Electric Firestorm

1. You will need a new image, 300x300 pixels and a white background will do nicely.

2. Apply Filter > Render > Clouds.

3. Apply Filter > Render > Difference Clouds about 10-15 times until you get something with a lot of contrast.

4. Press Ctrl + L to bring up the levels dialogue, and select Auto. May not make a lot of difference for some people.



5. Now press Ctrl + U and check colourize. Select a deep red a little like mine. Add some saturation too.



6. Duplicate this layer.

7. Rotate it 90 degrees CW, by Edit > Transform..

8. Press Ctrl + U for this layer too, select colourize and choose a darkish orange.



9. Duplicate the orange layer now.

10. Rotate this 90 degrees CW, by Edit > Transform..

11. Press Ctrl + U for this layer too, select colourize and choose a light yellow.



12. Now set the middle orange layer Blending Mode to Lighten.

13. Set the top yellow layer Blending Mode to Overlay.

14. Merge the 3 layers down into one layer.

15. You can also adjust the contrast by Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast to give it a little more depth. Here's my final..