Begin by downwloading
sunflower.psd, then launch
Photoshop and open the
image. Press F7 to show the
Layers palette. Select the
Background layer.
In the toolbar, click the
foreground color sampler. In
the resulting Color Picker
dialog box, enter C:55;
M:20; Y:0; K:0, and click
OK. Press Option + Delete
to fill the Background layer
with the foreground color.
In the toolbar, click the
foreground color sampler. In
the resulting Color Picker
dialog box, enter C:40; M:5;
Y:0; K:0, and click OK.
Select the Brush tool (B).
Using a large soft-edged
brush, paint numerous
random strokes on the
Background layer as shown
at left.
Using the Rectangular
Marquee tool (M), make a
small selection of an area of
the background. Choose
Filter > Distort > Twirl. Use
the options in the resulting
Twirl dialog box and click
OK.
Drag the rectangular
selection over another
section of the background
and choose Filter > Twirl
(Command + F). Repeat this
stepuntil the entire
background is full of swirls.
Overlap swirls until you get
a result similar to ours.
Choose Select > Deselect
(Comma nd + D).
In the Layers palette, click
the Options arrow and select
Flatten Image from the
dropdown menu. Choose
Filter > Artistic > Poster
Edges. Use the options in
the resulting Poster Edges
dialog box and click OK.
Choose Filter > Artistic >
Paint Daubs. Use the
options in the resulting Paint
Daubs dialog box and click
OK.
The final effect
