Gfx tutorial by Loonix, how to set stuff on fire!

1.  new document, fill with black. Name the layer "flames"
2.  make a new layer, and create a selection on it, this will be your object
    that you will add flames around. Name this layer "object". Fill your 
    selection with any color
3.  Select->Modify->Expand: 10 pixels
4.  choose FFC000 as foregroundcolor, and FF0000 as background
5.  Choose the "flames" layer, and Filter->Render->Clouds
6.  Filter->Noise->Add Noise: 130, uniform, mono
7.  Deselect, and Filter->Blur->Gaussian blur, by 1 pixel
8.  Image->Rotate Canvas->90 CW
9.  Filter->Stylize->Wind: from the right
10. Image->Rotate Canvas->90 CCW
11. Filter->Blur->motion blur: angle 74, distance 15
12. Duplicate the "flames" layer, call the new one "big flames"
13. Ctrl+click the "object" layer to select the object, choose the 
    "big flames" layer, hit Del, and deselect.
14. Hide layer "flames", and make a new layer called "black", fill with with
    black and put it below the other layers.
15. Choose the "big flames" layer, select the smudge-tool, with ocapacity on
    80-85 (expiriment..). Choose a scattered brush (in v5.5 I use the one on
    4th row, second from the right on the brushes menu).
16. Point it at your flames, and drag them. With some expirimenting, you'll 
    get a nice result
17. When you think the flames look good, duplicate the "big flames" layer
    twice. Set the one above "big flames" to Overlay and the next one to
    Color Dodge. Depending on what heat you'd like on the flames, adjust
    the ocapacity of those two layers.

now you are done.. make the "flames" layer visible again, if you think it 
looks better that way. Use the blur tool to fix places where it became a 
bit rough. 

 "Playing with fire is dangerous, but sure hell fun!" :)

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