Now it really has the shapes of some king of fire- a very beautiful effect done very fast.

I will now apply only one layer style and set a layer mask. And overlay the mask with Black to White Hard Edged gradient.

creating of a real abstract piece



creating of a real abstract piece



creating of a real abstract piece

Very nice!

Merge the layers. You have to leave only 3 layers to be there – Photo filter – background (non layer) and Base color layer.

I will now apply a Filter > Render > Lighting effect.

creating of a real abstract piece



creating of a real abstract piece

You should always remember of your composition. There is one very powerful possibility that PS offers you. It is a mere Flip horizontally tool. if you see
that the image looks still good if flipped – you are on the right track. It is a very powerful feature; I even have this function as a hotkey on my tablet.

creating of a real abstract piece

Take care about levels.

creating of a real abstract piece

After you doing that just Flatten the image.

creating of a real abstract piece

Apply another filter to the whole image: Watercolor.

creating of a real abstract piece

I've just added a little bit of yellow with lo flow brush.

creating of a real abstract piece



creating of a real abstract piece

And we are done.

Creepy tactics the day after drinking a lot). Enjoy.

creating of a real abstract piece