Let us see how to give the glowing twirl effect by using polar coordinates filter in Photoshop.

Step 1

Open a new file and create a new layer. Set the default foreground color (black) and background color (white).

Step 2

Choose the gradient tool, place the cursor at the bottom of the canvas, click and drag it upwards to the top. The canvas is filled with a gradient.

Step 3

Go to Filter>Distort>Wave. The Wave window appears as shown below. The settings and values are as follows.

Number of Generators - 9

Type - Square

Wavelength Min-15 Max 110

Amplitude Min 7 Max 37

Scale Horizontal, Vertical - 100%

Undefined Areas - Repeat Edge Pixels

Click on OK.

Step 4

Now go to Filter>Distort>Polar Coordinates. In the polar coordinates window give the value 100% and select 'Rectangular to Polar'.

Step 5

Then go to Image>Adjustments>Invert to invert the color. Then click on Image>Adjustments>Curves and adjust the curve. Then click on Image>Adjustments>Levels and adjust the sliders.

Step 6

Set the blending mode to 'multiply' in Layers panel. Next click on Filter>Distort>Twirl and set to 100% and angle - 80.

Step 7

Click on Layers>Flatten>Image.

Step 8

HSee the result