Create a new canvas

size: 500¡Á500
background: black
Resolution: 72 pixels/inch

First, render some difference clouds (filter¨Cdifference clouds) and repeat this 5 times.

This is what you will have. (see left)

Step Two

Next, run a wave filter (filter¨Cdistort¨Cwave) with the following settings:

Number of generators: 5
Wavelength: 10 - 150
Amplitude: 5-38
Scale: 100-100
Undefined Areas: repeat around edges
Type: sine

And repeat this 4 times, and you should get the image shown to the left.

Step Three

Now, using the chrome filter (filter¨Csketch¨Cchrome) with the following settings:

Detail: 0
Smoothness: 10

Your image will now look something like that shown to the left.

Step Four

To get the ¡®exploding¡¯ effect, use the radial blur filter (filter¨Cblur¨Cradial blur) with the following settings:

Amount: 75
Blur Method: Zoom
Quality: Best (good if your computer can¡¯t cope with best)

Now effectively, you are done, but if you want it to look better, keep on reading..

Step Five

Create a new layer (layer¨Cnew layer) and choose two colors that you want your explosion to be (I chose #FF0000 and #00FF00), then render some clouds (filter-render¨Cclouds). Next, set the blending mode to overlay, this should look pretty good.

Step Six (Optional)

If you want the colors to be a bit more blurred (so they don¡¯t look like clouds) I would use the radial blur again - there you have it, a nice explosion type effect!

Conclusion

Here is my final result, I also added a 105mm prime lens flare (filter¨Crender¨Clens flare) with 50% brightness to enchance the ¡®exploding¡¯ idea.

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