Wave explosion Photoshop Tutorial Soon

Today I took 2 hours to do another reader’s request. I have to say, this image was really cool to make because I didn’t know how to even create that effect in the first place. But it turned out to be easier than I thought. Now I just need to write the Photoshop tutorial.

Well I don’t even know how to describe the effect, it’s such a Heroes Peter Petrelli power of mind wave explosion, . Seriously, it’s a sort of explosion that this guy saw on a video and wanted to know how to do it. Below you can see the end result.

Besides that, I’d like to share some information about the site. It had a huge traffic last month of over 930k visitors and more than 1.6 million page-views; it was a record. We’re all really happy with that and we want to thank all of you for visiting the site.

We are also going to give away 2 favicon slots. These 2 slots will be to promote our visitor's sites. Each one will be there for a full month and by the end of that month, we'll change the favicons. So remember, every month we will give these 2 slots away. Wanna be the first one to get your site favicon here? Drop us a comment!

You can check the tutorial at http://psdtuts.com/tutorials-effects/create-a-powerful-mental-wave-explosion-effect/

Winners of the Favicon slots

  • Raj
  • Jonathan Solichin 

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My name is Fabio Sasso, I'm a graphic/web designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil and I'm the founder of Abduzeedo. I hope we can share lots of information, tips, and ideas through abduzeedo.

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you have to see the end of this clip

http://www.fwatheater.com/video/short-film/272/things-fall-apart.html
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godonholiday 07/12/2008

I tried it out and it turned out awesome!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26611021@N08/2511479625/sizes/o/

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Michael137 (not verified) 05/21/2008

Hi...Now what shud i say , or where my words stand in front of this world as they already know The Gems.....I think you are so special human being between us as God gave you the gift & now you are sharing it with us....
Amazing Stuff ....

Take care

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Mukarram (not verified) 05/07/2008

ola fabio, admiro muito o seu trabalho, conheci os mesmos atraves do site psdtuts, so tenho uma pequena reclamação (se posso chamar assim), vc ja pensou em acrescentar no seu site o idioma portugues/br?, assim como eu acredito que muitos brasileiros ficam meios que "perdidos" ao tentar aplicar o seu efeito, no idioma ingles.

parabens amigo

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/30/2008

This is so awesome. I worked for me. Thanks

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afg89 (not verified) 04/27/2008

Hi Fabio, I did the tutorial and I work
I am grateful for this fantastic effect
I hope to visit my blog impressive to me
Say that this is my job http://design-digitaldream.blogspot.com/

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Chaos (not verified) 04/17/2008

Very nice! Read the tutorial... Good job!

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Cameron Rad (not verified) 04/16/2008

Well done.

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b (not verified) 04/15/2008
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Buzz® (not verified) 04/15/2008

Outstanding effect!as usual great work !

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Daniel (not verified) 04/14/2008

It is really amazing and a powerful Effect. Keep it Up and... dont forget the Tutorial ;)

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/14/2008

can't wait :) looks like a neat tut! :)

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Digital Juice (not verified) 04/13/2008

Cool! I think that effect is the same that can be viewed in Devoid of Yesterday clip "Things Fall Apart"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS4wG904xBw

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Skeku (not verified) 04/13/2008

Looking great - can't wait for the tut!

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Brian (not verified) 04/12/2008

briliant

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ibrahim1x (not verified) 04/12/2008

Awesome outcome there mate. Top work as always.

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/11/2008

Looks like an AMAZING tutorial! can't wait! favicon slot? yes please!

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Darren (not verified) 04/11/2008

WOW.. I want to see how can I made that! :D
your awesome!..
and wow.. great stats :)
Im already suscribed for that tutorial!!!
hehe
thanks abduzeedo!!

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nitos (not verified) 04/11/2008

Looks like it'll be awesome, like usual.

You kick some serious ass dude.

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Timmy (not verified) 04/11/2008

Really cool tutorial! Congrats on the traffic! I'd love too have a free favicon! Too bad my new site is about a month away from being finished...

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Grant Friedman (not verified) 04/11/2008

Awesome!! i want it now ^_-

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TommiL (not verified) 04/11/2008

Psycho! Awesome result.

