Glowing Cat Eyes Tutorial

1. Open a new Photoshop document. (I used 500x500)

2. Fill it with black.

3. Filter-->Render-->Lens Flare, put one in each corner and one in the center.

4. Press Ctrl+Shift+U. (You don't have to do it. I just invented this background with this step.)

5. Duplicate the layer and set the blend mode to lighten.

6. Filter-->Distort-->twirl 500 degrees.

7. Duplicate the original layer and drag it to the top. Set the blend mode to lighten.

8. Filter-->Distort-->twirl -500 degrees.

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9. Merge all layers.

10. Ctrl+U to colorize image. Check colorize box hue: 110 saturation: 100 (optional).

11. Duplicate the layer and set blending mode to lighten.

12. Filter-->Distort-->Polar Coordinates click rectangular to polar.

13. Ctrl+U to colorize image. Check colorize box hue: 286 saturation: 50 (optional).

14. Merge the two layers.

15. Filter-->Blur-->Radial Blur amount: 100 method: zoom quality: best.

16. Press Ctrl+F twice.

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17. Duplicate the layer and set the blending mode to lighten.

18. Filter-->Distort-->Twirl 300 degrees.

19. Duplicate the first layer and set the blending mode to lighten.

20. Filter-->Distort-->Twirl -300 degrees.

Here's your result:

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