Firey Blast Wallpaper Background

Start a new document, whatever size you want, this effect has no purpose other than a nice background for your wallpaper or something... so lets make it BIG!. I'm making mine : 1024x768

Now, lets fill this with one of photoshop's integrated patterns. Go to Edit->Fill, and for Contents: Use: select Pattern. And then choose this pattern from your list:

Now go to: Filter->Distort->Polar Coordinates:

Options: Rectangular to Polar.

Go to: Filter->Blur->Radial Blur.

Set:

Amount: 100
Blur Method: Zoom
Quality: Good

Press CTRL+F a few times (say 4? ) to reapply the filter.

Go to: Filter->Artistic->Plastic Wrap

Set:

Highlight Strength: 20
Detail: 15
Smoothness: 15 (you may need to set yours smaller if your image is smaller.)

CTRL+F to reapply the filter:

Now go to: Filter->Sharpen->Unsharp Mask

Set:

Amount: 500%
Radius: 250
Threshold Levels: 180

Now go to: Filter->Distort->Polar Coordinates

Options: Polar to Rectangular

Go to: Image->Rotate Canvas->90CW

Then: Filter->Stylize->Wind.

Method: Wind
Direction: From the right

Press CTRL+F to reapply the filter.

Then Image->Rotate Canvas->90CCW

Now go to: Filter->Distort->Polar Coordinates

Options:Rectangular to Polar

Now go to: Filter->Blur->Radial Blur

Amount: 50
Blur Method: Zoom
Quality: Good

Now go to Select->Color Range

Move your cursor over to the image (cursor will turn to a color picker) and click on the WHITE at the center of the image, this will select all the white in the image.

In the Color range window, set the Fuzziness to 150.

Then Click OK.

Now to to SELECT->Feather, and enter 10px for Radius.

Then go to: Filter->Distort->Ocean Ripple:

Set

Ripple Size:10
Ripple Magnitude: 7

Now, inverse the selection: Select->Inverse.

Then: Filter->Distort->Pinch: Amount: -70%

Now press CTRL+D to deselect.

Now, just play around with your color balance, or hue/saturation to change the color.

Click to enlarge

Click here to download the .psd file