Clipping Path Service: How to draw Fire flames and black smoke

I got this idea when I was looking at some online magazine. so lets create a photoshop
tutorial of this unique image that represent Fire and black smoke. The flame I have drawn
looks very unique and I have used smudge tool to make them look really cool. oops I mean HOT.

I have also shown the use of Calligraphic Brushes like Oval Brush in this photoshop step by step tutorial.

1. First of all to open a new Document go to Menubar select File > new and then a new document will appear.
In the new Document type the name of the document width=300 pixel, height=300 pixel and resolution = 96.012 pixel/inch.
You can do it with the Ctrl+N.

2. Now from the Tool bar select Pen Tool and draw a new shape as shown below.
Pen Tool is a great tool but if you like there are other options to draw shapes also. see Lasso etc.

3. Right click > Make Selection > click ok at Feather 0.2 px.

4. Now create a new Layer1, to create a new layer click on the icon that is
shown with the red circle in the Layer window or press Shift+Ctrl+N.

5. In the Toolbar there is a forground color plate

choose color and then press Alt + Backspace to fill the color #E1665E, after that Deselect.

6. Now from the Tool bar select Brush Tool, then click on the Brush preset picker which is shown with the no1 then click on No 2.

7. From here select Brush style, here I have selected Calligraphic brushes.

8. Here in the Calligraphic brushes select oval Brush at 20 px.

9. Here use the Brush size 10/20.

10. Now here click on the Layer1while pressing Ctrl. Now you have selected the shape and then give more black color shape to the image, after that press Ctrl+D.

11. Now here create a new layer2, create a new shape with the Pen Tool and fill it with color #E1665E.

12. Here create another new Layer3, create a New shape as shown below
and then fill it with black color after that Deselect.

13. Here to make a copy of Layer3 press Ctrl+J.

14. Select Gradient Tool from the toolbar then click on the first rectangle which is shown with the big red circle to get lenear Gradient, after that click on the icon with the small red circle to get the Gradient Editor.

15.Now choose the color from presets which is shown with the red circle.

16. Now with the help of Moove tool first slide the copied layer3 then cick on it while pressing Ctrl, fill the color with the Gradient Tool , and then Deselect.

17. Here with the Pen Tool create a new shape and fill it with color.

18. Here first select Brush Tool then create a line with the Pen Tool > Right click > select Stroke path > select Brush > click ok > press Enter.

19. Now the Strke path will look like this.

20. Now create a new Layer4, and then with the Pen Tool create a new shape as shown below, after that select Stroke path , and the press Enter.

21. Now create a new Layer5, and create a Ellipse with the Elliptical Marquee Tool, and then fill color#FEE57B. #EFA34A with the Gradient Tool, after that Deselect.

22. Now here use Smudge Tool brush size-10 / mode- normel / strength-70%.

23. Here click on Layer5 while pressing Ctrl to make selection, then select Lasso Tool or Rectangular Marquee Tool Right click > select Stroke > in Stroke select Width-1px / Black color / Location- Center, after that Deselect.

24. Final Image.

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