail 1
smoothness3

4. Go to Image>Adjustments>Levels and apply these settings:

channel: RGB
input levels: o o.25 230
output levels 0 255

5. Filter>Distort>Polar Coordinates: polar to rectangular

6. Right click the layer and go to Duplicate. Set the new top layer to blending mode Screen.

7. Apply Filter>Artistic>Plastic Wrap again:

highlight strength 14
detail 1
smoothness3

8. Then the colors:

a) Image > Mode > Grayscale
b) Image > Mode > Indexed Color(flatten image)
c) Image > Mode > Color Table and choose black body from the drop menu and press ok
d) Image > Mode > RGB

It should look something like this

Abstract Lava Tutorial: Final result

And then just crop the best part and you are done!



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