Spring's Awakening

Spring is near, and that means green will be coming back, as well as the warm sun, and wonderful sun rises. These past few months are usually cloudy and full of snow, so that is why I made this image a bit darker with a bright center. When I was finished with it, I looked at it, and it almost reminded me of Christmas, so I may do a manipulation using this image in the future. Here I bring you Spring's Awakening.

I started with filling the screen with orange and yellow, then manipulating it like crazy with Gaussian Blur, Dents, and Radial Blur. I then blended those layers with Screen to allow both colors to come through a bit easier. When I got it looking good, I put some green in the center and used Gaussian Blur, Dents, and Radial Extruder to get a nice design. I then duplicated it several times and blended it with Glow, Multiply, and Difference.

I then flattened the green sections, copied it, and pasted it in a new layer. I duplicated it and used either Multiply or Darken to make it a bit darker, then duplicated it again and did a Polar Inversion to add the circle on the outside of the center. I then added Orange, applied Dents and Gaussian Blur several times, and applied the Color Dodge blend mode to add some brighter color.

I then noticed that it was a bit bright so I added another layer of black, changed the opacity to be a bit lighter, and added a duplicate orange layer. With that I did Zoom Blur, and Gaussian Blur to add further color and brightness, and then added another duplicate of the dented orange, to restore texture to the orange layer. I then blended it with Overlay.

I hope you enjoy this image and the fact that spring is coming soon. I for one, am super excited since summer comes after spring, and that is my favorite season. Hope to see you here soon.