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Creating Engulfing Flames

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We start with a blank canvas, and press D to make sure that our foreground and background colors are default (Black and White). Then we goto Filter > Render > Clouds.

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Goto Filter > Render > Difference Clouds. Then press Ctrl+F to repeat this filter. Because the clouds are generated at random, you may not get the effect you're looking for. Remember you can always undo and try again.

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Next, we will goto Filter > Render > Lighting Effects. From the Style menu, choose Flashlight.

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Now go back to Filter > Render > Lighting Effects, and choose the Blue Omni style. Play with the settings to get something really bright:

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After we apply this lighting effect, we should have something like this:

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Now goto Image > Adjustments > Invert.

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Finally, goto Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates, and choose Polar to Rectangular. We should end up with something like this:

Creating Engulfing Flames