Butterfly Wing Effect

[Michelle]

This is something I learned a really long while back, I thought I'd make a tutorial of it for others to learn as well ^^

Okay first we need a simple image of a butterfly. This is the image I'm using:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/minagisw/butterfly/monwibig.jpg

Select the Magic Wand Tool and click outside area of the butterfly then right click and select "Select Inverse" like so:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/minagisw/butterfly/003.gif

After you've done that CTRL + C (copy the layer) and create a new image about 470x350 and fill the background to Black. Then paste your butterfly.
So it should look like this so far:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/minagisw/butterfly/004.gif

Now go to Image>> Adjustments >> Brightness/Contrast and use these settings:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/minagisw/butterfly/005.gif

Now take youre Rectangular Marquee Tool And select and delete the body of the butterlfly so this is what it should look like so far:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/minagisw/butterfly/007.gif

Alrighty now go to Filter>> Blur>> Gaussian Blur and select these settings:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/minagisw/butterfly/008.gif

Now go to Filter>> Blur>> Radial Blur and select the following settings:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/minagisw/butterfly/009.gif

Now your image should look like this:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/minagisw/butterfly/010.gif

Alright now create a new layout and fill it with any colour you like (I used #BE70F0) and change the blending option to "Color" and you should get something like this:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/minagisw/butterfly/011.gif

Now, flatten all the layers (SHIFT + CTRL + E) then select the image and copy it (CTRL + C). Now go to Filter>> Blur>> Motion Blur and select these settings:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/minagisw/butterfly/012.gif

Now paste the image (CTRL + V) and change the blending options of this layer to "Multiply". Heres my finished result:

[Melfina]

Wow, beautiful ^^

Thanks Minagi, I should try this one  

[Michelle]

^^ I'll be adding some more tutorials soon as well =D

[Mitzuko]

Wow @__@ It's so pwettyful. I love the butterfly..and I'm trying it now!

[jayleefan]

Neato. I just tried it. Very cool effect. Thanks

[Resha]

Looks nice ^^ I'll try it out

[Lord_of_Alchemy]

wow. thats cool. its a really unique effect. i may use it for a sig or something^^

[X13]

:shock: wow...
that's cool!~
what program did you use?
↑(sorry, i'm new...)

[999xRedRoses]

a very useful tutorial indeedy!

[Fayt100]

Tis a very good tutorial and a very good effect!!!

[sakimichi]

Wow, i'm gonna try this one out  ;D

[Shiris]

At first I thought that it was hard but now its a very good one <3 thankie !

[SunlitSkies]

That's really cool looking! I think i might use this sometime 

[ukuyo]

Thats so pretty i might use that in the near future

[Whisper]

  I like it and it's easy to make =)