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Create a glossy emblem

One flame is made up. Now we must combine in a group all the layers composing the flame (press Ctrl button to mark out the necessary layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while moving the marked layers on Create a new group option)

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Make a copy of this group and turn it over by horizontal position (Ctrl+T, changing the gradient’s direction of the flame’s color)

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Applying the Ellipse Tool (U), try to represent a circle, placing it under the layers containing the flame:

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Set the Fill parameter on 0% and choose the next indicated Layer Style:

Blending Options – Stroke

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Gradient Editor

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
It’s the result we’ll get:

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Make a copy of this new made circle, making the copy smaller (Ctrl+T) and placing it above all the layers:

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Let’s represent one more circle under the layer containing the first circle’s copy and apply to it the next Blending Options>Pattern Overlay. Choose the appropriate texture in the Patterns library.

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Create one more new layer, marking it out both with the grid’s layer, using Shift+left mouse click and then put them together Ctrl+E. The new got layer will be turned over, applying Ctrl+T.

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
… and then Blending Options>Inner Glow.

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
It’s the result we’ll get:

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Use now the Pen Tool (P) to represent a lightning:

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Set the next parameters for Layer Style:

Blending Options – Drop Shadow

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Blending Options – Outer Glow

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Blending Options – Inner Glow

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Blending Options – Gradient Overlay

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Blending Options – Stroke

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Gradient Editor

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Now it’s time to insert the last element:

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Create one more half of the lightning with Pen Tool (P):

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
… setting the next Layer Style for it:

Blending Options – Inner Shadow

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Blending Options – Outer Glow

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Blending Options – Inner Glow

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Blending Options – Bevel and Emboss

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Blending Options – Stroke

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Make a special metallic emblem with flames in Adobe Photoshop CS4
The final result!

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