Cartoon Bomb

03-01-2006 16337 views

Create the cartoony bombs from Zelda:Windwaker with this tutorial. You can use this for logo's or signatures to give that extra bit of explosion!

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Bomb

Create a cartoony bomb like the ones in Zelda: Windwaker!

  • Step 1 Create a document, set a nice background and select with the Circular Marquee-Tool a circle;

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  • Step 2 Fill it with a desired color or gradient;

    Note:YOU CAN ALSO USE ONE SINGLE COLOR AS A DESIRED BACKGROUND, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER AT ALL...

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  • Step 3 Create a new layer, select the orb once more and goto Select>Transform Selection and set it to this:

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  • Step 4 Fill it with white on the new layer;

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  • Step 5 Use the Circular Marquee-Tool to create a larger circle and press delete on the white-layer

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  • Step 6 Lower the opacity or set the blending-mode to overlay... It's really up to you what looks best.

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  • Step 7 Create a small circle on a new layer on top of everything with the same gradient/color as the bomb;

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  • Step 8 Copy the layer and lower the original 30-60 pixels and press CTRL+U;
    Then darken the color to have that shadow-effect;

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  • Step 9 Select the move-tool and click the dark layer, press ALT+"arrow up" until you reach the other circle;

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  • Step 10 Draw with a 5 pixel-brush a brown wire coming from the bomb;

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  • Step 11 Add these layer-styles to it;

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  • Step 12 There you have it... a bomb!

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