How to make a cool explosion on Paint.NET

Explosion on paint.net. If you done it right, it should look like something like the image.

Step 1 1: The "Main Part of the Explosion".

1. Make a new picture, 800x600
2. Go to Effects>Render>Clouds. Click OK when a window pops up showing properties for the 'cloud' thing.
3. Duplicate Layer. (Shown on picture below)
4.Go to top layer, then Effects>Distort>Bulge. Make the value 100.
5.Go to bottom layer, then ffects>Distort>Buldge. Make the value -200.
6.Go to the top layer, then go to Properties (on picture below), then change the blend form to "XoR".
7. Flatten the layers. (Below)
Step 1: Done, should look like image below.

Comments

[griff119]

ok pretty good but 2 questions 1 how did you get it in a circle and 2 mines looks nothing like everyone elses

[nmezzan]

Follow the instructions.

[shootingace]

worked a treat for my band logo, thanks :-)

[Epeoples]

 pretty cool!

[Bob_cheesington]

Not bad for a first instructable

GOOD JOB

[CoolJB]

Whoops! 5.Go to bottom layer, then Effects*

[nm918273]

very nice, that will save me a lot of time.

[Baini]

Very nice and easy understandable instructable but step 2 (1 cont) is a little unclear wich of them to brighten, like if it was the layer 1 or 2. Faved:)

[CoolJB]

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[CoolJB]

Please dont worry about those &'s in the step destriction when you hover your mouse over it.