Flame Tutorial

1. Make a new image, any size.

2. Hit the D key to reset your colors.

3. Hit Filter> Render> Clouds. You should come up with something like this:

4. Go to Filter> Stylise> Glowing Edges. Use these settings:

5. Go to Filter> Stylise> Glowing Edges again, but this time use these settings:

6. Go to Filter> Distort> Wave. Use settings very similar or exact as these:

Hit the randomize button to come up with a very distorted thing.

7. Now go to Edit> Fade Wave. Use settings like these, but the opacity doesn∙t really matter:

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7, but on 6, hit the randomize key to get a different wave. You should now have something like this:

9. Go to Filter> Artistic> Plastic Wrap. Use these settings, or close to.

If you mess around with the Detail settings, you can get a different flame effect. Kinda.

10. Repeat steps 6 and 7.

11. The final step! Go to Filter> Render> Lighting Effects. Use these settings:

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If you mess around with the intensity settings, you can change how it looks.