Create a cool super nova effect with various filters, awesome outcome! Category: Filter Effects

Create a cool super nova effect with various filters, awesome outcome!

Step 1. start off with a new 400x400 px document fill your background black

Step 2. Now goto Filter->Render->Lens Flare (Settings 70%,105 prime) now place them like i have below.


Step 3. Now Duplicate your layer (Ctrl + J )

Step 4. Next Goto Filter->Distort->Twirl (Settings -40)now change the blending mode to lighten now u should have somthing like below.


Step 5. Now Merge your layers together (Ctrl + E)

Step 6. Once again Duplicate your layers (Ctrl + J)

Step 7. Now goto Filter->Distort->Glass (Settings 7,4,Frosted,100%)

Step 8. Next goto Filter->Blur->Gaussian Blur (Settings 6.0 px)

Step 9. Now goto Filter->Blur->Radial Blur (Settings 100%,Zoom,Best)

Step10. now change the blending mode to lighten now u should have somthing like below


Step11. Next goto Filter->Stylize->Glowing Edges (Settings 2,12,9)

Step12. Now change your blending mode to "Lighten" Now merge yours layers together (Ctrl + E)now u should have somthing like below


Step13. Once again Duplicate your layer (Ctrl + J)Now with your top layer selected goto filter->Blur->Gaussian Blur settings (6px) now change your blending mode to "Lighten"

Step14.Now Merge them together (Ctrl + E) now open up hue/saturation(Ctrl + U) and colorize what u want like i have and hopefullyu got somthing like i have below, now slap on some text and call it good

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