The Sunflower Spin

[Julie Kenward]

Please don't ask me what I did to get this! I was playing with all the blur filters and I think (think being the key operative word here) that I did a radial blur, then a distort/twirl and, finally, a render/lighting effects/omni light. Once done playing, I sharpened the center a bit with unsharp mask.

Yeah, that's my story and I'm sticking with it. :D

[Bruce Murden]

Jules "Pinwheel" Kenward strikes again, with the "press a lot of buttons" workflow! Although you don't always know how you get there, you seem to know when to stop. I like the playful sweep of the petals, the location of the center of the flower, and the open spaces and fade to dark at the top. Nice result!

[Joanna Trescott]

Oooh, this is really nice....nice twirl...aren't you the one who told me how to follow the path?? I know how it is! Just get lost in the process. I love the filters and experimentation. Great job.

[Julie Kenward]

Thanks Bruce!

Yes, Joanna, i am the one who told you how to follow the path...but I sat down thinking I was just gonna kill a half an hour and ended up with something I actually liked! Never did stop to write it down or set up the text log. I'm hopeless!

[nzmacro]

The yellow is just glowing and you just keep pushing those buttons. It obviously works a treat Julie.

Danny.