 Starburts mystical lighting
Hey Ferlin. I can't recall the exact thread for that - it was someone who wanted a light shining from behind a cross or something.
Well anyhow, what it involves is simply create a new layer, make some thin rectangular selections and fill with white (somewhat like a zebra crossing - just without the black). Then apply the "Polar Coordinates" "Distort" filter. That will make it originate from a central point. You can then repeat this a few times - using thinner lines, blurring each layer a bit.
Otherwise you can also try using a noise type gradient fill, then desaturate it to produce a more gradual transition. Here you'll just have to match the edge colours (otherwise the polar coordinates translation will show a definite separation). Then set the blending style for this layer to soft or hard light. You can play around with that.
As far as the image size limit is concerned - all I know it's limited to 100 KB. But also, try not to go wider than 600 pixels on images. You can click on the "Terms and guidlines" link at the bottom of each page - but I think that still refers to the old 150 KB file limit.
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