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Exploding Ball with light burst

In this tutorial, i'll show you how to create an effect that look like a ball is exploding with light bursts gushing through the cracks..

Start a new document with black background. Then use the ellipse shape tool to create a round shape in the center of the canvas, size in proportion to mine. Hold down SHIFT while creating the shape to make a perfect round shape.

Now apply the following layer styles to the shape: (Layers » Layer Style):

Drop Shadow
Gradient Overlay
(the colors dont have to match, use your own, or something close to mine will do it).

Then go to Layer » Rasterize » Shape

Next, use the Lasso tool and make random thin selections inside the shape, see my image below. Hold SHIFT while you are making the selections so each selection is added together to create multiple selections.

Now make sure you got your Shape 1 layer selected as a working layer, then just hit DELETE to delete the selected area from the shape. Now just CTRL+D to deselect.

Now use the elliptical marquee tool to make a round selection, same size as the shape.

Now go to Filter » Distort » Spherize. Set amount to about 80%.

Now CTRL+D to deselect. Then go to Layer » Flatten Image.

- Now go to Distort » Polar Coordinates: Options: Polar to Rectangular

- Now rotate the image 90CW: Image » Rotate Canvas » 90CW

- Next, go to Filter » Stylize » Wind: Method: WInd. Direction: From the Right
Press CTRL+F to reapply.

- Next apply the Wind Filter again, this time, set direction to From the Left.
Press CTRL+F to reapply.

Now rotate the image back to normal: Image » Rotate Canvas » 90CCW

Then go to Filter » Polar Coordinates. Set to: Rectangular to Polar.

Now make a round selection around the shape again using the marquee tool, then go to Select » Inverse, then Select » Feather, and enter 15

Now go to Filter » Distort » Ocean Ripple. Ripple Size: 10. Ripple Magintude: 2

CTRL+D to deselect.

Now apply some color balance settings to it by adjust the color sliders to come up with some cool colors (Image » Adjustments » Color Balance) . Or you can use the Hue and Saturation instead.

Here's mine using color balance.

Another one.

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User Comments

arun Nov/03/2009 21:36hi tutorialwiz my heart ful thank for a good tutorial........
robert moore Oct/21/2009 07:18interesting!!!
joseph Oct/10/2009 02:54this shit is gay
THEFONz Sep/10/2009 23:32WEIRD >.>
Vicces Jul/6/09 17:24Nice!
Man United fan Apr/11/09 03:01great tutorial i found it quick and easy and it turned out really cool thanks for putting tese out for free you are the bomb
ogn;lgn.g,dlkdgh Apr/9/09 23:04sweeeeeeeet man
Me Feb/8/09 22:35nice job,helped me alot. I got it almost the same one at the end =)
Mett Jan/8/09 10:59I like boys. @@@@
weee lil man Oct/21/08 17:51the wind affect seems to very little to mine, as yours is very noticeable
Muhammad Shahzad Sep/1/08 16:25very nice
danish Jun/7/08 20:47hay dude that cool iam also a garphic desinger plz if possible send me the tutorilas if u have yaar i pay for it
jason boos Jun/3/08 09:55after i flatten image, do i need to copy it? and after i do all the adjustments, do i have to set it to screen?
Jason Boos Jun/3/08 08:38hey i think u missing some steps from this tutorial
Help Jun/1/08 03:26Could some1 please explain the first part, I can get all things done on my way but that aint the proper way to make this ill always get weird gradients and somehow I dont have to rasterize the shape since I dont have any....? Just a bit more detailed start would be helpfull as apart from that I really like this tutorial. Greetz
Easy2do May/28/08 23:53This is completely useless!
sandile May/22/08 00:19awsome duuuude!
matt May/14/08 01:15pretty neat
Suchy May/13/08 00:01I got it now............D'oh!!! It's so cool, cheers dude!!!
Suchy May/12/08 23:42The wind tool doesn't seem as effective on mine!!!
Szanika Apr/24/08 04:44It's very fine!
:) Apr/21/08 22:16Nothing to say... BRAVO!
broken arm dude Apr/13/08 07:18LMFAO "what? i can't follow u dude" i have a broken arm nd im 13 and i still do this without the tutorial
rob Apr/13/08 01:43what? i can't follow u dude
DANIEL Mar/10/08 06:23CHRIST THIS IS GREAT
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