Let us see how to
give the glowing twirl effect by using polar coordinates filter
in Photoshop.
Step 1
Open a new file and create a new layer. Set the default foreground
color (black) and background color (white).
Step 2
Choose the gradient tool, place the cursor at the bottom of
the canvas, click and drag it upwards to the top. The canvas
is filled with a gradient.
Step 3
Go to Filter>Distort>Wave. The Wave
window appears as shown below. The settings and values are
as follows.
Number of Generators - 9
Type - Square
Wavelength Min-15 Max 110
Amplitude Min 7 Max 37
Scale Horizontal, Vertical - 100%
Undefined Areas - Repeat Edge Pixels
Click on OK.
Step 4
Now go to Filter>Distort>Polar Coordinates.
In the polar coordinates window give the value 100% and select
'Rectangular to Polar'.
Step 5
Then go to Image>Adjustments>Invert to
invert the color. Then click on Image>Adjustments>Curves
and adjust the curve. Then click on Image>Adjustments>Levels
and adjust the sliders.
Step 6
Set the blending mode to 'multiply' in Layers panel. Next
click on Filter>Distort>Twirl and set
to 100% and angle - 80.
Step 7
Click on Layers>Flatten>Image.
Step 8
HSee the result
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