Psp: [ Abstract-ish Swirl ] by elainn.

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Jasc/ Corel Paint Shop Pro 9
Difficulty: 3/10

In this tutorial, you'll be learning how to make something that'll look like the image below if you do it correctly:



I'm using Psp 9, but I think it would work on Psp 8 or something.


1. Create a new image with any size you want. I choose the size 300x300.

2. Select the rectangle tool, and set it to the square tool.

3. Set the background color to black and start making random squares all over--any size, but not too big.

So it should look like this right now:



4. Then go to Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur and set the settings as below:



Do the same thing 3-4 more times.

I did it 4 more times and this is how it looks like:



5. Go to Layers and Duplicate the layer 2 times.

It should look like this now:



6. Then go to the first duplicated layer(Copy 1), go to Effects>Distortion Effects>Polar Coordinates and set the settings as below:



and now it should look like this:



7. Then go to the second duplicated layer(Copy 2), go to Effects>Distortion Effects>Polar Coordinates and set the settings as below:



now it should look like this:



Merge the layers and you're almost done.

To colorize, go to Adjust>Hue and Saturation>Colorize and use whatever settings you want.

And here's the final result:

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