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Step 1
Open our photo of wheel. You can download it from here.

Step 2
Copy "background" layer by pressing CTRL + J on keyboard. Name that layer "wheel_copy". Create new layer, name it "black" and put it below "wheel_copy" layer. Delete "background" layer.

Step 3
Now we have to remove white background from wheel. Pick Magic Wand tool (W) and click on the white on "wheel_copy" layer. Press DEL on keyboard to delete selection. Now we have only contour of wheel.

Step 4
Press CTRL + ALT + C to change canvas size. Enter these values,

click OK and fill "black" layer with black color.

Step 5
Create new layer, name it "fire" and put it below "wheel_copy" layer. Press CTRL and click on "wheel_copy" to select the wheel. Go to SELECT - MODIFY - CONTRACT and enter value of 25px.
Change the opacity of "wheel_copy" so we can see what we are doing behind the wheel. Click back on "fire" layer and start drawing something like I did on the photo below.

For the gray colors I used this values H:0 S:0 B:60 and H:0 S:0 B:85 . Deselect selection.

Step 6
Click on "fire" layer if it's not selected. Go to the Create new adjustment layer and select Color Balance. Set values as I did.

Step 7
Pick Smudge tool (R), select brush, set the strenght to 80% and start making flames.

Step 8
Click on "wheel_copy" layer and change opacity back to 100%. Now press and hold CTRL and click on this layer. This will select wheel. Go to the FILTER - BLUR - RADIAL BLUR and enter value of 15 and BEST method (you can experiment with these values).

Click OK.

Step 9
You can size down image if you need to use it for your sig or avatar.


See you!

author of this tutorial is Vladimir Markovic

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