Yesterday i had a problem in dreamweaver, can you help me with that. But if you know how to put text on a picture, then please share! (I am a little newbie) :S

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Markus (not verified) 04/11/2008

hey Dude

Awesome works you are making, just wanted to say that.
keep up that excelent work!

I Already learned a lot from you.
looking forward to the upcoming tuts

Greetings

Skalla

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Skalla (not verified) 04/11/2008

Mirko, just for the record.

When I said, "I hate how you tease us with the results before you post the tutorial! :P"

Notice the :P at the end of the sentence... I said it all in good fun.

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Matt O. (not verified) 04/11/2008

Jacob for the win :) Look forward to the tutorial

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Jacob Cass (not verified) 04/11/2008

WOW! Looks great, but the shadow of the explosion just looks awesome to me! :)

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Anonymous (not verified) 04/11/2008

uoooooooooo this is sick.. looking forward to try this!! congrats again..
(only 2 hours.. mmm i hate you ;) )

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giackop (not verified) 04/11/2008

Oh God!

I just can't stop looking at it and thinking that it looks better than the one I showed you. You just "explode" me away. ;)

Congratulations.

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Constantin Potoac (not verified) 04/11/2008

It seems that Fabio managed to make exactly what I asked him to do.

You have done an amazing job Fabio. Thank you so very much for this.

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Constantin Potoac (not verified) 04/11/2008

Hey guys, I will write the tutorial this weekend, but I wanted to show you the end result for opinions... it will be published next week I think.

Thanks a lot for the comments ;)

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abduzeedo 04/11/2008

Teaser!

Stoo's picture
Stoo (not verified) 04/11/2008

FROM:
Where is the tutorial?!
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Bogus (not verified) 04/11/2008

FROM:
I think I'm in love...

I hate how you tease us with the results before you post the tutorial! :P
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Matt O. (not verified) 04/11/2008

I think let the man "abduzeedo" a little bit time to generate the tut!
And don´t be so greedy!!!

Ok dude´s ;-)

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mirko (not verified) 04/11/2008

w0ow i can wait for this tutorial!!

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Salva (not verified) 04/11/2008

w0ow i can wait for this tutorial!!

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Salva (not verified) 04/11/2008

We all are still waiting for the WONDERFUL tutorial :))

Thanks a lot in advance...

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Shobhit (not verified) 04/11/2008

Hi, your site is definitely a very inspiring one, i like the posts and tutorials been useful! Will wait for the tutorial :D

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jayhan (not verified) 04/11/2008

We all are still waiting for the WONDERFUL tutorial :))

Thanks a lot in advance...

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Shobhit (not verified) 04/11/2008

Amazing results there, it looks like the 2 hours paid off! I'll be honored to get my favicon featured on this site! Great idea. Keep on churning all these good stuff :)

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Jonathan Solichin (not verified) 04/11/2008

Where is the tutorial?!

Bogus's picture
Bogus (not verified) 04/11/2008

I think I'm in love...

I hate how you tease us with the results before you post the tutorial! :P

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Matt O. (not verified) 04/11/2008

That is a heck of a lot of hits! I need a fav icon! I have new website going and need some hits. Love all your work, big fan, keep it up.

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Jonathan Connolly (not verified) 04/11/2008

Great site! Some very cool tutorials. I have got you on rss feed now on my google homepage now. :D I'd definitely go for one of the favicon spots. but maybe in a month or two after i get my redesign up.

cheers!

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matt (not verified) 04/11/2008

Looks great!

And I'd like one of those favicon spots :D

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Raj (not verified) 04/11/2008

awesome effect. cant wait too see the tutorial. PS.: thx to you I've learned alot these past weeks. Keep up the good work

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Hcmlopes (not verified) 04/11/2008

I've been reading your feed for a while, and I thought I'd drop in and say gratz on the page views. Thanks for all the tutorials :)

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Anthony Short (not verified) 04/11/2008

Hi abduzeedo, can't wait for the tutorial mate! looks awesome :)

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Gimper (not verified) 04/11/2008

Can't wait for the tutorial, looks good, I want to see how you created the part around the edge of the circle (the reflection of the cloud) looks good as always :)

Anthony's picture
Anthony (not verified) 04/11/2008

so how did you create it?! I don't see the tutorial part

Anonymous's picture
Anonymous (not verified) 04/11/2008

this looks like it will be fun!

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Artsteez (not verified) 04/11/2008

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