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Abstract Swirl


This tutorial will show you how to make a very simple abstract swirl, and color it.

Final Result:

Abstract Swirl Tutorial: Final Result

Ok, start off by opening a 400X400 document with the background color of Black.

Now go to brushes and select this brush:

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Now, set you foreground color to White, take the brush and drag it horizontally across the canvas while holding the Shift key:

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Now, go to Filter > Distort > Twirl and set it to these settings:

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Now, duplicate the layer. With the duplicated layer still selected, set the blending mode to Lighten. Then free transform the layer and rotate it to look something like this:

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Now, color both layers by applying a color balance to both layers.

My Results:

Abstract Swirl Tutorial: Final Result



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