Colorful Tornado

I will show you how to create a beautiful colorful tornado in Photoshop. You will like the final result in this tutorial.

Create a new file, which has the size is 400 x 400 pixel.
Then, use Gradient Tool (G) to make a background like below
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Next step, go to the menu Filter >Distort>Wave. Select “Square” box
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Then go to the menu Filter>Distort>Polar Coordinates. Use the default settings.
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Press Ctrl + J to duplicate layer.
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And then, apply the mode “Overlay” for Blending Mode.

Still on the copied layer, then go to the menu Filter>Distort>Twirl with the settings below:
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Here is the result:

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Then,we should merge all the layers and create a new layer. Next step, you fill any color which you like on the new layer. Or you could adjust the Hue/Saturation (Press Ctrl + U ). Please remember that to apply “Overlay” in Blending Mode. Here is the final result.

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48 Responses to “Colorful Tornado”

  1. Kairi says:

    Hi.. Can I know how to make black and white gradient? Cause all my present gradients are colored ones..

  2. Camilla says:

    You just make black as your foreground color and white as the background color. Easy!

  3. gabriel says:

    i didnt understand this: And then, apply the mode “Overlay” for Blending Mode.

  4. i am not getting the colors?

  5. alx says:

    already know

  6. jakster says:

    Awesome

  7. eric says:

    remember to set your blend mode to overlay otherwise the colors wont work right

  8. kannan says:

    i am not getting the colors?

  9. Bob says:

    Don’t forget to check “Colorize” in Hue/Saturation…

  10. United says:

    How do you get all the different colours? I can get one colour using hue/saturation but i can’t figure out how to put another colour on :S

  11. Jonathan says:

    I am having the same trouble he is. I cannot get all the colors on the page altogether

  12. ben dover says:

    you guys are so dumb. this is like THA EASIEST tutorial EVA.

  13. srishti says:

    wow……i dint get to fill many colours together i was able to fill any one colour only

  14. Christopher says:

    Amazing, easy to follow.
    Thank you.

  15. Ashish Malhotra says:

    that was great bt tell me how i make 3d face texture in photoshop and also 3d gaming texture plz rep me soon thanx….

  16. primordial says:

    Hey everybody, what the tutorial means is:
    1) add a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N)
    2) make a two-coloured gradient on it, choosing like blue as a background colour and green as foreground. Drag the gradient across the whole layer (you should see the two colours blending into each other now – nothing beneath).
    3)now, go for the cool thing! In the window where all your layers are displayed, you’ll find a dropbox, reading “Normal”. Click it and choose “Overlay”.
    Off you go, with this cute little graphic!

    Btw, thanks for the tut!
    Greets!

  17. Nykel!!! says:

    Woohoo thnx for the tutorial! and the tips from the comments! it really helps! thnx and God Bless!!

  18. Devon says:

    mad easy, but still kinda kool

  19. Blackthorne says:

    Awesome tut thanks xD

  20. Priyanka says:

    awesome…..I really like this one…..very useful tut for me……thanks a lot

  21. shubb says:

    Amazing tutorial! =D

  22. Lauren says:

    You get the different colors by doing another gradient (with the colors of your choice) when you make the final color overlay.

  23. HareesH says:

    WoWWWWW…….!!!!

  24. Dominik says:

    Nice one sir i like that one.

  25. Michelle says:

    great! But looks more like a hurricane

  26. JKoj says:

    Great Work ……..

  27. AllTuts says:

    Create Colorful Tornado…

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  28. yog says:

    what a beatifull creativity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  29. sivas says:

    very good, thanks

  30. Chunkz says:

    Nice Job. Make it a 1024 by 768. I’ve been trying to find the perfect tornado for my screen.

  31. YoRo says:

    I figured out the color problem, after you made the merged layer, all you have to do is:

    Select the layer with right mouse button > Blending Options…> Gradient Overlay: (Blend Mode: Overlay) and (Gradient: Chose any colorful one or make one yourself)

    Note: I did not use “Ctrl+U (Hue/Saturation)” at all, and by the above method, you get identically the same result.

  32. samantha odegard says:

    help only a little twirls Y?????

  33. Tilly says:

    What’s with you tutorial guys? You’re always leaving a step out or giving us some magical end result without explaining the key elements to get to that step. How did you get the colors? This is lame without those detailed instructions.

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  37. ponraj says:

    realy good. thanks

  38. duong says:

    Niiiiiiiiceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

  39. dude says:

    pretty cool!

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