[Text] Creating a Vortex

[CenZ]

This was asked to made into a text tutorial so here it is.

[Step 1] Make a white to black gradient
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042858.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042858&owner=CenZ)

[Step 2]Go to Filter>Distort>Wave and change the type to "Square"
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042861.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042861&owner=CenZ)
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042863.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042863&owner=CenZ)

[Step 3]go to Filter>Distort>Polar Coordinates and use the Default settings.
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042867.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042867&owner=CenZ)

You should have something like this:
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042870.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042870&owner=CenZ)

[Step 4] Duplicate the layer and Rotate it 90 degrees Clockwise and change the new layer to "Overlay"
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042871.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042871&owner=CenZ)
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042872.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042872&owner=CenZ)

[Step 5] On the 2nd Layer go to Filter>Distort>Twirl make it how ever you want, I picked 136 degrees.
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042871.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042871&owner=CenZ)
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042874.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042874&owner=CenZ)

Now you should have something like this:
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042875.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042875&owner=CenZ)

[Step 6] Make a new layer and change the mode to "Color" and add a gradient of your choice.
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042876.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042876&owner=CenZ)
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042877.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042877&owner=CenZ)

[Step 7] Flatten the Image; Go to Layers> Flatten Image
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042878.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042878&owner=CenZ)

[Step 8] Go to Filter>Distort>Pinch to depth to image.
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042879.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042879&owner=CenZ)

This is my final outcome.
http://www.shareapic.net/preview/001042880.png (http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=1042880&owner=CenZ)

[grt]

THNX! I'll show you my results later :D

[CenZ]

sweet man, yeah post them up, i would love to see how yours comes out!

[reax]

Thanks for making the text tut! It's a lot easier now :)